The appearance of wrinkles around the mouth, cause and treatment
The appearance of wrinkles in the face, especially those that surround the mouth, has become a problem that haunts women, and prompts them to visit many doctors, especially plastic surgeons, ignoring that there are health rules that they can adhere to in order to reduce these wrinkles, after scientists knew their cause.
In this article, we learn about the different ways to treat wrinkles around the mouth.
Causes of wrinkles in women
In this regard, a study conducted in the Netherlands and published in the Journal of Plastic Surgery showed that the biological cause is primarily responsible for the increased susceptibility of women to the appearance of superficial and deep wrinkles around the mouth, compared to what they are in men.
The researchers found that the skin tissue surrounding the mouth in women contains fewer sweat glands than those in men, which can directly affect the natural fullness of the skin.
Also, these tissues contain fewer blood vessels, which makes the blood circulation in them, in women, much less than in men, especially since it is known that good blood flow reduces the incidence of wrinkles significantly.
In addition, in women, the close adhesion of the muscle fibers surrounding the mouth to the middle layer of the skin plays a major role in the occurrence of internal tension, which leads to the appearance of wrinkles in them.
There are two main reasons for wrinkles to form. The internal cause resulting from the genetic makeup (of organic origin) that we inherit. The external cause is related to external factors and influences related to the environment, such as exposure to sunlight and others.
The internal reason
Wrinkles of organic origin are a natural stage in an individual’s life, and begin in the mid-twenties, when collagen production begins to decrease. This substance is what provides the skin with elasticity and tenderness and helps it to remain in its condition, as the dead skin cells change, and do not leave behind living cells that revive the skin again.
These changes usually occur, as we mentioned, in the mid-twenties, when signs of aging begin to appear gradually and simply over the years, but wrinkles of internal origin do not appear clearly in this period of life.
external reason
A number of external and environmental factors affect the skin during aging, and among these causes of external origin is exposure to sunlight. Other external influencing factors are frequent facial expressions, attractiveness, and smoking.
sunlight effect
Exposure to the sun for several minutes every day, and with the passage of time, noticeable changes in the skin such as freckles, pigmentation, fine veins on the face, roughness in the skin, minor wrinkles, the appearance of red spots on the skin, and skin cancer due to exposure to sunlight.
Signs and changes in the skin appear with the progression of time and repeated exposure to sunlight, as the skin loses its ability to repair itself automatically, and damage occurs to the skin.
Ultraviolet rays greatly affect the collagen in the skin, and limit the formation of this substance again, and it affects the texture of the skin and loses its ability to recover again, and the skin becomes loose, wrinkled and hard to the touch.
These marks may appear on the skin suddenly overnight, and in fact they have been under the skin layer for a long time and are not visible to us, as infrared rays help to appear on the surface.
face features
The movements that women make to the face frequently and excessively lead to the formation of fine lines and wrinkles in the face.
Every time the facial muscles move, a gap is formed under the surface of the skin, which we notice during facial expressions. With age, the skin loses its softness and elasticity and stops regenerating, and these gaps remain as they are in the form of fine lines and wrinkles.
gravity
Gravity usually pulls our bodies continuously, as changes in the body become evident as a result of the phenomenon of gravity with age in the fifties.
When the level of elasticity in the skin decreases rapidly, the manifestations of gravity on the body become clearly visible, as it leads to the nose drooping, the ears elongate, the eyelashes fall, the lower jaw elongates, the upper lip begins to decline, and the lower lip becomes clearly hanging.
smoking
Cigarettes cause many biological transformations and changes in the skin, which accelerate the premature appearance of wrinkles.
A person who smokes ten or more cigarettes a day for ten years will certainly have deep wrinkles in the skin, and the skin will become less tender. Long-term smokers will notice a change in their skin color to yellow.
These wrinkles and marks can be neutralized from appearing on the skin by stopping smoking. Even for people who have been smoking for several years, and who smoked heavily when they were young, it was noticed that they had simple wrinkles, and a positive change in facial skin when they quit smoking.
Reducing the appearance of wrinkles
In the event of the inability to maintain the freshness and integrity of the skin and neutralize the wrinkles of organic (genetic) genetic origin, the skin can be preserved by avoiding exposure to sunlight, quitting smoking, and avoiding moving the facial muscles and expressions as much as possible.
In addition to doing exercises to remove wrinkles around the mouth periodically.
It is advised to stay away from sun exposure to reduce premature wrinkles of the body, as it includes the following measures:
Avoid exposure to the sun between ten in the morning and four in the evening, because the sun’s rays are strong during this period.
Wear long-sleeved sun protection clothing, to be worn while outside the house.
Broad-spectrum sunscreens, which contain protective substances, should be used throughout the year, especially anti-UV rays.
Treatment of wrinkles around the mouth
To remove wrinkles around the mouth and the rest of the face, there are many treatment methods to reduce wrinkles, such as using injections