Stephanie Sublett MD

Your skincare isn’t failing. Your hormones are.

As a menopause specialist, this is one of the first things I talk about with my patients because nobody else is connecting these dots for them.

Skin is a major estrogen target organ. When estrogen declines in perimenopause and menopause, the effects are real and measurable. 30% of skin collagen lost in the first 5 postmenopausal years. Increased dryness, thinning, wrinkling, fragility, slower healing.

This isn’t your routine failing you. This is a hormonal shift that deserves a hormonal conversation.

Skincare, professional treatments, and hormone therapy all have a role but the most important step is understanding what’s actually driving the change in the first place.

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