# Why do 30 to 40 year old women's faces get wrinkled faster than men's faces.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 11, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-30-to-40-year-old-womens-faces-get-wrinkled-faster-than-mens-faces/136332 "2002-11-11T23:38:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-30-to-40-year-old-womens-faces-get-wrinkled-faster-than-mens-faces/136332/21 "2002-11-13T20:24:40Z")

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Another reason might be that a very thin woman will have more wrinkles because there’s not as much fat plumping her skin up. Past the age of 35-40, women start losing muscle tissue at a noticeable pace, unless a weight training program is initiated. How many times have you seen a thin woman of a certain age who looks drawn and not as plump? That’s my theory.

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**Author:** ![EchoKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@EchoKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EchoKitty)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-30-to-40-year-old-womens-faces-get-wrinkled-faster-than-mens-faces/136332/22 "2002-11-13T22:17:14Z")

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I don’t know why women wrinkle before men, but it’s pissing me off! (46-year old EchoKitty sulks in corner).

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