Aging

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Vaibhav Shah

What is Aging (old looks)

                                 There are few certain things in life, and aging is one of them.  All things age and although some say that “age is only important in wine and cheese”, we know better.  Humans have been searching for the fountain of youth since recorded history and mankind has gone through some pretty crazy phases in the name of trying to stay young. There is no doubt that your average man or woman wants to look as young as they can for their age.

                             

                             Of all areas, the midface is one of the largest contributors to facial aging.  The youthful midface is all about volume and plumpness.  Young people have full and volumized midfaces and this is one reason they look young.  In youth, we have the proper amount of fat in the correct places.  As we age, we lose fat in the cheeks and gain it in the jowls.  This loss of midfacial volume produces an aged, gaunt and hollow midface because the cheeks become the jowls!  So as we age, you can say we go from a grape to a raisin.

                           When we are young, our midface is naturally volumized and our lower face and neck are tight.  A youthful facial outline looks like an upside down egg.  With natural aging changes, we lose the midface volume and our lower face and neck becomes full.  This produces a facial outline that resembles a right side up egg. Some may say egg foo  young and egg foo old! Midfacial aging and volume loss is treated with cheek implants , injectable fillers , fat transfer and lifting procedures.