Why do women have more wrinkles than men?  This question sounds like it could be the set-up for a “battle of the sexes” joke, but researchers have found that women may actually be more prone to wrinkles than men.  A study, published in the November-December issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, focused on the differences in aging between men and women, focusing primarily on wrinkles around the mouth (perioral wrinkles).   Their results found that the differences in aging may be a result of the biological differences between men and women.  The study, conducted by researchers in the Netherlands, found that:

• Women’s skin tissues around the mouth contain fewer sweat and sebaceous glands than men’s, which could influence the natural filling of the skin.
• Women’s skin tissues around the mouth contain fewer blood vessels than men’s. Better circulation may help slow wrinkle development.
• In women, the closer attachment of muscle fibers surrounding the lips to the middle layer of skin may cause an inward traction, thus creating deeper wrinkles.

To read the complete article, please click on the following link to Web MD: WebMD

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Before treatment with dermal filler

After treatment with dermal filler to nasolabial folds

Before treatment with dermal filler

After treatment with dermal filler to nasolabial folds

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