Upper Lip Wrinkles

Wrinkles. One of the most dreaded words in the dictionary. At the first sign of a wrinkle, our reaction is pretty much universal. Horror! After we calm down, we begin to wonder just what we can do to eliminate this much dreaded effect of aging and how do we keep other newer and deeper wrinkles from following. If we already find ourselves with wrinkle mania in full bloom, we look for solutions to turn back the hands of time and restore our skin to its once youthful state. Fortunately, there are options available to us to reduce the appearance of wrinkles.

Let’s take a moment to discover what causes these wrinkles. First and foremost, aging. As we grow older our skin naturally looses collagen and eslastin that help to keep our skin firm and taunt. Also, our skin cell reproduction slows down and the rejuvenating effect that new skin cells have on our skin’s appearance diminishes. These types of wrinkles are known as intrinsic, they cannot be avoided. It is Mother Nature at her best (or worst!). Other factors, like the environment and sun damage, can also cause skin to wrinkle. Smoking also causes the skin to produce less collagen, inevitably leading to an increase in wrinkles. These types of wrinkles are called extrinsic. They are life style choices that are, for the most part, under our control. These extrinsic influences are the leading cause of pre-mature aging patterns in our skin. Now that we know why we have wrinkles let’s talk about how to reduce them.

One of the more popular ways to reduce the appearance of wrinkles is plastic surgery. Not only are face-lifts an option but also there are now less invasive procedures, like chemical peels, laser treatments, and collagen injections. The number one procedure for reducing wrinkles used today by women of every walk of life is Botox® injections. Botox® works by relaxing the injected muscle and allowing those awful furrow lines and other deep wrinkles to all but disappear. This is temporary, though, and has to be repeated every few months.

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As we age, our skin loses its balance. It becomes looser, darker and less appealing. We all want to look younger as we age, but unfortunately, it does not work that way. There are many things, which cause us to age, the environment, stress, medications, improper diet, etc. We can cover our bodies and hide it from the world, but the one thing that is somewhat hard to cover up is under eye bags and dark circles. Sure you can cover it up with make-up, but sometimes you want to be able to not where make-up. You want that confidence and want to be able to look good with or without cosmetics.

Women with darker skin tones like African Americans, Latinos, Asians, etc. tend to have hyperpigmented under eye circles, which are cause by over abundance of melanin in skin.

Poor circulation under the eye can cause baggy and puffy eyes, it is sometimes caused by water retention and if the bagginess does not go away, it can be hereditary.

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Let us clarify that most wrinkle treatments do work, are safe, and effective for reducing the strength of a facial crease, however, what they “cannot” do is remove wrinkles permanently. This should not have you feel like it is the end of the world, in fact, on cloud nine you should be because proof shows that wrinkle treatments really do work. Wrinkles are a part of our lives that we need to learn to accept. There is no avoiding what comes naturally. Wrinkles reflect growing age or unhealthy neglected skin.

Aside from ageing, wrinkles appear earlier if the skin is over exposed to the sun, in tanning salons, smoking or drinking excess amounts of alcohol. The skin is made up of three layers; the outermost layer visible to the eye, called the epidermis. The middle layer, called the dermis and the innermost layer, called the subcutaneous.

Young people are not prone to wrinkle worrying because their skin stretches holding in moisture. The dermis has an elastic quality due to fibers called elastin which gives skin the baby look. Protein in the dermis helps prevent wrinkles; nonetheless all good things come to end. When the dermis starts losing both collagen and elastin the skin thins hampering ample moisture reaching the epidermis. The fat in the subcutaneous layer that gives skin a plump appearance also dwindles away, the epidermis starts to sag, and wrinkles form. If your complexion is to be one of young, fresh and healthy then you need to treat it in a way for this to be accomplished. Crow`s feet can occur from squinting or spending too much time in the sun.

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