title: The aging face.
abstract: Facial aging is a dynamic process which continues throughout adult life. Individuals are affected to a variable degree depending on facial motor habits, exposure and susceptibility to damaging ultraviolet radiation, smoking, and the microscopic tissue changes inherent to the aging process. Aside from avoiding smoking and utilizing sunscreens and other solar protection, there is little that can be done to prevent or retard the development of these changes. There is, however, a vast array of corrective procedures which may be utilized in a planned, sequential fashion to deal with age-related deformities as they occur.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D005138:Eyebrows / Q000601:surgery; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013518:Surgery, Plastic