Our face is a reflection of what we've gone through in our lives and who we are.
It is due to genetic factors that our faces look how they do.
It is also because of genes that our face is unique, a one and only.
Much like with genetic factors, creases, thinning, and other effects of age are also unique to every individual.
These are defined not only by the effects of age itself, but also by how we have treated our bodies throughout our lives.
Not only lifestyle choices like diet and habits, but also the effects of stress and our own emotions will shape how aging will affect your face and body overall.
The face is comprised of different features, organs, and tissues.
The nose is important for breathing and filtering, and the mouth is essential to our digestive system.
The ears are vital to our auditory system.
But it's the skin, the largest organ in the body (and the most prevalent on our face), that will most reveal the signs of aging.
The creases and sagging caused by wrinkles are most evident on unprotected skin, such as the face and the hands.
They gather around areas of movement like the eyes, forehead, mouth, and neck.
With aging, skin becomes dehydrated and the cells shrink, while the fat deposits beneath the hypodermis become unevenly distributed and patchy.
This causes the face and skin to thin.
Bones become more protruding and capillaries are more noticeable.
As the face and skin thin down, the eyes appear to be sunken in.
Dark pigment deposits beneath the eyes increase the prevalence of dark circles.
Because the hypodermis becomes uneven, fluids and lipids can accumulate.
Our ears also age and amazingly adapt to the effects of aging.
During the later stages of life, the ears get longer and slightly wider.
The same occurs to the nose, perhaps in an attempt to compensate for two common issues of aging - hearing loss and lung decline.