Wrinkles are the result of skin aging, which is the result of lack of moisture, reduction of surface fat and decrease of elasticity. The appearance of wrinkles is a sign that the body’s functions are beginning to decline. Generally speaking, if no attention is paid to maintenance, wrinkles begin to increase after the age of 28 for women, and gradually increase and deepen with age. If malnutrition or psychological burden is too heavy, wrinkles will also appear earlier. Wrinkles directly affect the appearance of the face.
Classification of wrinkles
Clinical skin and medical aesthetics industry has divided skin wrinkles into four levels: light, medium, heavy and serious, that is, level I is light wrinkles, which are not easily detectable when facial expressions are at rest, and only vaguely visible when facial expressions are in motion; level II is medium wrinkles, which are vaguely visible when facial expressions are at rest, and clearly visible when facial expressions are in motion; level III is heavy wrinkles, which are clearly visible when facial expressions are at rest. The wrinkles are visible when the facial expression is still, but when the wrinkles are stretched with force, the wrinkles are obviously reduced; Grade IV is severe wrinkles, even if the wrinkles are stretched with force, the wrinkles are still clearly visible.
Of course, there are also people who divide wrinkles into three grades or grade them according to the location, number, length and depth of wrinkles. Facial wrinkles can be divided into three major categories, namely postural wrinkles, power wrinkles and gravitational wrinkles. Postural wrinkles are mostly the result of long-term stretching of the broad neck muscles and appear mainly in the neck. The appearance of postural wrinkles is not always the result of skin aging, but as we age, the horizontal lines become deeper and deeper, and skin aging wrinkles appear: power wrinkles are the result of long-term contraction of expression muscles, mainly in the frontalis muscle’s frown lines, frown lines between the eyebrows, the orbicularis oculi muscle’s crow’s feet, the orbicularis oris muscle’s corners of the mouth and vertical lines of the lips, the zygomaticus major muscle and the upper lip square muscle’s oblique lines of the cheeks, etc.. Gravitational wrinkles are mainly due to the atrophy of subcutaneous tissue fat, muscle and bone, skin aging, plus the long-term effect of the earth’s gravity and gravity gradually produced.
However, some people also classify wrinkles into physiological wrinkles, pathological wrinkles and photographic wrinkles and aging wrinkles according to the etiology of wrinkle formation.
Causes of wrinkles
Many people stereotypically believe that wrinkles are a living indicator of aging, so fear of wrinkles has become a normal state of mind for people. So, how exactly are wrinkles caused?
1.Aging
This is the most important reason for wrinkles. The formation of wrinkles is a manifestation of aging. The formation of wrinkles is mainly due to internal reasons, and aging of body cells is the most fundamental reason for wrinkles in middle-aged and older women.
2.Ultraviolet rays
Sunlight is the great enemy of the skin, even in winter excessive sunlight to the sun, ultraviolet rays will also hurt the dermis, making it dry to form small fractures, the performance of the external is fine wrinkles.
3.Movement
Habitual facial movements will aggravate the wrinkles revealed. For example, people who like to contemplate, more forehead wrinkles between the eyebrows; rich feelings love to cry and laugh, the tail lines are easy to appear, and so on.
4.Weight fluctuation
Because of diet or do not pay attention to control diet and weight fluctuations, will lead to a sudden reduction or sudden increase in subcutaneous fat, when the skin “eat” fat, if a short period of time and suddenly reduce the thin, the skin will be obvious loose, resulting in wrinkles.
5, improper maintenance
Excessive cleaning or moisturizing will make the skin wrinkles. Dry skin feel tight and taut, oily skin become more greasy, is a sign of excessive cleaning, such as massage because too heavy or direction is not right, too many times of mask, skin care products cosmetics coated with too much weight, cleansing products, cleansing is not the right way will lead to rough skin, wrinkles increase.
6, not enough rest
Insomnia stay up late or sleep improperly, most directly reflected in the face, long-term, the aging traces will become more intense.
7.Drinking and smoking
Excessive alcohol consumption will affect the secretion of hormones in the body to accelerate skin aging, wrinkles. Cigarettes are the largest source of free radicals, and oxidative damage caused by free radicals is an important contributing factor to skin aging. Because the carbon monoxide in smoke adheres more strongly to red blood cells than oxygen, smoking increases wrinkles.
After understanding the causes of wrinkles, I hope that you will pay more attention in your life and pay attention to keep your habits healthy. Finally, I wish everyone to stay young and free from wrinkles.