How do you handle your appearance asyou age?

Posted by Lee @galere, Jun 3 5:08am

I don't want to sound vain, or anything like that, but it looks like I aged overnight. I need dental work , that doesn't help much, but I'm almost so self conscious I don't want to go out anywhere.
I've always taken care of my skin, with creams etc. But the wrinkles just seemed to of came on.
I know this probably sounds like I care to much for looks but I feel ashamed of myself

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gravity3 | @gravity3 | 3 days ago

In reply to @ginnycake "For me, it’s not the wrinkles. It’s the loss of fat around my cheeks and the..." + (show)

@ginnycake

This research concerning menopause and aging skin is quite interesting
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12374573/

rde | @rde | 3 days ago

In reply to @gravity3 "@ginnycake This research concerning menopause and aging skin is quite interesting https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12374573/" + (show)

@gravity3
My grandson asked: Grandma, why is your skin loose?

gravity3 | @gravity3 | 3 days ago

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@rde

I get it. I used to bat the loose skin under my grandma's arm. She would get furious but I was fascinated.

dmono2019 | @dmono2019 | 3 days ago

In reply to @dederickve "I am taking collagen powder in my coffee, hoping it will help thicken my hair. I..." + (show)

@dederickve same here. For the last year it seems clumps and clumps of hair with balding all in front on top of my head!

gmarosie | @gmarosie | 3 days ago

In reply to @gussie "Don't be ashamed. I'm 84 and am still vain enough to care about my appearance. I..." + (show)

@gussie I am 73. Just went to a “black tie” event and needed a new black dress. I do not wear dresses anymore due to bunion surgery and the inability to wear heels. So, it pants for me. I was SHOCKED to find I needed a size 14. I have always had a small waist and was curvy, but this was a wake up call. I am pretty active but my metabolism is not impressed! Yes, my matronly body is taking over. My husband does not seem to mind! LOL

marguerite1524 | @marguerite1524 | 3 days ago

In reply to @gmarosie "@gussie I am 73. Just went to a “black tie” event and needed a new black..." + (show)

@gmarosie I know the feeling…I’ve progressively gone from an 8 to a 12, working on a 14! My granddaughter asked me why I wore my pants so high! Elastic waist pants and loose tops it is.. I read about Levothyroxine belly from meds I take…(more like a sales pitch ). I guess we have to embrace our age changes ( I’m 83) but we can fight those “old lady” looks…

bernard495 | @bernard495 | 3 days ago

In reply to @kjoed53 "I think the youthful sun worshippers are paying the biggest price as they age. If you..." + (show)

@kjoed53
I have been in tbe sun since 5th grade as we had a beach house then for 12 years a ocean lifeguard at the jersey shore 10 plus hours of sun a day no spf baby oil. In my 20s,30s,40s,50s60s and now entering my 70s i can count the wrinkles on my face maybe5. Cancer screenings ,negative. My point is i think genetics play such a roll if not explain my history of a sunworshipper.
Thank u

kjoed53 | @kjoed53 | 3 days ago

In reply to @bernard495 "@kjoed53 I have been in tbe sun since 5th grade as we had a beach house..." + (show)

@bernard495
I never said that genetics was not an important factor in our health so please don't place words in my mouth. Genetics, ancestry and blood type can have a profound effect on our health, although our env