The influence of sex hormones on female skin: a study for the practice of facial aesthetics
The influence of sex hormones on female skin: a study for the practice of facial aesthetics
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i1.2025.980Keywords:
Sex Hormones, Skin, Unaesthetic Changes, Facial AestheticsAbstract
The sex hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone exert great influence on the skin, due to the large number of hormone receptors present in structures of the epidermis and dermis these hormones perform crucial functions in the regulation and proper functioning of the skin and are able to alter its state, functioning, functions and, consequently, generate unaesthetic facial changes. This work, aimed at beauticians, aimed to investigate the main unaesthetic dysfunctions resulting from fluctuations of sex hormones in the facial skin of adult women with regular and irregular menstrual cycle, pregnant women, menopausal and transgender in therapy and hormonal suppression, so that, from this review, the professional has a direction on the possible resources applicable to such changes. A bibliographic review was made using information available in physical, virtual libraries and in scientific articles preferably published in the period from 2014 to 2024 of the databases: LILACS, PubMed, Google Scholar and SciELO.
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