So worenya nsensanee wɔ w’ani so? Momma yɛnka saa ‘ɔkraman nan’ yi ho asɛm!

Bere a worenyin no, ebia woahyɛ no nsow sɛ nsensanee nketenkete pue w’aniwa ntwea so. Yɛfrɛ eyinom ‘crow’s feet’ anaasɛ nnipa binom frɛ wɔn ‘laugh lines’. Sɛ yɛbɛka no pɛpɛɛpɛ a, wɔ aduruyɛ mu no, wɔfrɛ wɔn ``Lateral Canthal Lines''. Saa nsensanee yi di kan ba bere a ntini nketenkete a atwa w’ani ho ahyia no twetwe bere a woreserew, woredi awerɛhow, wo ho adwiriw wo, anaasɛ woayɛ basaa no. Mfiase no, saa nsensanee yi pue bere a woreserew anaa woabɔ w’ani nkutoo, nanso bere kɔ so no, saa nsensanee yi betumi afi ase ada adi bere mpo a w’anim ntumi nkyerɛ ade anaasɛ wote hɔ ara kwa no.

Dɛn nti na ‘ɔkraman nan’ yi ba? Nneɛma foforo bɛn na ɛka wɔn?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi yɛ abɔde mu nkwakoraa ne mmerewa no fã. Protein ahorow abien na ɛboa ma yɛn honam ani yɛ den na ɛyɛ duru sɛnea na ɛte bere a na yɛyɛ mmofra no. Wɔn ne `(Collagen)` ne `(Elastin)` . Sɛnea semɛnte ne birikisi ho hia na wɔde asi ofie no, saa ara na eyinom ho hia ma honam ani akwahosan. Bere a yɛrenyin no, yɛn nipadua no fi awosu mu yɛ `(Collagen)` ne `(Elastin)`. Afei honam ani hwɛbea a ɛyɛ den ne nea ɛyɛ den no so tew, na saa nsensanee nketenkete yi, i.e. ɔkraman nan, fi ase da adi.

Afei nso, nneɛma afoforo pii ka eyi.

• Owia a yɛde bɛto yɛn ho so: Bere tenten a yɛde tra owia mu ne sɛ ebia yɛde nnuru a ɛbɔ yɛn ho ban fi owia ho bɔ yɛn ho ban fi owia ho no ho hia yiye. UV mframa a epira (infrared rays) a efi owia mu no sɛe yɛn honam ani na ɛma collagen no mu paapae ntɛmntɛm.
• Adidi: Aduan a yedi nso di dwuma wɔ ha. Nnuan a nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa pii wom a wobedi no betumi atew honam ani nneɛma a ɛsɛe no so.
• Awosu: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a eyinom tumi tu mmirika wɔ mmusua mu. Sɛ w’awofo nyaa nwi ntɛm a, ɛda adi sɛ wo nso wubenya bi.
• Sigaretnom: Wɔn a wɔnom sigaret no honam ani nyin ntɛmntɛm na ɛyɛ nwininwini kɛse.

So ɔkraman nan ka mmarima ne mmea nyinaa pɛpɛɛpɛ?

Onyin nka obiara wɔ ɔkwan koro so. Nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ mmarima taa nya ɔkraman nan ne nwi a emu dɔ sen mmea. Nneɛma pii nti na ɛte saa. Biako ne sɛ mmarima ntaa nhyɛ ahwehwɛ a wɔde hwɛ owia ne aduru a wɔde bɔ wɔn ho ban fi owia ho. Bere koro no ara mu no, nhwehwɛmufo ahu sɛ mmarima honam ani wɔ enzyme bi a wɔfrɛ no ``Matrix Metalloproteinases'', anaa ``MMPs'' pii. Saa ``MMPs'' yi yɛ enzymes a ɛfiri awosu mu bubu ``Collagen'' a ɛwɔ yɛn honam ani. Enti, sɛ ``MMPs'' pii wɔ hɔ a, ``Collagen'' a ɛwɔ honam ani no sɛe ntɛmntɛm na nwi no yɛ ntɛmntɛm.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na saa ‘ɔkraman nan’ yi ka me nipadua?

Sɛ yɛbɛka nokware a, bere a ebia wobɛte nka sɛ wo ho yeraw wo kakra bere a wohwɛ ahwehwɛ mu no, saa ‘ɔkraman nan’ yi nnya wo nipadua akwahosan so nkɛntɛnso kɛse. Wɔmfa ɛyaw anaa nipadua mu ɔhaw foforo mma. Nanso, wɔ nnipa binom fam no, saa nwi yi betumi ama wɔate nka sɛ wonni ahobammɔ wɔ wɔn honam ani hwɛbea ho na wonni ahotoso.

Sɛ wohaw wo ho wɔ saa ‘ɔkraman nan’ yi ho a, kae sɛ ɛyɛ onyin mu adebɔ mu ade na yɛn nyinaa behyia wɔn wɔ bere bi mu. Nanso, wubetumi ne honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo, oduruyɛfo a ne ho akokwaw wɔ honam ani nyarewa mu akasa afa ayaresa ahorow a wɔde bɛtew nwi yi a ɛda adi so ho.

