Good news for a fast-wrinkling generation: Some anti-aging methods work

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Fibroblasts (collagen-making cells) shown in yellow in aging skin. Center: After the injection of the wrinkle filler Restylane the fibroblasts begin to stretch. Right: Stretched fibroblasts have created new collagen (in red). Credit: Laura van Goor
Fibroblasts (collagen-making cells), shown in yellow, in aging skin. Center: After the injection of the wrinkle filler Restylane, the fibroblasts begin to stretch. Right: Stretched fibroblasts have created new collagen (in red). Credit: Laura van Goor

Fine wrinkles, deeper creases, saggy areas around the mouth and neck – the sights in the mirror that make baby boomers wince – are not inevitable. They result from a structural breakdown inside the skin that some existing treatments effectively counteract by stimulating the growth of new, youthful collagen, University of Michigan scientists say.


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