Can the bridge of your nose become more prominent with age? I can feel my bridge is very narrow but it doesn't appear visible.

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Will the skin around the bridge thin out giving it a more defined look? 19 y/o male!

Chase Lay, MD · Answer

interesting question.  An your age there can be some thinning of the skin but usually not as much as you'll see as he gets older well until your 30s and 40s.it has already been mentioned but the skin in the upper two thirds of the nose usually thins out while the nasal tip skin becomes thicker and more porous with age.Send some photos maybe we can be of more help.Chase Lay, MDdouble board-certified facial plastic surgeon

Andrew S. Frankel, MD · Answer

The skin on the nose does change with age. Skin on the upper two thirds will thin out over many years and any underlying irregularities might become more visible. Sometimes this is a positive thing as the nose can look narrower. The skin on the tip however usually becomes thicker, as the sebaceous glands hypertrophy and pores increase in size. At the age of 19 you are hardly at the point to even consider such things as these only in play as people enter their late 50s and 60s. Hope this helps to answer your question.

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