Age-related changes in the periorbital region: methods of correction
Hardware cosmetology in solving the problems of involutional changes
Involutional changes of the periorbital zone are a constant "point of application" of the efforts of a dermatocosmetologist. Today, a specialist, developing a program to correct this problem, and his patient can choose the necessary method of exposure from a large number of effective procedures that have proven themselves. And in this diversity, one of the central places was occupied by hardware technologies.
Anatomy of the upper and lower eyelids
The skin of the eyelids is the thinnest and most vascularized. The thickness of the skin of the eyelids is less than a millimeter. Unlike other anatomical areas, where fatty tissue is located under the skin, under the skin of the eyelids there is a flat circular muscle of the eye, which is conventionally divided into three parts:
- internal (located above the cartilage plates of the upper and lower eyelids);
- median (above the intraorbital fat);
- external (located above the bones of the orbit and woven into the muscles of the forehead at the top, and at the bottom - into the superficial musculo-fascial system of the face - SMAS).
The main features of young eyelids are a smooth contour stretching from the eyebrow to the upper eyelid and from the lower eyelid to the cheek and the middle area of the face, the skin is taut, the tissues are full. With age, the condition of the eyelids changes - a clear border appears between the eyebrow and the upper eyelid, the lower eyelid and the cheek, the eyes seem empty. In most people, the orbital fissure becomes smaller and (or) rounded with age due to the downward displacement of both the upper and lower eyelids.
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