Beauty is all in the eyes and the genes. It's a question many women ask ... will they look like their mothers when they get older. Now science has provided the answer ... they will.
Plastic surgeons have used new technology to study the ageing process.
For the first time, surgeons in the US used 3D photographic images to quantify the differences in 29 pairs of mothers and daughters who were perceived as similar.
They looked at the periorbital region, around the eyes, and found the ageing process can start in women in their 20s.
Plastic surgeons have used new technology to study the ageing process.
For the first time, surgeons in the US used 3D photographic images to quantify the differences in 29 pairs of mothers and daughters who were perceived as similar.
They looked at the periorbital region, around the eyes, and found the ageing process can start in women in their 20s.
The eyes have it, research shows / Reuters
"This is one of the most apparent regions and challenging areas for plastic surgeons," Dr Subhas Gupta, who conducted the research, said.
"Our study revealed a consistent pattern of volume loss in specific regions of the lower eyelid that makes planning rejuvenation more predictable."
Mothers and daughters have the same skeletal and cellular makeup which is why surgeons can study where the changes occur.
Amanda Masters, 34, is not worried if she looks like her mother Joy Whiting, 64, when she gets older.
"I have always thought mum has great skin and I hope it carries through," Mrs Masters of Port Macquarie said.
"Even my grandmother, before she passed away, she looked good. It's in the genes. Hopefully I have them."
Eyelid surgery is fourth most common plastic surgery procedure in the US.
Australian plastic surgeons yesterday said the figures would be true here.
"People are coming up with new technologies to define what it is that makes someone look aged," plastic surgeon Dr Jeremy Hunt said.
"This study compares mothers and daughters purely because they have the same skeletal and cellular make up and we can see the changes over time in the aging process. This supports the trend in using injectable fillers in anti-ageing treatments."
Other popular procedures in Australia include breast augmentation, rhinoplasty and liposuction. / news.com.au
"Our study revealed a consistent pattern of volume loss in specific regions of the lower eyelid that makes planning rejuvenation more predictable."
Mothers and daughters have the same skeletal and cellular makeup which is why surgeons can study where the changes occur.
Amanda Masters, 34, is not worried if she looks like her mother Joy Whiting, 64, when she gets older.
"I have always thought mum has great skin and I hope it carries through," Mrs Masters of Port Macquarie said.
"Even my grandmother, before she passed away, she looked good. It's in the genes. Hopefully I have them."
Eyelid surgery is fourth most common plastic surgery procedure in the US.
Australian plastic surgeons yesterday said the figures would be true here.
"People are coming up with new technologies to define what it is that makes someone look aged," plastic surgeon Dr Jeremy Hunt said.
"This study compares mothers and daughters purely because they have the same skeletal and cellular make up and we can see the changes over time in the aging process. This supports the trend in using injectable fillers in anti-ageing treatments."
Other popular procedures in Australia include breast augmentation, rhinoplasty and liposuction. / news.com.au
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