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What causes deep vertical lines on seniors' foreheads?

Asked by Aster (20028points) November 9th, 2014

I honestly don’t have any but I see so many people, even ones in their forties, with those lines on their foreheads. Often, they’re just between their eyebrows.
What causes them? Cigarettes, dehydration, stress or what? I’ve seen them 1/8” deep.

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Adirondackwannabe's avatar

My case I think it was the coffee table I think.

Coloma's avatar

Depends on just how old one is and personal genetics.
If we make it long enough everything will have deep vertical lines, and horizontal lines and criss crossed lines and folds and flaps and crevices and…okay, now I’m depressed. Another good reason for dying before ancient age arrives. lol

Earthbound_Misfit's avatar

I have very few wrinkles. However, I have one pronounced, vertical wrinkle between my eyebrows. It’s not huge. It doesn’t bother me. It is there and my kids joke about it. I think it’s because when I’m focused and concentrating I tend to frown and that’s resulted in this evil wrinkle. I’m not stressed. It’s just my default face when engaged in serious thought (I think!). I think a lot. It may also be genetic. I’ve never thought to go through old photos. I really think it’s just a frown line. All the other things in @Pachy‘s link matter in terms of line reduction but since the rest of my face isn’t affected, I think it’s a localised response to repeated frowning while concentrating.

linguaphile's avatar

@Earthbound_Misfit You and me both. Exactly the same here.

snowberry's avatar

Squinting into the sun for years can do it, such as farmers…

And so can frowning all the time like @Earthbound_Misfit. If you’re angry and frowning I think it’s worse.

Coloma's avatar

I have virtually no crows feet, lip wrinkles, but I am getting puppet lines, the vertical lines that flank your mouth, cheeks. We’ll call them smile lines. haha

josie's avatar

In my case, it will probably happen from trying to figure out questions like this one

Aster's avatar

^^^^^ Parenting????

Aster's avatar

@Coloma my ex called those, ‘slices.” LOL

stanleybmanly's avatar

How about parenthood?

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