How bad is Smoking for your Body and Skin?
Smoking is without a doubt one of the worst habits that you can develop. It promotes premature aging and diseases such as cancer and emphysema. The following article will take a look at the problems that smoking can cause for your skin and body.
We will take a look at the three main parts of the body that can be harmed by smoking and why: heart, lungs and skin. Keep in mind that these adverse effects can also appear in non-smokers.
Heart Damage due to Smoking
The heart of a smoker is at risk for afflictions such as irregular heart beat (arrhythmia) and heart attacks. The irritating effects of nicotine and other ingredients found in tobacco can exacerbate any heart problems making the heart work harder. Eventually, a heart that works harder runs out sooner.
Lung Damage due to Smoking
Smoking makes your lungs work harder, just like your heart. Chronic smokers are in danger of developing problems such as the complete obstruction of their lungs natural cleansing process. The same irritating gases produce chemical damage to the tissues of your lungs and the airways leading the lungs increase the production of mucus. This excess mucus is an excellent breeding ground for a wide range of bacteria and viruses, and makes you more susceptible to different respiratory infections. The lining of your bronchi also begins to thicken, predisposing you to cancers of the bronchi. Most lung cancers arise in the bronchial lining.
Your skin can also be damaged as a consequence of smoking. Because smoking contracts the blood vessels in your skin, it diminishes the amount of essential nutrients that are delivered to the skin and damages the collagen and elastin in it. The effects are not only visible on your face, but they can also manifest on any part of your body covered by skin making a wrinkle treatment essential.
The other condition that is relatedto smoking is a syndrome called "smoker's face". Because of the continuous pursing of the lips and squinting of the eyes, deep creases begin to develop around the mouth and eyes. The face also takes on a gaunt aspect.
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Published February 11th, 2009