Understanding Wrinkles: Causes, Types, and Prevention

Have you just noticed your first wrinkle and felt the dread of aging hit you hard? You’re not alone, and our team at Dermatology and Laser Center of Oklahoma understands your frustration. Thankfully, Dr. Mary Christian-Reed can help manage wrinkles in Tulsa, OK, and provide you with more information about wrinkle types, causes, and prevention methods.

Wrinkle Types

While you might think that there are no unique wrinkle types, there are, in fact, seven varieties that may impact you. It’s important to know about these different varieties to ensure that you’re prepared to handle them properly. These seven wrinkle types include:

• Forehead lines that run horizontally across the top of your face and forehead 
• Worry lines that create vertical lines right between your eyebrows 
• Crow’s feet that come from the outer corners of your eyes 
• Laugh lines that develop around your upper life and become prominent when you laugh
• Bunnies that occur horizontally on the bridge of the nose between the eyes 
• Lip lines that create vertical hatches around your mouth’s perimeter
• Marionette lines that will produce a vertical frame around your chin and affect your appearance

Note that these wrinkle types also fall into two categories: dynamic lines, which occur due to repeated face movements, and static lines, which develop thanks to elasticity loss and gravity. Thankfully, our team at Dermatology and Laser Center of Oklahoma with Dr. Christian-Reed can provide you with the support you need to manage these wrinkle types.

Wrinkle Causes

Have you ever wondered why some Tulsa, OK, residents have deep lines while others only have minor lines, even though they’re the same age? Well, there are many influencing factors that can affect how deep a wrinkle develops in your skin. The general causes include slower skin cell production, thin skin layers, and a lack of collagen. These problems occur due to:

• Getting older
• Contracting your facial muscles 
• Exposure to the sun 
• Smoking cigarettes
• Pollution (particulate matter)

Wrinkle Prevention

Preventing lines requires forethought and a few careful steps that can minimize their appearance early in your life, including the following:

• Wearing sunscreen every day 
• Avoiding tanning beds 
• Quitting smoking 
• Staying hydrated 
• Eating a healthy diet
• Regularly moisturizing your skin 
• Always removing your makeup

Working With Our Team

Our crew at Dermatology and Laser Center of Oklahoma includes Dr. Christian-Reed and other skilled medical experts who can help manage wrinkles in Tulsa, OK. If you’re tired of fighting your wrinkles and want to work with a team that you can trust, please call us at (918) 494-0400 to learn more about your treatment. We’ll do whatever we can to help you.