Menopause and your Skin- Dr. Brandith Irwin

Menopause and Your Skin “These aren’t hot flushes. They’re power surges.” (Anonymous) Menopause can bring some frustrating new issues for your skin, or even bad flashbacks to your teen years with problems like acne. But take heart — remember that there are the good changes with menopause too. Oil production is less after menopause, which gets rid of acne (eventually) and helps to shrink pore size. Your skin is more consistent and not subject to pre-menopausal fluctuation. Many wrinkles can be prevented and treated with good topicals, good nutrition, and modern technology. And you’ve never had more confidence and self acceptance of your own beauty, because you’re more comfortable with who you are. Three major concerns around menopause are hormone replacement, acne, and melasma. I’ll discuss hormone replacement therapy and peri-menopausal acne here in this article. And I’ll give you