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"The significant problems we face cannot be solved by
the same thinking that created them".
- Dr. Albert Einstein
Cigarette Flushing
Smoking, a vascular dilator, depletes the skin of vitamin C (essential for the formation of collagen), accelerates the cross linkage of collagen and the hardening of elastin and creates a trillion free radicals destroying the capillary structure. Smoking, which robs the skin of oxygen, is a potent initiator of telangiectasis. The smoker may have a variety of medical problems such as high blood pressure and mineral deficiencies which can cause the appearance of telangiectasis.
Remember what cigarette smoking does to the lungs. The lung tissue is less pliable, receiving less oxygen. A similar thing happens overall to the skin with the epidermis being less pliable and receiving less oxygen with the result being that the "Marlboro Man" has more wrinkles. More important the blood vessels are not as pliable and receive less oxygen, therefore compounding the problem. Stopping smoking is the answer for vascular constriction.
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