Why does your face shape change as you age?

According to research, eye sockets enlarge as people age. This doesn't only result in changing how the eyes look, but also changes the look of the whole face.

As people age, their facial bones lose volume. This change results in changing how their face and jaw look like.

According to research, the angle of the lower jaw changes as people age. This results in the formation of frown lines, in addition to a change in the shape of the face. 

As people age, the angle of their brows are reduced. This results in the formation of lines on the forehead, in addition to changing their overall looks.

As people grow older, their hormonal levels change, and as a result, their facial features might change as well.

As people age, collagen levels in their skin drop, and as a result, they might develop wrinkles, lines and skin imperfections. (See How to slow down the aging process?)

As the skin becomes drier,with age, people are more likely to develop wrinkles, and thus the shape of their faces change. 

As people age, they lose fat in their faces. This makes the skin look like it is falling. People lose fats in different areas of the face as they age depending on their genes.

Facial lines such as smile lines, crow feet, forehead lines and other lines completely change a person's looks and make them seem older. 

As people age, soft tissue support in the nose is reduced, and so the nose tip starts dipping downward. The upper lip also retraces downward, and this makes the nose dip down even more.

As women age and lose hormones, such as estrogen and testosterone, their faces start to develop more facial hair, and so their looks might change. (See How does it feel like to have high levels of testosterone?)

As we age and lose soft tissue, the ears drop and thus seem to have grown in size. This can also change the shape of the face.

As we age, our gums lose volume and so the teeth appear more prominent. The teeth can appear bigger and thus change the person's looks.

As the person ages and loses hair, their forehead seem to have grown bigger, which changes their face shape.