worry lines

Anxiety etched visibly

Worry lines are the creases that form on the face, especially across the forehead and between the eyebrows, associated with age and stress.

The term implies these wrinkles developed from habitual frowning or anxious expressions: Years of single parenting had etched deep worry lines into her face.

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anxiety · stress · overthinking · photoaging · premature aging · tension · nervousness · skin · fear · corrugation · skin elasticity · age spots · face cream · apprehension · brow · unease · body · seam

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emotional origin of facial lines

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Facial creases from smiling

smile lines · laughter lines · crow's feet

facial appearance/skin state

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Unblemished, even epidermis

baby face · fresh face · dewy skin

Family

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