22/01/2026
Facial muscles age by weakening, shrinking, and getting stuck in “on” mode, which changes expression from soft and lifted to tense, pulled, and sagging-looking over time.
With age, facial muscles lose volume and strength (sarcopenia), while some fibers become tighter and more fibrotic, especially around the eyes, mouth, and neck. Repeated expressions (frowning, squinting, pursing) gradually shorten these muscles and increase their resting tone, so the face looks tense even when relaxed.
Chronic muscle tension etches dynamic lines into static wrinkles: frown lines, crow’s feet, barcode lines around the mouth, neck bands. Tight, overactive muscles pull on thinning skin and shifting fat pads, deepening folds (nasolabial, marionette lines) and contributing to jowls and a “hard” or angry resting face.
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