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What’s Your Facial Aging Type?
Published 27th June 2024
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Expert Reviewed By
From our late 20’s, we start to notice facial fat pads disappearing in a particular order, distinct signs of aging; loss of jaw line, saggy face, tired look, nose to mouth lines, crow’s feet, and shadows. Certain accelerate this process such as disease, smoking, UV exposure, and other free .
on your bone and life choices, you may experience a change in one area over . We’re here to help you determine which you fall into and how you can the – if you so choose.

The Sinker
If your face more exposed, more muscle definition, you might be a “sinker.”
As we age, the fat in our face diminishes, causing the skin to sit closer to the muscles, leading to an older more appearance. One of the first areas affected is the temples, often but in maintaining a youthful look. Hollow temples can make the eyes disappear, eyebrows slope, and a sharp edge form beside the eyes.
Second is the lower face; even those with good bone experience volume loss over their cheeks but volume in a subtle way over the can return the face to its appearance, lift the lower face, and the eyes. Early signs of aging often show around the eyes, where volume loss can cause them to change shape and sink into the sockets, creating or bags.
At Thames Skin Clinic, we treat this type of aging with injectables such as , hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal fillers, , or , the latest treatment to be offered in clinic. All of these treatments can offer an exceptionally refresh, tightening skin, lost volume, and a youthful look.
The Sagger
If you’ve noticed that your features have begun to head south, you might be a “sagger.”
Volume loss often visible skin sagging, typically starting around age 35. This loss occurs in facial fat pads, to signs like a jawline, saggy face, tired look, lines, and under-eye shadows. like health, smoking, UV exposure, and other free radicals can accelerate this process.
For faces, we treatments including Structura, and skin resurfacing, dermal fillers, and anti-toxin injectables. These treatments work to lost volume, skin, and restore the face’s overall .
The Wrinkler
As facial fat and skin sags, static wrinkles become more . causing you to look stern, tired, or angry even when you’re great. This occurs because sun exposure the skin’s elasticity over time.
Sun damage can turn temporary lines into wrinkles
At Thames Skin Clinic, we use to relax the beneath the skin, preventing the formation of wrinkles as you age. This treatment is among both men and women for its subtle, less approach compared to .
have experience a range of for facial volume loss. Our treatments, including , and are to address your unique aging with subtle, results while our state-of-the-art energy can these treatments.
With a wealth of experience women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s, Dr Anna and the Thames team have cultivated a suite of solutions for aging concerns, including wrinkles, volume loss, jowls, and or sunken cheeks. Our expert team is here to help you achieve subtle, rejuvenation. To learn more about our options, call us to
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