There Are No Two Wrinkles Alike

" Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." — Mark Twain

Alas! Not all of us can refer to their wrinkles as philosophically as Mark Twain did. Their appearance provokes depression, low self-esteem, psychological discomfort, complexes, problems in private life and plenty of other unpleasant consequences. So, should we put up with this awful situation? Of course, not!

Achievements of modern cosmetology give us plenty of opportunities to “trick time”. To choose a proper anti-age program, you should know that wrinkles differ from each other. According to their origin, wrinkles are divided into two types.

 

Static Wrinkles

Static wrinkles form because of the physiological process in the skin. The reasons may differ: natural age-related changes, aggressive influence of the environment and functional aberration of body organs and body systems. By the way, bad habits have a lot to do with it. It is proved that smokers are twice as commonly affected with wrinkles than non-smokers. 

It is obvious that to avoid wrinkles you should remove the reasons of their origin or, at least, try to minimize their impact. Besides gentle care, you also need professional estimation of your skin condition and appropriate cosmetic procedures which can correct already formed deep wrinkles and prevent new ones.  

Dynamic Wrinkles

Dynamic wrinkles are a result of the heightened muscle activity. For example, every emotion that we experience – joy, grief, astonishment, indignation, or fear – put into operation a special group of muscles which are responsible for facial expression. During facial expression, your muscles literally squeeze skin and then it returns to its previous state. An18-year old girl have the same mimic wrinkles as a woman in her forties. Such “stretch-gymnastic” won’t do any harm to a young and elastic skin. 

But with age, when skin turgor grows weaker, those wicked folds remain and little by little they become more evident and turn into static wrinkles. Usually they are localized on the forehead, bridge of the nose, in the corners of the eyes and around mouth. These areas are used in muscle contraction more than any other area and skin on these delicate areas is very thin and deprived of fat layer. So, how can we protect it? Preventive actions for wrinkles reduction produce great results. 

First of all, you should learn to control your facial expressions. In other words, watch your mimic. Of course, it’s easier said than done. For example, lots of people don’t even notice how they knit their brow when they are deep in thought. But beauty requires some work from us. So, don’t be lazy and start taking care of yourself.