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Decreased Attractiveness As We Age Is Partly Caused By Facial Bone Loss & Weakness
by @enchanted_elixir
by @enchanted_elixir
Table of Contents- Context
- The Effects on Bone Aging on Appearance
- Why The Bones Age
- Proposed Preventions
- Works Cited
Our bones determine how our face is structured and sets the stage for not only how attractive we are but also our phenotype and how our facial features look.
Here are two sisters. Kelly, the girl on the left decided to breathe with her nose, while the woman on the right decided to do mouth breathing. The effects of this are that her facial bones started to recess as she wasn't keeping her tongue on the roof of her mouth (which mouth breathing naturally and inevitably encourages). The effects this has on her facial bones (and her attractiveness) is clear as day. Jaws eerily sloped, her bite is horrible, her chin is recessed, and her eye area seems to me to be less compact than her sisters'.
Another example. In this example, one of the two twins experienced physical trauma in their nasal septum and their midface. This physical trauma, as expected, affected their bones and in turn, their facial attractiveness.
Image Source: Grymer, L & Bosch, Carles. (1997) [1]Now that we understand that your bones have a very direct influence on facial attractiveness, let me demonstrate how the aging of your bones affect your appearance.
The Effects on Bone Aging on Appearance
To put it simply, this is what bone aging does to your face.
As showed with the two examples above, as you age, your orbits (the bones surrounding your eyes) get wider, your maxilla gets narrower, your nasal cavity gets wider, your chin gets weaker and your jaw gets thinner, among a slew of other things.
Why The Bones Age
According to the paper "Aging of the Bony Orbit: A Three-Dimensional Computed Tomographic Study" it states that "The aging process also affects the facial bones. In multiple studies, it has been shown that the bony midface undergoes a process of bony resorption and volume loss with increasing age." (Kahn & Shaw, 2008)
In simple terms, you lose your bones as you age. The less of a robust, properly formed structure you have, the worse you look (or will look as you age)
An example of how bone loss in the face affects appearance
And here are where the most bone loss occurs (the dark spots are the most susceptible to bone loss)
Image Credit: Mendelson, Bryan & Wong, Chin-Ho. (2012)
Proposed Solutions
Here are things that increase bone health and combat bone loss and degradation
- Calcium (It's what bones are made of)
- Vitamin D (Increases your calcium absorption)
- Vitamin K2 (Helps with bone remodeling)
- Being healthy
I also recommend that you increase your dosage of calcium and Vitamin D3 as you age as well.
Works Cited
- Grymer, L & Bosch, Carles. (1997). The nasal septum and the development of the midface. A longitudinal study of a pair of monozygotic twins. Rhinology. 35. 6-10. Link: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Twin-A-left-and-twin-B-right-at-12-years-of-age_fig2_14019604
- David M. Kahn, MD, Robert B. Shaw, Jr, MD, Aging of the Bony Orbit: A Three-Dimensional Computed Tomographic Study, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Volume 28, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 258–264, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asj.2008.02.007
- Mendelson, Bryan & Wong, Chin-Ho. (2012). Changes in the Facial Skeleton With Aging: Implications and Clinical Applications in Facial Rejuvenation. Aesthetic plastic surgery. 36. 753-60. 10.1007/s00266-012-9904-3., https://www.researchgate.net/public..._Clinical_Applications_in_Facial_Rejuvenation
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