By: Arthur Cooper
Submitted: 2010-08-12 23:14:17 | Word Count: 664
Natural substances such as collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid that provide the skin with structure and volume decrease with age. The lips in particular have an extremely thin outer skin layer which becomes progressively thinner with age. This, together with environmental factors such as exposure to sunlight, smoking and stress, all contribute to how our lips age and the formation of lip wrinkles.
Full lips lose their volume and lip wrinkles form over the years due to the effects of Decreased levels of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid Muscle action Gravity Sun damage Smoking .
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How do the lips show their age?
Over time the corners of the mouth can begin to droop (mouth frown), the shaped area of the upper lip known as the Cupids Bow begins to flatten out and we start to lose the appearance of full lips and volume. Lip lines and lip wrinkles can also begin to appear due to lip muscle movement and cause lipstick to bleed.
Lip aging results in Mouth frown Cupids Bow flattening Volume loss Vertical lip lines (lip wrinkles) Example of lip aging over the decades.
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