Over time, normal ageing and damage from the environment (eg. sun, stress and smoking) cause skin to lose its ability to 'renew' itself properly. This results in the following changes:
• Slowing of the skin cell lifecycle - resulting in a thicker epidermis (superficial layer of dead cells), causing drier and uneven skin texture.
• Collagen and elastin fibres in the dermis provide skin texture and volume - these fibres begin to break down from around the age of 30, causing fine lines, wrinkles and folds to develop.
• Muscles underlying the facial skin are responsible for expression. Overactivity of such muscles (eg. frowning) wrinkles the skin further. This effect is more noticable with advancing age.
Common areas for developing lines and wrinkles are illustrated below:
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