Heart disease can be predicted from deep forehead wrinkles, says study

According to a recent study, people who have a lot more deep forehead wrinkles than is typical for their age may be at a higher risk of dying of cardiovascular disease. Professor Yolande Esquirol explained, “We explored forehead wrinkles as a marker because it’s so simple and visual. Just looking at a person’s face could sound an alarm, and then we could give advice to lower risk.”


Professor Yolande Esquirol added, “Of course, if you have a person with a potential cardiovascular risk, you have to check classical risk factors like blood pressure as well as lipid and blood glucose levels, but you could already share some recommendations on lifestyle factors.”


The study participants were followed for 20 years, during which time 233 died of various causes. Of these, 15.2% had scored two and three wrinkles. About 6.6% had scored one wrinkle and 2.1% had no wrinkles. The researchers found that people with wrinkle score of one had a slightly higher risk of dying of cardiovascular disease than people with no wrinkles.


Professor Yolande Esquirol concluded by saying, “The higher your wrinkle score, the more your cardiovascular mortality risk increases. Furrows in your brow are not a better method of evaluating cardiovascular risk than existing methods, such as blood pressure and lipid profiles, but they could raise a red flag earlier, at a simple glance.”