Facial Wrinkles - Iron Out the Facts and Solutions.
Today, we live in an increasingly self-conscious world, one in
which it is easy to become obsessed with how we look. Looking
younger seems almost to be a national obsession. Increasingly,
wrinkles are regarded as unwanted facial characteristics. Newer
and more potent treatments and drugs vie for our attention;
claiming that they will reduce wrinkles and give us a more
youthful appearance. Why do most anti-aging treatments and
surgeries focus on the face and neck as the area for
enhancement? This is because usually the face and neck most
clearly betrays the effect of passing time. Being one of the
most "exposed" parts of our body to the surrounding environment,
the face reflects the ravages of time quite faithfully. Haven't
you noticed that you can very accurately estimate the age of a
person merely by looking at their face? Even babies are born
with this skill - they can differentiate between the face of an
adult and a child. There are very clear biological and
environmental factors behind the maturing of our faces and
wrinkles. As a person grows older, the shape of their cranium
actually changes. The skin tends to become darker with the
passage of years. Also, it loses its elasticity and becomes less
flexible. Not only that, it becomes rougher but also more
leathery. Various blemishes and discolorations appear on the
skin. Not only is an aging face betrayed by lines and wrinkles,
it also plays host to pouches and folds. The pores of our skin
appear wider, bags appear under the eyes and the very skin
appears to sag. These conditions can often result in a double
chin. Many consider the above conditions unsightly. The sight of
facial wrinkles and sagging chins is enough to send some of us
rushing to the nearest plastic surgeon or botox treatment. May
be a better strategy should be to look into the reasons behind
the appearance of wrinkles. Only then we can understand this
process and attempt to actually reverse it. Most experts will
cite photo damage or sun damage as the primary reason behind
wrinkles. This is because the sun's rays can very easily
penetrate the skin's surface. These rays can actually physically
destroy the delicate tissues of our skin, leading to wrinkles.
Although sun tanning is a very fashionable activity, research
indicates that this could lead to earlier and also deeper
wrinkles. You might think that tanning, burning, and peeling is
the only damage the sun can cause. These are, in fact, only the
more apparent and superficial effects of sun damage. -- The
Deeper Ravages of the Sun -- Sunrays can cause much damage to
the deeper layers of the skin. This is because Ultra Violet rays
(in sunlight) have different bandwidth. UV rays and can actually
penetrate much deeper into our skin. Darker skin tones tend to
be much less vulnerable to skin burns. However, in the way they
respond to wrinkles because of sun damage is not very different.
Apart from wrinkles, the sun also causes dryness of skin and the
manifestation of age spots - all signs of a skin struggling to
survive the challenges of time. Studies show that most age
related wrinkles start appearing around the age of 27. This also
depends on a number of factors apart from the environment
like... - facial habits - genetic inheritance and - skin care
regimens. Biologically, wrinkles are caused by the breakdown of
the collagen and elastin fibers. These fibers lie beneath our
skin and which give it its flexibility and firmness. Ultra
violet rays contribute to the damage of skin fibers. What
follows is when stretched, our skin is no longer capable of
"snapping" back. This helps lead to wrinkles. Gravity is also an
acknowledged culprit in this game. It constantly pulls our skin
downwards and causes it to sag over a period of time. This is
especially visible on the face and neck and on our upper arms.
Cigarette smoking is another cause for early wrinkle formation.
Scientists are not sure of the reason behind this, but studies
have consistently shown that smokers are far more susceptible to
wrinkle damage than non-smokers. This is even evidenced when
both smokers and nonsmokers belonged to the same age group. In
these test groups participants exposure to the sun had been
similar and their complexion was of similar types. The smokers
experienced more wrinkles in their skin. Scientists suppose that
this might happen because of the damage that the cigarette smoke
causes to elastin. Other factors which have been proposed to
explain the formations of wrinkles like hormone loss as we age.
Free radicals are said to attack our skin. Certain areas of our
facial skin reflect age much earlier. Is the case especially in
areas around our eyes and lips and our foreheads. This is
because our skin repeatedly folds around these regions. Our skin
actually "remembers" our habitual expressions and over time. It
gets permanently folded accordingly. Botox injections have
proven especially effective when these specific facial features
have been targeted. Some over the counter formulas are now
available to help in the fight against the ravages of time.
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