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REDEFINING THE ANTI-AGING CONCEPT: TREATMENT OR PREVENTION?

Several internal factors affect our appearance and natural aging process (mainly genetic factors) in our skin. It should be noted, that recent scientific publications establish a genetic association between the MC1R gene and the age shown in your face.

The MC1R gene codifies a protein which alters the melanocortin receptor, and intervenes in the pigmentation of the skin and hair. This is why recent studies have found that for example redhead people tend to appear up to two years younger.

At the same time, there is a strong correlation between certain external factors and how they act by modifying, in positive and in negative, the age of our skin. For example, we can highlight factors such as the intense and prolonged (ov ...