Bere bɛn na ɔkraman nan fi ase pue?

Mpɛn pii no, wufi ase hu saa ‘akɔre nan’ yi bɛyɛ mfe 30. Nanso, egyina wo honam ani hwɛbea nhyehyɛe ne awosu so no, ebia ɛrenpue kosi sɛ wubedi mfe 40. Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ wubesiw ano na woabrɛ wɔn nkɔso ase.

Dɛn ne nneɛma atitiriw a ɛde ɔkraman nan ba?

Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no, collagen ne abɔde mu enzyme afoforo a ɛwɔ honam ani no boa ma honam ani yɛ kɛse na ɛyɛ mmerantebere. Saa collagen yi so tew fi awosu mu bere a yɛrenyin no. Nanso, asetra kwan a wopaw nso betumi aka sɛnea ‘ɔkraman nan’ yi nyin ntɛmntɛm ne sɛnea nwi no mu dɔ no. Hwɛ sɛ saa nneɛma yi fa wo ho anaa:

• Owia a wɔde di dwuma ne nea wɔde siw owia ano: Sɛ wode aduru a ɛbɔ wo ho ban fi owia ho a SPF 30 anaa nea ɛboro saa di dwuma a, ebetumi abɔ wo honam ani ho ban afi mframa a epira (UV) a efi owia mu ba no ho.
• Owia ahwehwɛ anaa kyɛw a ano trɛw a wobɛhyɛ: Eyi bɛbɔ w’ani ho ban afi owia hann ho na ama w’ani ayɛ mmerɛw. Anim a ɛyɛ mmerɛw nso yɛ ade a ɛde ‘ɔkraman nan’ ba. Wo de susuw sɛnea wubenya nwi a ɛyɛ nwininwini pii bere a wobɔ w’ani wɔ owia ho no ho hwɛ!
• Adwennwen a wobedi ho dwuma: Ɛnyɛ serew nkutoo na ɛde ‘ɔkraman nan’ ba. Sɛ woda nkate horow te sɛ abufuw, dadwen, anaa awerɛhow adi a, w’anim ntini twetwe na ɛyɛ nwi. Enti, ɛho hia sɛ wudi adwennwen so wɔ w’asetra mu na wohwɛ w’adwene mu yiyedi so.
• Aduan a ahoɔden wom a wobedi: Nnuan a ɛko tia ɔyare mmoawa pii a wobedi (e.g. nnuaba, nhabannuru) betumi atew free radicals ne nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia a ɛsɛe honam ani no nkɛntɛnso so.

Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn asiw akɔre nan a ɛda adi no ano na yɛtew so?

Nsakrae pii wɔ asetra mu a wubetumi ayɛ de ako atia saa nsensanee fɛfɛ yi. Afei nso, nnuru a wɔtɔn a wɔmfa nnuru nhyɛ mu (OTC) ne akwan bi wɔ hɔ a ebetumi aboa ma wɔasiw ɔkraman nan ano.

Ayaresa a wɔtɔn wɔ aduruyɛdan mu (OTC):

• Nneɛma a wɔde yiyi nipadua no mu:Eyi yi honam ani nkwammoaa a awuwu fi honam ani fã a ɛwɔ soro (epidermis) no mu. Eyi ma honam ani hwɛbea foforo a ɛte apɔw pue. Eyi betumi aboa ma nsensanee nketenkete ne nwi a ɛkɔ akɔre nan ase no so atew. Nanso kae sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ woyɛ eyi daa, pɛnkoro anaa mprenu pɛ dapɛn biara na eye.
• Peptide creams: Peptide yɛ amino acid bi a ɛwɔ wo honam ani fi awosu mu. Sɛ wode cream a eyinom wom gu wo ho a, wo nipadua no susuw sɛ amino acid no asɛe collagen. Afei nipadua no yɛ collagen foforo de siesie nneɛma a asɛe no. Saa nsiesie yi hyɛ nsensanee nketenkete ma na ɛtew sɛnea ɛte.
• Retinol: Retinol yɛ aduru a agye din a wɔde ko tia onyin. Wɔde vitamin A na ɛyɛ Retinol, na ɛkanyan collagen ne elastin, nneɛma atitiriw abien a ɛma honam ani yɛ te sɛ mmerante ne mmabaa na ɛyɛ srade. Wubetumi atɔ wɔ aduruyɛdan mu, nanso sɛ wususuw sɛ wuhia dodow a ɛkɔ soro a, kɔ honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Retinol betumi anya nsunsuanso bɔne bi, enti kenkan akwankyerɛ no yiye ansa na wode adi dwuma.

So aduru bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde yi ɔkraman nan fi hɔ? Dɛn ne nnuruyɛ mu ayaresa ahorow?

Bere a worenyin no, ebia wo kraman nan no mu dɔ na wotumi hu. Saa bere no, ebia wobɛpɛ sɛ wususuw ho sɛ wobɛkɔ honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn akɔhwɛ no na ama wɔn honam ani hwɛbea so atew.

