Squinting, Sleeping & Wrinkles
Squinting, Sleeping & Wrinkles – Don’t shrivel up your face with distaste or squint too hard when you’re reading a restaurant menu– those actions, repeated over decades, will form wrinkles. Find out how your sleeping position has consequences, too!
Expert: Adam Friedman, MD, FAAD Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Director of Dermatologic Research, Associate Residency Program Director, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Transcript
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, any repetitive facial movement, over time, can form a groove beneath the skin’s surface, and that groove will eventually form a wrinkle.
You shouldn’t stop smiling or frowning to avoid wrinkles, but if you have a hard time seeing, get glasses or contacts to cut down on your squinting. S
LEEPING on your back is important for preventing wrinkles. If you spend every night with your head buried in the pillow, you’re likely to get sleep lines which will lead to wrinkles.
Last Modified: 2012-11-17
