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Facial bones affect our looks more than the skin
12/Oct/2006: Researchers from Stanford University have found that changes in the facial bones and not the skin make us to look older and surgical face-lifts can only offer a temporary solution, as they do not concentrate on the facial bones underneath the skin.
Dr. David Kahn, assistant professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Stanford University, said that, as the skin sags, the bony framework underneath the skin deteriorates, forming wrinkles, new folds, creases, droops and valleys on the skin’s surface.
Two studies carried out by Dr. Kahn and Dr. Robert Shaw, a resident of the University of Rochester Medical Center, have documented how the changes in facial bones affect the looks of a person. One of these studies was presented at the Annual Convention of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in San Francisco.
Dr. Kahn said that plastic surgeons attempting facial rejuvenation should not only consider skin changes, but should also take in to account the volume to facial bones. He added that plastic surgeons cannot reverse the aging process completely, using face-lifts, as they have their own limitations. Dr. Kahn and Dr. Shaw concluded that restoring volume to facial bones could be a better solution and it can help in regaining the youthful appearance.
The study also found that dramatic aging of facial bones occur at a significantly younger age in women than in men. Dr. Shaw said that the aging in women takes place between the young and middle-age and in men it takes place between the middle and old-age.
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