One
day you looked in the mirror and studied those lines that furrowed your
brow, and you wondered: Where did they come from? Is it just ageing? Too
much sun? Too much stress? In general, how skin ages and wrinkles is a
complex process. It isn't just about cellular changes, collagen
depletion, hormone loss, damage caused by free radicals, and so on; it's
a combination of many factors.
The Anatomy of the lines
The lines that appear between your face actually result from muscle
movement and the passage of time. You may have heard the expression
"wearing your emotions on your sleeve," but in reality you wear them on
your face. If you're angry or annoyed, for example, you knit your brows
together. Underneath your skin, your facial muscles contract, cause a
pleating of the overlying skin, slacking the natural skin firming
procedure and then, as anyone can see, you're frowning.
After years of crinkling and wrinkling and defying skin firming, those
glabellar lines start to linger longer and can become more pronounced.
Similarly, the Forehead lines on your forehead, Crow's Feet lines that
form besides your eyes when you smile or laugh and Bunny Lines that
appear on your nose when you scrunch. For women, whose faces tend to be
more animated than men's, and whose skin is typically more delicate,
these lines may appear exaggerated and more permanent. Using skin
firming techniques and easing these lines becomes essential if one was
to continue looking young.
Fortunately, there is a way to reduce these moderate to severe lines. One of the skin firming methods i.e treatment with BOTOX®
can visibly smooth and soften moderate to severe lines. An improvement
can be seen within 7 – 14 days and may last upto 4 months, individual
results may vary.
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