Hit 45 and suddenly my nose looked completely different

I never really thought about aging until I turned 45 two months ago. I looked at a photo from a friend's party and my nose seemed wider and droopier than I remembered. It wasn't just bad lighting either, I checked multiple pictures. My doctor said it's normal because collagen loss and gravity change the cartilage over time. That number 45 made me actually consider a rhinoplasty for the first time in my life. Has anyone else noticed a specific age where their face shifted in a way that caught them off guard?

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riley86015d ago

Right around 43-44 the same thing happened to me. Nose and earlobes both started looking different in photos, droopier and more pronounced. Collagen loss is real and it hits the nose first because the cartilage just kind of softens over time. What helped me was changing the angle of my face in photos, tilting my chin down slightly, it makes a big difference without surgery.

the_dylan15d agoTop Commenter

Wait, I gotta push back on the "collagen loss is real" thing. The whole "nose and earlobes change" thing feels more like a selfie angle obsession than actual biology. Your nose cartilage isn't "softening" like a piece of cheese, it's supported by bone. People notice tiny changes after 40 and blame collagen because they read it somewhere, but most of it is just lighting and camera distortion. I swear half the aging "science" online is just people overthinking selfies.