{"id":1987,"date":"2023-07-24T10:05:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T08:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/blog\/2023\/07\/24\/minimise-smile-lines-with-light-therapy\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T16:46:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:46:02","slug":"minimise-smile-lines-with-light-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/blog\/2023\/07\/24\/minimise-smile-lines-with-light-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimise smile lines with light therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p><strong>Smile lines<\/strong> or <strong>nasolabial folds<\/strong>, sometimes called <strong>laugh lines<\/strong>, are <strong>wrinkles<\/strong> that primarily develop around the sides of your mouth. Sometimes smile lines can also occur around your eyes. They are more noticeable when you smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you age, these types of wrinkles may be inevitable. However, you can reduce their severity using <strong>light therapy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly, though, it\u2019s important to note what causes smile lines. The primary causes of smile lines include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a loss of elasticity (collagen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dehydrated skin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>genetics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>smoking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sun damage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/page-2-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/page-2-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/page-2-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/page-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/page-2-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/page-2-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/page-2-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/page-2.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"http:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/07\/close-up-attractive-young-woman-posing-with-bewildered-face-wearing-bun-hairstyle-no-make-up-wrinkling-forehead-pursing-lips-800x533-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/07\/close-up-attractive-young-woman-posing-with-bewildered-face-wearing-bun-hairstyle-no-make-up-wrinkling-forehead-pursing-lips-800x533-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/07\/close-up-attractive-young-woman-posing-with-bewildered-face-wearing-bun-hairstyle-no-make-up-wrinkling-forehead-pursing-lips-800x533-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/07\/close-up-attractive-young-woman-posing-with-bewildered-face-wearing-bun-hairstyle-no-make-up-wrinkling-forehead-pursing-lips-800x533-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/07\/close-up-attractive-young-woman-posing-with-bewildered-face-wearing-bun-hairstyle-no-make-up-wrinkling-forehead-pursing-lips-800x533-1-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How will light therapy help to minimise smile lines?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As we age, our body\u2019s ability to make <strong>collagen<\/strong> is reduced and our skin begins to show the signs of aging in the form of wrinkles. Collagen is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK507709\/\">created<\/a> by fibroblast cells that use amino acids and other minerals and vitamins to create new collagen protein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process of creating new collagen protein requires a lot of energy. The energy comes from the mitochondria, which is part of the cell. Light therapy helps to strengthen the mitochondria in cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The molecule in cells that carries energy is called <strong>ATP<\/strong> (adenosine triphosphate) and when cells have more ATP, they will function better and be better able to repair any \u2018damage\u2019 to the skin such as wrinkles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light therapy may help rejuvenate the skin by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Increasing collagen production<\/strong> in the skin, which gives the skin its elasticity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increasing fibroblast production<\/strong>, which helps produce collagen and other tissue fibres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increasing circulation<\/strong> between blood and tissue cells<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Protecting cells from damage<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increasing mRNA in the cells<\/strong>, which helps stimulate the cell<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improving facial texture<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reducing fine lines<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reducing wrinkle severity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smile lines or nasolabial folds, sometimes called laugh lines, are wrinkles that primarily develop around the sides of your mouth&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[168,137],"tags":[176],"class_list":["post-1987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blush-news-articles","category-news-articles","tag-blush"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1987"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2759,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1987\/revisions\/2759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photizo.net\/nam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}