What are wrinkles ?
These are grooves over 1mm deep that appear on the skin. They are part of the chronological aging process and result from decreased collagen responsible for sustaining the skin, which is less firm, decreased elasticity, with loss of elasticity, decreased skin thickness and repeated muscle movements.
What types of wrinkles ?
The process of wrinkle appearance is dynamic, emerging in different steps. They can classify themselves according to the length of permanence on the skin at:
- Dynamic wrinkles, characteristics of young skin, which appear as a consequence of repeated movements of facial muscles, such as frowning or angry, smiling, blinking. Arise when making facial movement or expression and disappear when the face returns to normality.
Examples of these type of wrinkles expression wrinkles on forehead and eye contour.
- Static wrinkles, which derive from dynamics are deeper and more definitive, do not disappear with the ceasing of facial muscle movements, remaining in the skin regardless of these.
First appear to thin static wrinkles, of which the wrinkles of the eye contour are an example. They appear between 20 and 30 years and are related to loss of collagen and sun exposure.
As expression wrinkles Static come around 30 and 40, becoming more evident after 50, generally. Examples are the “Chinese mustache”, “chicken feet” and “barcode”.
occur by the association of repeated contraction movements with changes in aging skin, such as gradual loss of collagen (decreased thickness and skin support) and elasticity (decreased elasticity), transforming dynamic wrinkles into static wrinkles .
as Deep static wrinkles appear between 40 and 50 years and are evident even with the face in rest. Give a more tired and downcast aspect to the face.
- As Gravitational Wrinkles, which, as the name implies have to do with the action of gravity on the skin, pulling it "down" for years. This type of wrinkles appears after 50, and is accentuated between 60-70 years. It is due to the loss of elasticity and firmness of the skin, accompanied by increased sagging facial muscles, decreased and repositioning or “fall” facial fat in some zones of the face, this with appearance Dismissed. The oval of the face changes, seeming to be detached with the formation of the double chin and “bulldog face”.
appear mainly in the jaw, chin and before the ears.
Because wrinkles appear ?
The main causes of wrinkles, sagging and changes in the oval of the face are:
1. Age/chronological aging, with:
- Decreased firmness and elasticity due to the reduction of collagen and elastin production,
- Increased skin dryness,
- Changes in Facial Muscles, with a decrease in its support
- Decreased facial fat-with loss of volumes, which leads to the appearance of the “Chinese mustache”
- Dismissal of facial bones (bone resorption) with effects on the chin and jaw and grooves on the eye contour.
Beyond the internal factors of our body, related to the characteristic chronological aging over the years, there are still external factors. . Also contribute to wrinkles two more factors: the infrared rays and pollution. 2. Sun Exposure: Solar radiation is a major causes of aging (photoaging), leading to wrinkles and remedies and may also cause blemishes. Studies reveal that 90% of external aging is caused by Ultraviolet radiation of the sun, and has cumulative effects, accelerating the appearance of wrinkles. The end result of the combination of these factors results in changes in the oval of the face, which goes from a triangular shape in the youth to an oval shape over the years and presenting wrinkles. If you cannot stop the biological clock, however, it can Dryness and dehydration also contribute to the appearance of wrinkles, so you should use moisturizing and humorous agents to keep the skin barrier healthy. Stay tuned to the next articles to know how to prevent and treat wrinkles! 
