While genetics play a major part in how you look as you get older, factors such as lifestyle, diet and skin care must not be overlooked.
A facial plastic surgeon spoke exclusively to GB News about the best skin care practices for women over 50, with a focus on anti-ageing.
Dr Anil Shah from Shah Facial Plastics stated: "If you truly understand ageing, you can better analyse which products will help you achieve your goal of a healthy glow in your skin.
"First of all, as we get older, our body produces less growth factors. Applying these topicals to the skin can be like fertiliser to a field. It really allows your skin to flourish.
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GETTY IMAGES"This can have a direct impact on the structures of the skin, including the sebaceous skin, where your skin can become visibly thicker, resembling more youthful skin and allowing it to become thicker and supple.
"Older skin is like a desert - dry and easily damaged. One of my favorite products in this space is TNS. It's clinically proven to be effective to help your skin reach new levels."
TNS Advanced+ Serum by SkinMedica promises to "improve the appearance of coarse wrinkles, fine lines, skin tone and texture".
At this time, SkinMedica products can only be shipped within the USA, but there are countless growth factors products skin-care enthusiasts in Britain can snap up. These include growth factor sunscreens, moisturisers and serums.
Experts at The Ordinary confirmed the benefits of growth factors in skin care. "In essence, growth factors are the body’s messengers," they explained.
"They're signaling molecules that help activate the skin's natural repair mechanisms. Growth factors play a key role in cell growth and help support collagen production, cell renewal and skin regeneration.
"Mimetic growth factors, like those found in skin care, are lab-created molecules mimicing the function of natural growth factors in the body.
"We can harness this function in growth factor serums, offering a way to replenish what our skin is losing over time."
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Growth factors aid cell growth, collagen production, cell renewal and skin regeneration
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Growth factors "support the skin's natural repair and regeneration mechanisms". In turn, they help boost collagen production and promote cell turnover.
Collagen is a protein that makes up around 80 per cent of our skin and is integral to its structure.
Using products that support collagen synthesis is particularly key in our more mature years, as levels deplete with age.
Dr Shah recently spoke to GB News about how women can achieve a "facelift" effect without going under the knife.
