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Shrinking Bones Could Be Why You Look Older
Sept. 25, 2005 - Blame your bones if you think you
look older. Gravity may be pulling at your skin, but the shrinking of
facial bones plays a surprisingly significant part in facial aging,
according to a study presented today at the American Society of Plastic
Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2005 conference in Chicago.
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"Many people believe that only gravity creates
wrinkles; however, we have discovered the loss of volume in the face and
changes in bone structure also contribute to making us look older," said
David Kahn, MD, ASPS Member Surgeon and co-author of the study. "As we
age, not only do we lose fat in our faces but our bones actually change
in contour, often making us look older than we feel."
According to the study, facial bones remodel
themselves with time, dissolving, shrinking and leaving empty space. In
addition, people lose skin elasticity with age. As bones shrink, the
skin cannot tighten around the skeleton causing drooping and wrinkles
that age the face.
The study also found that women had a significant
decrease in facial bone volume at a younger age than men, causing women
to see the signs of aging sooner. According to Dr. Kahn, this earlier
change in bone structure may be why many women seek facial cosmetic
enhancement at a younger age than men.
"Our findings lead us to believe soft tissue
augmentation will play an even greater part in facial rejuvenation in
the future," said Dr. Kahn. "By using fillers, along with other cosmetic
plastic surgery techniques such as forehead lifts and soft tissue
repositioning, plastic surgeons can recreate volume loss caused by
dissolving or shrinking bone and lift the skin to create better, more
refined results for patients."
In this study, plastic surgeons studied the
computed tomography (CT) scans of 30 female and 30 male patients. The
female and male patients equally fell into three age categories: 25 to
44 years old, 45 to 64 years old and older than 65.
More than 114,000 facelifts and nearly 55,000
forehead lifts were performed in 2004, according to ASPS statistics. The
majority of these procedures were performed on women.
About the source:
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is the
largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world.
With more than 5,800 Member Surgeons, the society is recognized as a
leading authority and information source on cosmetic and reconstructive
plastic surgery. ASPS comprises 94 percent of all board-certified
plastic surgeons in the United States. Founded in 1931, the society
represents physicians certified by The American Board of Plastic Surgery
or The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
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