Originally published October 3 2005
Facial bones shrink and contribute to the aging process of skin
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Studying CAT scans of three different age groups, Dr. David Kahn has developed a theory about the loss of volume in the human face that attributes aging effects to the shrinking of facial bones that occurs with age.
He presented the results of the study Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in Chicago.
"When we think of aging of the face," Kahn continued, "we typically just think that the soft tissue --- the skin and the fat --- deteriorates and becomes looser or bigger and we typically just lift everything back up and take out some skin to tighten it back up."
"We don't usually think of the shrinking of the bones or manage this in terms of aging.
I think what we need to look at a way to combine a traditional facelift with something that adds volume to the face, like with fat injections," Kahn said.
Kahn found age-related changes in the bony elements of the face by studying 3D CAT scans of 30 men and 30 women who fell equally into three age groups: 25 to 44 years old; 45 to 64 years old; and older than 65 years.
All of the participants were white and none of them had problems, such as broken bones, that could affect the results.
In comparing the CAT scans from the younger and older subjects, Kahn noticed statistically significant changes in the angles of the bones of the facial skeleton, signaling a loss of volume.
These changes were present in the mid-face area or the lower part of the orbits around the nose.
The results also show that women lose facial bone volume at a younger age than men, causing them to see the signs of aging sooner than men.
These findings dispel the widely held belief that only gravity creates wrinkles and other hallmarks of aged facial skin, Kahn concluded.
Clearly loss of volume in the face and changes in facial bone structure also play a role in looking older.
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