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I Have Wrinkles Even Though I'm Young
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Couldn't take a really good picture of everything due light and such. It's worse in person.
So, I'm 16 and people always say I look older/my smile is bad due to the wrinkles. I always though it was because I'm very white and my skin was getting some heavy damage due to the tropical sun (I'm Brazillian but come from a full German family) but soon I noticed that even while using sun protection creams I still noticed that those lines were getting deeper.
I tried many different things and found out about mewing and damage to skin by eating fast and such. I started to mew, drink properly and eat really slow whilst barely using any facial muscles - well, I noticed that they were having some regression but really small and barely noticeable.
But as the weeks passed, I noticed they're almost getting to a halt or the process is just too small. I'm thinking of getting a chemical peeling for this and other reasons, but apart from that I'm without any more available options. I think now it's the right time to seek some medical help.
Couldn't take a really good picture of everything due light and such. It's worse in person.
So, I'm 16 and people always say I look older/my smile is bad due to the wrinkles. I always though it was because I'm very white and my skin was getting some heavy damage due to the tropical sun (I'm Brazillian but come from a full German family) but soon I noticed that even while using sun protection creams I still noticed that those lines were getting deeper.
I tried many different things and found out about mewing and damage to skin by eating fast and such. I started to mew, drink properly and eat really slow whilst barely using any facial muscles - well, I noticed that they were having some regression but really small and barely noticeable.
But as the weeks passed, I noticed they're almost getting to a halt or the process is just too small. I'm thinking of getting a chemical peeling for this and other reasons, but apart from that I'm without any more available options. I think now it's the right time to seek some medical help.
With the exception of your forehead, the rest of it looks like normal things that happen when you smile. I don't see wrinkles there. You don't want to get rid of that - you have a nice face, and what looks like a nice smile.
You do have some lines on your forehead when you make them appear that way, but before doing anything, how do they look when your face is at rest?
How's your lifestyle overall? Are you getting enough sleep? Are you staying hydrated? Eating well? Exercising? Moisturizing?
I have the whitest of white skin, too, and it does show every little thing. I look at the sun from inside and get freckles. If you decide to do anything, ONLY do it under the care of a certified/licensed dermatologist. Don't do it yourself, and don't buy some kit at the store.
But really, you have a nice face. Teen years are full of hormone changes that do awful things to our skin. See a dermatologist if you must, but I suspect you think it's really bad when it really isn't. :)
You do have some lines on your forehead when you make them appear that way, but before doing anything, how do they look when your face is at rest?
How's your lifestyle overall? Are you getting enough sleep? Are you staying hydrated? Eating well? Exercising? Moisturizing?
I have the whitest of white skin, too, and it does show every little thing. I look at the sun from inside and get freckles. If you decide to do anything, ONLY do it under the care of a certified/licensed dermatologist. Don't do it yourself, and don't buy some kit at the store.
But really, you have a nice face. Teen years are full of hormone changes that do awful things to our skin. See a dermatologist if you must, but I suspect you think it's really bad when it really isn't. :)
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For sure, I'm going to see a professional for help.
So, I'm really getting poor sleeping and so far I'm a bit far from starting to get a better one as I'm doing 8hr work + 4hr study. I'm planning on focusing in studying as the work part is really damaging my hormone levels and such.
Futhermore, I don't really think that my wrinkles are overreaction and they may be a combination of poor eating/drinking plus bad sleep. So, there's any safe way of eating without using facial muscles as much? It's been a challenge to get my eating habits right as like I said I used to eat really fast and using multiple facial muscles for so and that apparently helped to mostly create those lines - I really need help on that as changing something so deep rooted in our brain as basic eating being something of quite a fight.
P.S: English is not my first language and sorry for typo.
So, I'm really getting poor sleeping and so far I'm a bit far from starting to get a better one as I'm doing 8hr work + 4hr study. I'm planning on focusing in studying as the work part is really damaging my hormone levels and such.
Futhermore, I don't really think that my wrinkles are overreaction and they may be a combination of poor eating/drinking plus bad sleep. So, there's any safe way of eating without using facial muscles as much? It's been a challenge to get my eating habits right as like I said I used to eat really fast and using multiple facial muscles for so and that apparently helped to mostly create those lines - I really need help on that as changing something so deep rooted in our brain as basic eating being something of quite a fight.
P.S: English is not my first language and sorry for typo.
Your English is great, a lot better than a lot of native English speakers. :)
You need to use your facial muscles. If you don't use muscles, they atrophy and that's a bad thing. You also need to eat normally - you're young, have a lot going on, and you need the calories to sustain your activity.
Chewing won't cause wrinkles, even if you eat really fast.
I just don't see the wrinkles on your cheeks - I see normal lines when you smile or push your skin in a certain way. Some of that is just how your face is. I don't know you at all, live across the world from you, I'm quite a bit older than you, so I have no reason to lie to you.
Have you ever heard of body dysmorphia? It's where you can't stop thinking about perceived defects or flaws in your appearance — flaws that appear tiny or can't be seen by others. I can't tell you if you have that - a doctor or psychiatrist would be the ones to tell you that. But if you are so concerned with wrinkles on your cheeks (that I can't see) to the point where you want to alter your actual chewing, it may be a possibility.
I'm not a doctor or psychiatrist or therapist, but it's worth considering.
You have a really nice face. It's a lot nicer than you think.
You need to use your facial muscles. If you don't use muscles, they atrophy and that's a bad thing. You also need to eat normally - you're young, have a lot going on, and you need the calories to sustain your activity.
Chewing won't cause wrinkles, even if you eat really fast.
I just don't see the wrinkles on your cheeks - I see normal lines when you smile or push your skin in a certain way. Some of that is just how your face is. I don't know you at all, live across the world from you, I'm quite a bit older than you, so I have no reason to lie to you.
Have you ever heard of body dysmorphia? It's where you can't stop thinking about perceived defects or flaws in your appearance — flaws that appear tiny or can't be seen by others. I can't tell you if you have that - a doctor or psychiatrist would be the ones to tell you that. But if you are so concerned with wrinkles on your cheeks (that I can't see) to the point where you want to alter your actual chewing, it may be a possibility.
I'm not a doctor or psychiatrist or therapist, but it's worth considering.
You have a really nice face. It's a lot nicer than you think.
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