Why do some people age beautifully?: A speculation
Why do some people age beautifully? An Instagram survey Disclaimer : I believe that everyone is beautiful in their own way. I would be using words like 'more beautiful' or 'better looking' in this post, however, those do not refer to comparisons between different people. They are only used in the context of comparing the appearances during the youth and the older age of the same individual. Background Have you noticed that older people have longer nose and ears? Did you know that our nose and ears never stop growing? Well, that is not exactly true. Our skin has a layered structure, with top layer (that we can see) called as epidermis, and the layer beneath it, called as dermis. Collagen is a structural protein that holds epidermis and dermis together. As we age, the collagen between the 2 layers breaks-down leading to sagging [1]. One can imagine that if the link between the two layers breaks, then the layers can slip over each other since there is nothing holding them