This PowerPoint presentation shows how the significant contributions of Green Tea as an Anti-aging supplement

2. Green tea, a minimally
oxidized version of
tea made of Camellia
sinensis. It originates
in the country of
China but largely
associated with many
other cultures in Asia
and the Middle East.

3. Extracts have been gaining popularity as key
ingredients in skin care preparations designed
to treat skin as an anti-aging compound. Green
tea polyphenolic compounds have significant
antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities,
and recent studies suggest that these
extracts help mediate ultraviolet radiation
damage

4. Does Green Tea Help as an Anti-Aging Aid?
When evaluated, the effects of a combination
regimen of topical and oral supplementation on
the clinical and histologic characteristics of
photoaging indicate that it has a net beneficial
influence on the effects of aging.

5. Specific Study Results &
Anti-Aging Qualities
 Our primary study was done with 40 women
with moderate "photoaging" and these women
were randomized to either a combination
regimen of 10% green tea cream and 300 mg
oral supplements twice-daily or a placebo
regimen for 8 weeks. The participants of this
study were carefully monitored and the
results of their experience documented in an
effort to learn the real effects on aging skin.

6. What Our Study Results
Described
At the end of the study when the results were
reviewed, no significant differences in clinical
grading were found between the treated and
placebo groups, other than higher subjective
scores of irritation in the treated group.

7. Histologic grading of skin biopsies did show
significant improvement in the elastic tissue
content of treated specimens. Participants
treated with a combination regimen of topical
and oral green tea showed histologic
improvement in elastic tissue content.
Green tea polyphenols have been postulated to
protect human skin from the cutaneous signs
of photoaging, but clinically significant
changes could not be detected.

8. Longer supplementation may be required for
clinically observable improvements

9. What Our Results Mean?
This means that the often talked about
benefits of green tea on the skin is not
something that this study can validate. While
the results do not show that a strong benefit
exists they also do not clearly refute the
possibility of a benefit. The only firm
conclusion that can be drawn from this is that
more studies must be done that are setup to
measure the longer term effects.

10. Annie Chiu, MD is a general and cosmetic
dermatologist in Beverly Hills.
She specializes in cosmetic skin rejuvenation
with multiple techniques including botox,
fillers, peels and lasers.

11. Dr. Chiu also practices a full range of medical
dermatology including a multidisciplinary approach to
acne, skin cancer diagnosis, and surgical treatments
for benign and malignant skin growths.