Related terms for
"Wrinkles": crow's feet, frown lines, marionette
lines, lip lines, dynamic wrinkles, static wrinkkles
Skin wrinkles are caused by a number of factors, including Age, Sun
Damage (UV), and other factors such as Cigarette Smoke, Air
Pollution and Rapid Weight Loss.
Types of Wrinkles
| Crow’s feet | | Periorbital wrinkles at the outer portion of the
eyes and are the result of smiling, squinting and sundamage.
Associated with smoking, age and excessive exposure to the sun. Teamine eye
complex used for the puffy and dark under eye
circles. It also firms and tightens sagging, loose
skin. |
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| Frown Lines | | Also Known as Glabellar folds, are wrinkle lines
that develop on the forehead and between the eyebrows. |
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Marionette lines
| | Also known as oral commisures. Deepening of the
nasolabial folds causing parenthesis shaped lines encircling the
mouth. |
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| lip lines | | Also known as Vermillion border. Vertical furrows or wrinkles
encircling the mouth. Most commonly caused by pursing the lips when
smoking. Great results obtained from use of Revox by Revoxyl. |
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| dynamic wrinkles | | Dynamic wrinkles are caused by the underlying
facial muscles. Frown lines are an example of dynamic wrinkles. |
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| static wrinkles | | Static wrinkles are not |
Sun Damage
Sun Damage is the most important factor in prematurely aging
skin. This process, known as photoaging can begin to prematurely
age skin in people as young as age 20. Sunlight contains UVA and
UVB light. Both forms of UV light lower immunity against aging skin
disorders and cancer.
Other Causes of Wrinkles
In addition to sunlight, other factors may hasten the formation
of wrinkles:
Cigarette Smoke.
Smoking produces oxygen-free radicals, which are known to
accelerate wrinkles and aging skin disorders and increase the risk
for nonmelanoma skin cancers. Studies also suggest that smoking and
subsequent oxidation produce higher levels of metalloproteinases,
which are enzymes associated with wrinkles.
Air Pollution.
Ozone, a common air pollutant, may be a particular problem for the
skin. One study reported that it might deplete the amount of
vitamin E in the skin; this vitamin is an important antioxidant.
Rapid Weight Loss.
If weight loss occurs to rapidly, the volume of fat cells that
cushion the face are also decreased before chemicals in the skin
can react. This not only makes a person look gaunt, but can cause
the skin to sag.
Natural Aging Process
All of these factors serve to speed up the natural aging
process. The cells divide more slowly, and the inner layer of skin
(the dermis) starts to thin. Fat cells beneath the dermis begin to
atrophy (diminish). In addition, the ability of the skin to repair
itself diminishes with age, so wounds are slower to heal. The
thinning skin becomes vulnerable to injuries and damage.
The underlying network of elastin and collagen fibers, which
provides scaffolding for the surface skin layers, loosens and
unravels. Skin then loses its elasticity. When pressed, it no
longer springs back to its initial position but instead sags and
forms furrows.
The sweat- and oil-secreting glands atrophy, depriving the skin
of their protective water-lipid emulsions. The skin's ability to
retain moisture then diminishes and it becomes dry and scaly.
Frown lines (those between the eyebrows) and crow's feet (lines
that radiate from the corners of the eyes) appear to develop
because of permanent small muscle contractions. Habitual facial
expressions also form characteristic lines. Teamine Eye Complex and Revox by Revoxyl work on fine lines that
radiate from the corners of the eyes. Teamine Eye Complex
should be used if you have puffy and dark undereye circles; Revox
should be used when you have fine lines and wrinkles only.
Gravity exacerbates the situation, contributing to the formation
of jowls and drooping eyelids. (Eyebrows, surprisingly, move up as
a person ages, possibly because of forehead wrinkles.)
