12/29/2018
Our facial fat is divided into subunits, also known as fat-pads...each of which helps to give volume, contour and a healthy fullness.
When we get older, they begin to thin and descend, so our face loses the plump, lifted appearance of youth.
In fact, the ageing process begins earlier than you might think:
Facial Volume Ageing
20 -30 YEARS – Fat begins to disappear from under the eyes and hollows form, and we begin to look older and more tired.
30 -40 YEARS – malar cheek fat descends, nasolabial lines appear and jowls start to form
40 -50 YEARS – our cheeks begins to flatten and nasolabial lines deepen. Hollow concavities appear in the temples, eyes appear sunken and marionette lines and jowls form giving that ageing jawline.
50 -60 YEARS – the menopause has a drastic effect on ageing at an exponential rate. Fat hangs in saggy skin and creases substantially deepens. The jawline has a compound hit with jowls, double chin and turkey neck 🦃
ANY GOOD NEWS? Take comfort in the fact that this process happens to everyone, and there have been exceptional changes in aesthetics to help deal with virtually every wrinkle/crease/jowl/hollow ✅.