Ayaresa ahorow bi a wobetumi de honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo mmoa ayɛ:

• Nnuru a Wɔde Peel: Sɛ nhwɛso no, nneɛma te sɛ Glycolic Acid anaa Alpha Hydroxy Acid. Bere a nneɛma bi wɔ hɔ a Alpha Hydroxy wom a wubetumi atɔ wɔ nnurutɔnbea no, oduruyɛfo betumi de Glycolic Acid ayɛ aduru a emu yɛ den na ɛdɔɔso. Eyi yi honam ani fã a ɛwɔ soro no fi hɔ brɛoo, na ɛma honam ani hwɛbea foforo da adi.
• Botulinum Toxin Injections: Nnipa pii nim eyi sɛ Botox® . Wɔ saa ayaresa yi mu no, oduruyɛfo no de ade ketewaa bi a wɔfrɛ no botulinum toxin gu mmeae a yare no. Injection no yɛ adwuma denam ntini a ɛtwetwe (te sɛ bere a w’ani ayɛ mmerɛw) a esiw ano so, na ɛboa ma wosiw nsensanee nketenkete ne nsensanee ano.
• Retinol a wɔde gu nipadua no so: Sɛ retinol cream a wɔtɔn no aduruyɛ mu no mma nea wɔpɛ mma a, oduruyɛfo betumi akamfo retinol aduru a ano yɛ den na ɛwɔ dodow a ɛdɔɔso akyerɛ.

Dɛn ne nsɛnnennen/nsunsuanso bɔne a efi ayaresa mu ba?

Te sɛ nnuru biara no, ayaresa a wɔtɔn wɔ aduruyɛdan mu ne nea wɔkyerɛw ma no nyinaa betumi de asiane ne nsunsuanso bɔne aba. Sɛ wo honam ani yɛ mmerɛw a, ɛda adi sɛ wubenya ɔhaw ahorow.

• Wora a ɛyɛ hyew, ɔfe a efi retinol cream mu ba:Nnipa binom betumi anya honam ani yaw, ayɛ kɔkɔɔ, ɛho ahonhon, ɛho ayɛ mmerɛw, anaasɛ ɛho ayɛ mmerɛw, bere a wɔde Retinol di dwuma nea edi kan anaasɛ wɔde di dwuma pii no. Kwati owia hann tẽẽ bere a wode Retinol ahyɛ wo ho awie no.
• Nneɛma bɔne a efi botulinum awuduru a wɔde twitwiw nipadua mu mu ba: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ɛyaw, kɔkɔɔ anaa ɔfe wɔ baabi a wɔde guu no, tiyɛ, kɔn a ɛyɛ den, ne aniwa a ɛbɛhwe ase (ptosis) betumi aba. Eyinom taa yɛ bere tiaa mu de.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn wɔ ɔkraman nan ho?

Sɛ wo crow nan rema wo adwennwen kɛse na ɛreka wo ho mu ahotoso a, ɛho hia sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn, titiriw honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo. Obetumi aboa wo ma woanya ano aduru a ɛfata ama wo. Ebetumi aboa ma saa nwi yi a ɛda adi no so atew na ama woanya ahotoso kɛse.

Nsɛm bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mibisa me duruyɛfo?

Sɛ woresusuw sɛnea wobɛhwɛ wo honam ani a ɛyɛ dedaw no so a, ɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo bɛkasa. Nsɛmmisa bi a wubetumi abisa ni:

• Dɛn ne `Botox®` aduru a wɔde twitwiw nipadua no mu nsunsuanso bɔne?
• So akwan foforo wɔ hɔ a mɛfa so ayɛ me ‘ɔkraman nan’ yare?
• So mefata sɛ wɔde Botox® nnuru a wɔde twitwiw me mu?
• So Botox® a wɔde twitwiw nipadua no mu no yɛ yaw?
• Retinol aduru bɛn na ɛfata me?
• Bere tenten ahe na saa ayaresa yi di?

Awiei koraa no, nea ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .

Ebia w’ani rennye bere a wuhu nsensanee nketenkete a atwa w’ani ho ahyia no. Nanso, kae sɛ onyin yɛ asetra fã a efi awosu mu , na yɛn nyinaa nya nwi kakraa bi wɔ bere bi mu. Ɛyɛ fɛ yiye sɛ wubesusuw wo ‘ɔkraman nan’ ho sɛ ɛyɛ serew ne osuahu ahorow a woanya wɔ w’asetra mu no ho sɛnkyerɛnne.

Nanso, sɛ wo ‘akɔre nan’ renya ahotoso a wowɔ wɔ wo ho so nkɛntɛnso a, mma w’ani nnwu anaa mfa nsie wo ho. Akwan pii wɔ hɔ a wobɛfa so atew saa nwi yi so, sɛ́ ɛyɛ oduruyɛfo a wobɛkɔ akɔhwɛ anaasɛ wobɛkɔ so ayɛ `Botox®` anaa ayaresa foforo a ɛfata. Nea ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ w’ani begye wo honam ani hwɛbea ho. Mma ntwentwɛn wo nan ase da sɛ wobɛyɛ nea ehia! Tra apɔwmuden ne anigye!

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