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You can easily tell by the sunk or deflated skin on the face. Compare the kid’s face and the dad’s face.

I wonder if there is a term for the subcutaneous fat or whatever that goes away as you age.




In a video with Will Tennyson he mentioned that he keeps his body fat at 5%. Such low numbers will naturally give you a sunken look.


i think it's collagen


I think the aging look might be due to the accumulation or hardening of collagen. I have a collagen disorder (Ehlers) that makes my skin velvet-smooth and stretchy because the collagen's all melty. not good for joints though.


There is: aging




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