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Sheetal K Sethupathi1, Mackenzie Poole2, Kavita Darji1
1Department of Dermatology, Saint Louis University, 1008 S Spring Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Abstract:
It is important to understand that each layer of facial tissue, from the underlying facial skeleton to the overlying skin, undergoes significant changes during the aging process. Bony support is lost along the mandible and maxilla and the orbital aperture widens. Superficial and deep fat pads undergo volume loss and migration and the overlying skin begins to reveal signs of both intrinsic aging with skin laxity and fine rhytids as well as extrinsic aging in the form of coarse, deeper rhytids and dyspigmentation.
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