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Ageing Skin

Ageing skin droops and develops wrinkles, lines, and furrows. The severity of these changes in an individual depends on genetic tendency, skin phototype, and exposure to environmental factors.

Dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons often use Glogau's classification when describing these ageing changes.

  • Mild – Few wrinkles, requires little or no make-up for coverage
  • Moderate – Early wrinkling, sags, needs some coverage with make-up
  • Advanced – Persistent wrinkles, discoloration, often wears make-up
  • Severe – Severe wrinkling, photoaging, unable to wear make-up effectively

How do facial lines and wrinkles form?

Facial lines and wrinkles (rhytides) form because of the following factors:

  • Ageing processes
  • Sun damage
  • Muscle movement
  • Gravity
  • Injury
  • Surgery
  • Acne
  • Other skin diseases with a tendency to scar (e.g. discoid lupus)
  • Smoking

There is often a degree of asymmetry to the lines, as people tend to smile or frown more on one side than the other, or consistently sleep on the right or the left cheek.

Fine lines

Fine lines and wrinkles arise because of irregular thickening of the dermis and because of a decrease in the amount of water held by the epidermis. This is mainly caused by sun damage and exposure to environmental toxins, particularly tobacco smoke.

Furrows

Deeper lines or furrows are classified as dynamic or static.

  • Dynamic lines: Appear with movement, i.e., the activity of facial muscles.
  • Static lines: Remain unchanged with muscle movement. Eventually, dynamic lines become static.

Examples include:

  • Crow's feet around the eyes due to smiling and activity of the eyelid muscles (orbicularis oculi).
  • Worry lines on the forehead due to contraction of the frontalis muscle when raising the eyebrows.
  • Frown lines between the eyebrows due to contraction of corrugator supercilii muscles and procerus muscle when concentrating or angry.

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