This very small depression on our face works wonders: it makes us look younger or older.
Kiss of an angel
Few pay attention to this detail. We usually judge a woman’s age by looking at the wrinkles on her forehead, crow’s feet near her eyes, or nasolabial folds. Meanwhile, the filtrum (or paper) – the hollow between the upper lip and nose – has a much greater effect on how old we look.
There is a beautiful legend about how a filtrum appears in a person. It says that when a baby is born, a guardian angel appears to him, puts his finger to the baby’s lips, and says: “Forget everything about your past lives, let them not prevent you from building a new one.” And the filtrum is the trace that remains from the touch of the heavenly guardian.
In reality, of course, this is not the case. The philtrum is a vestige that we inherited from our ancestors. For mammals, it helps to keep the nose constantly wet: through a narrow gap, due to the capillarity of the surface, moisture enters the nose, which helps the animal to determine the position of odor sources.
Youth Marker
The two vertical ridges that run along the sides of the hollow are called filtrum columns. With age, they smooth out, and it is thanks to this that we read the age of a person by the face. It often happens that a woman gets rid of wrinkles, and still does not look younger.
Clear filtrum columns are a must for beautiful lips. It is because of this that excessive contouring “kills” youth: lips that are swollen too much turn into cakes that close the cavity, thereby “aging” the girl.
Therefore, all good plastic surgeons know that restoring or preserving filtrum columns is one of the primary tasks of any operation. Can this be done without the intervention of doctors? Unfortunately no. Filtrum smoothing is an inevitable process.
But there are several ways to make sure that the filtrum stays clear for as long as possible. You don’t have to do anything complicated, you just need to follow the general rules of skincare that will help you look younger.
Ways to save filtrum
- Protect your skin from harsh environments. Use moisturizers and cosmetics with an SPF factor.
- Drink water. Every day our body needs about two liters of fluid, and if you train or live where it’s hot, then more.
- Choose your makeup carefully. It is necessary to buy it, taking into account your skin type and its aging. Don’t forget to apply and rinse properly.
- Get enough sleep! Sleep is a great healer. At night, our body is restored, and therefore we should not neglect the rest.
- Do a facial massage. This is a way to relax facial muscles and prevent wrinkles.
