facial skin laxity

As people grow older, the skin on their face loses the firmness, smoothness and freshness of earlier years and gradually begins to sag. Jowls form. The upper eyelids grow heavier. The creases around the mouth grow deeper. The jaw line loses definition, and the skin loses its lustre.

Age is not the only factor behind these changes. Several others also contribute to facial aging, including:

• heredity
• exposure to the sun
• exposure to air pollutants
• oxidative stress and free radicals
• smoking
• poor hydration
• weight fluctuation