Menopausal women experience a decline in estrogen, which supports many aspects of skin health, with fluctuations starting in the peri-menopausal stage.^4,5 Decreasing estrogen leads to an expedited decline in collagen and elastin, with a 30% reduction in collagen seen within the first five years post-menopause, causing the skin to lose firmness and be more prone to wrinkles.^4-6 It also decreases the hyaluronic acid levels in the skin, which can result in dehydration, dryness, and itchiness.⁴ Often not very well-known and understood, the effects of menopause on the skin are frequently overlooked but can negatively impact wellbeing.^2,7,8 Galderma’s survey found that women agreed or strongly agreed that menopause-related skin changes made them feel less attractive (60%), anxious (57%), less confident (55%), and want to socialize less (46%).¹ Aesthetic treatments can help to address this by targeting the root causes and correcting these skin changes for an enhanced look, and as a result, can boost confidence and positive self-perception.^4,5

Global findings highlight the unspoken struggles of skin changes during menopause
Galderma’s survey presented as a poster at IMCAS included more than 4,300 peri- and post-menopausal women aged 45-60 from the United States, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, China, and Thailand, who have had or would be open to aesthetic treatments.¹ Results showed: