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Your skin begins to lose its natural elasticity after your mid-twenties but the good news is that there are now numerous treatments available to help you maintain a youthful complexion. Mandy Temple explains.
very time you use a muscle in your face, whether you’re smiling or frowning you’ll see a wrinkle appear. Sun damage, smoking and poor diet also play a part in how your skin looks so it’s extremely important to take care of yourself if you don’t want to see the consequences in later life!
E Chemical Peels
If you have always pined for youthful looking skin, a chemical peel maybe a treatment worth trying. Used for improving and smoothing the texture of the facial skin, a chemical peel uses a chemical solution that causes the dead skin to peel off, helping to regenerate your skin and making it less wrinkled. A facial peel can be used on almost any skin type, but it’s important to seek advice from professionals such as dermatologist, esthetician, registered nurse or a plastic surgeon.
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If you are very conscious of your wrinkles, folds or have permanent scars that you wish were more subtle, you may want to consider dermal fillers. Frequently used for
scarring, dermal fillers are synthetic and the treatment is non-invasive with very little recovery time and it can be used to target a variety of problem areas including your forehead, crow’s feet, acne pits and can even be used for lip enhancement. A local anesthetic cream is
applied before the filler is injected into the area being treated, and depending on which filler is used and in which area it can last up to 6-18 months.
Dermal filler treatments start at about £260.
Ablative Laser Surgery
The ablative laser surgery works in the basic principles of laser and it vaporises the top layer of the skin to help remove scars, blemishes and wrinkles, giving you a smoother complexion.
Botox
Botox is one of the trade names for the neurotoxic protein It’s derived from Botulinum toxin and it’s a natural purified protein that relaxes the injected muscle by blocking nerve impulses, which helps to soften and relax wrinkles. Depending on how many areas you have treated Botox prices can start from £220.
The INDEX magazine September 2011
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