Forehead wrinkles/crease

LegacyUser

Hi,
Noticed a load of wrinkles/creases on my forehead recently. Also when I lift my eyebrows there are loads of folds of skin - basically looks horrible.
Any advice? Is my face carrying too much fat? Any simple changes that could help me? Am 31 and male.

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What's your skin care like?

AndreaCollins

This is due to aging im afraid.

Good skin treatment is important, you will have to do research on it. However, a lot of damage has probably already been done.

Botox is an option but there are some horror stories.

Unfortunately you have been confronted with the hard evidence of aging. I had this conversation with a 37 year old woman recently who was in tears due to losing her looks. People in their 20s just don't seem to fully understand how bad they will look in their late 30s and onwards and how fast time goes.

Shakespeare's Sister

"... how bad they will look in their late 30s" - do they become gargoyles or something? It's interesting, because all people in their late 30s look to me is older than in their 20s, as opposed to "bad". But you know that.

Anyhoo OP, since you asked for advice and not to be insulted, I would say to purchase a moisturiser, use the least abrasive aftershave if applicable to you (e.g. one containing aloe vera), use a mild skinwash (not soap - soap is very drying) and drink lots of water and get all the required nutrients in your diet. Get exercising outdoors as much as you can too (not always easy this time of year I know).
Do weight-training also - great for skin tone.

And also accept that you can't fully fight the signs of ageing. At 31 you're relatively young yet, but ageing can even kick in earlier - depends on the person, so there is a certain amount of acceptance required too. Once you do that, you'll feel more contented about things eventually. You are going to notice these things more than anyone else is anyway.

pwurple

I love wrinkled faces. I love how they look in photography, and how they are so expressive. A bland wrinkle-less face to me is completely child-like. If it's an adult it's positively boring, lacking experience, souless, and vaguely vacant. It's all part of our humanity to have wrinkles.

Moisturiser will make your skin look healthier, which is no harm, but don't fear the creases.

Shakespeare's Sister

pwurple wrote: »

I love wrinkled faces. I love how they look in photography, and how they are so expressive. A bland wrinkle-less face to me is completely child-like. If it's an adult it's positively boring, lacking experience, souless, and vaguely vacant. It's all part of our humanity to have wrinkles.

Not sure that's fair on non wrinkledy people who are babyfaced for their age!

Gelatomela

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

Not sure that's fair on non wrinkledy people who are babyfaced for their age!

Fairness is irrelevant, it's pwurple's preference and interpretation.

Shakespeare's Sister

Gelatomela wrote: »

Fairness is irrelevant, it's pwurple's preference and interpretation.

I know their preference for a wrinkled face is just that: a preference, that's not what I'm referring to.
But how can a mere face indicate "boring, lacking experience, soulless, and vaguely vacant"?l

Wibbs

AndreaCollins wrote: »

People in their 20s just don't seem to fully understand how bad they will look in their late 30s and onwards and how fast time goes.

Eh... no. Or at least it depends on your skincare, your genes and most of all your exposure to sun. Avoid the latter like the plague when young. There's a reason African and Asian folks* usually age well and that's down to built in factor 15 or higher.

I'm 48 and don't have any wrinkles on my face. No crows feet, no laughter lines, no baggy lower liddage, no slack jowls, with the barest hint of a single line on my forehead, if you're looking more closely than I'd be comfortable with. And guess what? I still look over 40. I might be able to lie away five years tops. I sure as hell couldn't pass for 31 like you FM and I know 31 year olds with way more "wrinkles" than me.

As for your forehead wrinkles FM? Stop focusing on them. Read up on skincare and daily sun protection. And biased though it may be, you being male means you'll have less issue with wrinkles socially anyway.

TL;DR? I wouldn't worry about it FM. I really wouldn't.








*while Asians are often very pale, their mutation for pale skin is different to the one in Europeans. Odd factoid; Asians have about the same risk for skin cancer as Africans, even though they're paler. Europeans got the pooey end of the stick when it came to skin.

Shakespeare's Sister

Wibbs wrote: »

Eh... no. Or at least it depends on your skincare, your genes and most of all your exposure to sun.

Shur they know full well.

Oh yes OP - can't believe I forgot the big one: don't expose yourself to the sun! (Admittedly not an issue really at the moment in this country). Wear a very high SPF still though, and if you smoke heavily, well you know yourself, cut down.

pwurple

Shakespeare's Sister wrote: »

I know their preference for a wrinkled face is just that: a preference, that's not what I'm referring to.
But how can a mere face indicate "boring, lacking experience, soulless, and vaguely vacant"?l

Meh, can't take you seriously now if you're baby-faced.

Naw, everyone has lines. They may not be very deep, might be quite fine, and only visible when you talk, but I've got decent eyesight, I pay attention, and I can see them. Unless they are botoxed up to their eyeballs or you never move your face to laugh, frown or smile. There are people I know who are so concerned about wrinkles they sit blank-faced all day long. Jaysus they are boring.

It's just the same as seeing all the other things on people's faces. Underbite/overbite, nose shape, yellowed/misaligned teeth, dimples, eyebrows, hairline. We take it all in, it's just part of facial recognition.

Shakespeare's Sister

Yeh I just have fine lines on my forehead. Other than that, I don't have wrinkles - unless I scrunch up my face I guess.

OP, the men's moisturiser I'd recommend is Clinique. Although I guess it depends on the individual's skin, but throwing it out there anyway. I find it excellent.

The Diabolical Monocle

Have faith in future technologies OP.

All your worry will be for nothing, they'll simply grow you a new forehead in 10 years time.