The aging face

Audrey C Ko; Bobby S Korn; Don O Kikkawa

doi:10.1016/j.survophthal.2016.09.002

The aging face

Surv Ophthalmol. 2017 Mar-Apr;62(2):190-202. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2016.09.002. Epub 2016 Sep 28.

Authors

Audrey C Ko¹, Bobby S Korn², Don O Kikkawa³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
² Division of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
³ Division of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA; Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA. Electronic address: dkikkawa@ucsd.edu.

PMID: 27693312
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2016.09.002

Abstract

Advancements in technology and medicine have led to a greater life expectancy and a corresponding increased interest in the mechanisms and prevention of aging. Because of its central role in human perception of age and emotion, the aging face generates a high demand for understanding the etiology of senescence-related changes. There are effective nonsurgical and surgical methods available for those seeking functional or cosmetic facial rejuvenation.

Keywords: aging; brow; dermatochalasis; eyelids; face; forehead; lips; midface; neck; ptosis.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aging*
Face / surgery*
Humans
Prognosis
Rejuvenation / physiology*
Rhytidoplasty / methods*