Dr. MA Siu Pang Dennis

Have you noticed that once you cross a certain age threshold, even countless expensive anti-ageing serums deliver little improvement to skin elasticity?

Women’s skin condition is never determined by age alone; it is closely linked to fluctuations in oestrogen levels. Clinical dermatological observations show that hormone-related skin ageing broadly falls into three distinct stages.

You may have had this experience: one day, opening your phone’s front-facing camera at a downward angle, you suddenly notice your once-defined jawline has softened, with even a hint of a double chin. Many suspect weight gain or water retention. Yet the scale reads unchanged, and you keep up your daily skincare routine — so why is skin firmness quietly slipping away?