Skin longevity

Most people are familiar with anti-aging. It is a term that has dominated skincare marketing, aesthetic medicine, and dermatology for decades. But over the past five years, the conversation in medicine has shifted in a meaningful direction. Researchers and clinicians are asking a different question: not how to reverse the signs of aging after they appear, but how to preserve the biological health of skin for as long as possible. This is the principle behind skin longevity, and it represents a substantively different framework for understanding and caring for skin. This article explains what skin longevity means in dermatological science,...

AMWC Monaco 2026: Skin Longevity & Regenerative Aesthetic Trends One of the aspects of aesthetic medicine is the fast paced nature of its growth and evolution. This specialty moves quickly with new technologies, evolving science, shifting trends. Staying at the forefront of aesthetic dermatology requires more than staying up to date by reading journals. It also means showing up where the conversations are happening, before the findings get published and learning from the experts pushing the field forward. For this reason, I travelled all the way from Singapore to Monaco for the Aesthetic & Anti-Aging Medicine World Congress (AMWC) 2026. It...

Skin longevity insights from the NUS Geromedicine Longevity Conference 2026. As our understanding of systemic healthspan improves, some of the lessons and research into biological processes of ageing can also advance skin longevity. Sharing my takeaways from this conference and ongoing research into cellular senescence, mitophagy and NAD+ supplementation....