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The Aging Face

How the Face Changes With Age

The passage of time creates various effects which no one can dispute. Our bodies experience multiple natural transformations which occur during the process of aging. The first signs of skin and appearance changes become visible to human eyes. The aging process of human faces develops through various personal factors which create unique patterns in each individual. The aging process of a person depends on their genetic makeup and their exposure to environmental factors and their eating habits and their daily activities and medical status.

Why Skin Changes as We Age

The human body produces two main causes which create most of the visible changes that appear during the aging process. Our skin starts to lose its vital components which include collagen and elastin that maintain skin strength and elasticity and volume.

Our skin contains high levels of collagen and elastin during childhood which creates a natural smoothness and volume that makes faces look round and full. The aging process breaks down these vital structures which exist for proper function. Our body loses its ability to produce fresh collagen and elastin which causes our skin to develop wrinkles during aging.

The skin develops wrinkles and sagging which results in thin skin that becomes more visible as time passes.

Changes in Facial Support Structures

The face experiences accelerated aging because its fundamental framework which includes bones and fat pads undergoes transformations during the aging process. The facial bones begin to retreat through time while the fat pads which function as body support cushions experience decreasing size during the aging process.

The face appears to move downward because of these changes which operate together with gravity. The face starts to show increased length while it develops a hollowed look together with a squared appearance. The aging process creates these changes which result in:

  • Jowls
  • Under-eye bags
  • Heavy creases and folds between the eyes
  • Lines and folds around the mouth

How Dermal Fillers Help Fight Signs of Aging

The treatment method for this condition becomes dermal filler application. The advanced cosmetic treatments have brought new methods to fight against unwanted signs which appear on our faces because of aging.

The facial support framework becomes rebuildable through hyaluronic acid-based injectable gels which include Restylane and Juvederm and Restylane Lyft products. These treatments assist skin restoration through their ability to trigger skin tissue development which produces fresh collagen and elastin fibers.

Our skin receives support from these products which function as its internal framework to rebuild its lost volume and strength and form.

Restoring Volume With Restylane

The photograph below shows a patient who received treatment with Restylane. The medical team used targeted injections to place “support columns” into the cheeks which created better volume and enhanced structural support.

The before photo shows a heavy cheek which sags while creating a visible break between the cheekbone and the area beneath the lower eyelid. The after photo shows how Restylane support creates cheek volume which connects to the lower eyelid to produce a youthful skin surface.

The initial image shows horizontal surface lines which fade into almost complete disappearance during the transformation process.

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