The Aging Zones of the Face
Can you tell your age by your face? Do you look younger or older than your chronological age? What is it about your face that makes you look older or younger? With advancing age, there are several changes that occur in the color and texture of the skin. Most people develop wrinkles around the eyes (crow's feet), furrows on the forehead (frown lines), and tiny creases around the lips.
Each of these wrinkles is due to a different cause. Crow's feet are partially related to sun exposure, requiring diligent use of sunscreen and protective eyewear. Furrows on the forehead are related to facial expression, meaning that people who frown or crease their brow are more likely to develop these lines. Tiny wrinkles around the lips, into which lipstick bleeds, are due to bone loss or osteoporosis of the face. Some of these wrinkles are preventable, but others are not, yet these signs of aging eventually affect most people.
What can you do? Fortunately, there are a variety of treatments available to make your skin look its best. Sunscreen is a must, of course, every day on every sun-exposed part of the body, especially the face. Look for a product with UVA and UVB protection. UVA protection is especially important, in the form of microfine zinc oxide or avobenzone, to help prevent these rays of the sun from causing wrinkles and unsightly brown spots.
New effective anti-aging therapies for the face have been developed in the form of prescription vitamin A creams or in the form of over-the-counter vitamin E, vitamin B5 and vitamin B3 combinations. Advanced methods of accelerating skin renewal and achieving better skin texture are available through beta hydroxy acid exfoliating creams and the use of specially textured daily face cloths. To minimize lip creases, special treatment cosmetics can be used in the form of lipsticks that smooth peeling lips and improve lip moisturization. Intensive vitamin spot treatments are helpful in minimizing brown spots or other discolorations.
Skin care science is developing many practical options to improve skin appearance. These options can help you look your best at any age!
Each of these wrinkles is due to a different cause. Crow's feet are partially related to sun exposure, requiring diligent use of sunscreen and protective eyewear. Furrows on the forehead are related to facial expression, meaning that people who frown or crease their brow are more likely to develop these lines. Tiny wrinkles around the lips, into which lipstick bleeds, are due to bone loss or osteoporosis of the face. Some of these wrinkles are preventable, but others are not, yet these signs of aging eventually affect most people.
What can you do? Fortunately, there are a variety of treatments available to make your skin look its best. Sunscreen is a must, of course, every day on every sun-exposed part of the body, especially the face. Look for a product with UVA and UVB protection. UVA protection is especially important, in the form of microfine zinc oxide or avobenzone, to help prevent these rays of the sun from causing wrinkles and unsightly brown spots.
New effective anti-aging therapies for the face have been developed in the form of prescription vitamin A creams or in the form of over-the-counter vitamin E, vitamin B5 and vitamin B3 combinations. Advanced methods of accelerating skin renewal and achieving better skin texture are available through beta hydroxy acid exfoliating creams and the use of specially textured daily face cloths. To minimize lip creases, special treatment cosmetics can be used in the form of lipsticks that smooth peeling lips and improve lip moisturization. Intensive vitamin spot treatments are helpful in minimizing brown spots or other discolorations.
Skin care science is developing many practical options to improve skin appearance. These options can help you look your best at any age!
