A u ... 0 u B 5 3 a:xxxa 00 2 20a 5 4 .. 3 . 000 20■ AGE-RELATED FACIAL WRINKLING ** 00 a:x::x:x, aa. CXXX) CXXX) 00 30■ 40■ 50a 60a Age-group (years) a:x::x:x,WX' 30. 40■ 50a 60a Age-group (years) 379 □ Caucasian m Japanese □ Caucaaian □ Japanese Figure 1. Comparison of wrinkle scores between Caucasian and Japanese females. (A): Forehead. (B): Glabella. (C): Upper eyelid. (D): Corner of the eye. (E): Lower eyelid. (F): Nasolabial groove. (G): Cheek. (H): Corner of the mouth. ***, **, *: p 0.001, 0.01, 0.05, respectively. (Continued on pp. 380-382) In this study, photos were taken with the subjects' eyes open. Wrinkle score assessment in the upper eyelid was possible in all Japanese females but was impossible in the 16 Caucasian females with markedly depressed upper eyelids (data not shown). DISCUSSION We compared wrinkle and sagging scores between Caucasian females living in North

380 5 4 3 2 20s C 5 4 *** 3 2 20s D JOURNAL OF COSMETIC SCIENCE ** CX) cx:xx:)€1@@) 30s 40s CXX) � cx:xx:)� 50s 60s Age-group (years) *** cx:xx:) CXleffi• *** � @I 30s 40s sos 60s Age-group (years) Figure 1. (continued) □ Caucasian CJ Japanese □ Caucasian □ Japanese America and Japanese females living in Tokyo using a photo scale originally established for Japanese female subjects (6,7). Table V compares the wrinkle scores between Cau­ casian and Japanese females in eight areas of the face and the sagging scores in the subzygomatic area. The wrinkle score in each area was significantly higher in the Caucasian females than in the Japanese females in the young groups aged 20-29 years. The Caucasian females showed especially high wrinkle scores in the lower eyelid, naso­ labial groove, cheek, and the corner of the mouth at all ages, and a marked increase in the subzygomatic sagging score in the group aged 40--49 years. Since wrinkles in the