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What Part of Your Face Ages First?

Thursday, January 21, 2010

It's the eyes! The eyelid area tends to show visible signs of aging because the skin is thinnest and most delicate. (The soles of your feet have the thickest skin, in case you were curious.) The most fragile skin is where the effects of sun, time and stress show up first.   It also gets the most movement and manipulation from squinting, rubbing, putting in your contact lenses, and perfecting your e.l.f. eye makeup! The eyelid area can also start to look veiny and darker from a combined assault from sun, allergies, sleep deprivation, salt intake, and daily wear and tear. Dark circles or discoloration can also be related to iron pigment from red blood cells. When blood passes through the veins close to the surface of the skin it can cause a bluish tint to appear. The more transparent or thin your skin is, the more pronounced these imperfections may be, and the more fine lines and wrinkles will show up. Tear troughs or hollows tend to form under the eye due to fatty tissue loss. Genetics plays a role too; if your parents' eyelids are hanging or sagging, chances are your eyelids may age the same way.

Wendy Lewis is President of Wendy Lewis & Co. Ltd, Global Aesthetics Consultancy established in 1997.  Wendy Lewis & Co Ltd is an international consultancy specializing in aesthetic medicine, cosmeceuticals, and skincare based in New York and London.  She is the Founder and Editor in Chief of BEAUTYINTHEBAG.COM, an international consumer beauty forum.  Lewis is on the advisory board to HBA Global Expo and is a columnist for Aesthetic Trends & Technologies, Plastic Surgery Practice, Healthnewsdigest.com, Cosmetic Surgery & Aesthetics Magazine, and a contributor to Tatler,  Beautynewsnyc.com, Innerrewards.com, and Beautystat.com. She is the Editor at Large for New You and Editorial Director of GLOW. Wendy is the author of ten consumer books, including Plastic Makes Perfect, The Complete Cosmetic Beauty Guide (Orion). 

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Kimhoay wrote:
1) 1/21/2010 8:24:17 AM
How interesting! This makes me worry about my eyes and aging even though I'm young!
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ItsMsVanessa wrote:
2) 1/21/2010 10:17:22 AM
Wow! I would've never known.
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ItsMsVanessa wrote:
3) 1/21/2010 10:17:53 AM
Does taunting your eyes also affect aging?
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Taci wrote:
4) 1/22/2010 11:40:52 AM
I found this so depressing :( You could have at least gave some tips on how to prevent it, help it or slow the process down.
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Natural.All.The.Way! wrote:
5) 1/22/2010 2:50:21 PM
You can totally tell this lady has surgery done on her face (at the very least botox)..its so sad how many women, many of them too young to even begin to worry, are so preoccupied with aging that they have to go to extreme measures just to cover up such a beautiful and natural process..sighhhh..Its just horrible what the media has done to our world...
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AngelaN wrote:
6) 1/22/2010 4:05:55 PM
I think that she is way to young to be having plastic surgery. She's still growing into her body at 23 and nothing has even begun to change for her. She's going to be doing the same thing in about 5 more years when her body changes again.
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NaturallyMe wrote:
7) 2/3/2010 10:04:46 AM
I am young, but right now I am concerned about dark circle, but a little eye primer or concealer takes care of that. :)
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