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Anti-Aging Skincare


Turn Back the Clock with New Treatments and Breakthroughs


by Linda Sechrist


With aging still a largely mysterious process, current seekers of perpetual youth and beauty are urging scientists to find ways to slow or even reverse it. New tools to fight lines, wrinkles and sagging skin excite the imagination.


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oday’s anti-aging toolbox is filled with promise. Tools range from at-home strengthening and refining creams to commercial treat- ment technologies such as cold laser, intense pulsed light (IPL), light-emitting diode (LED), microdermabrasion, photofacials, and skin tightening and rejuvenating ultrasound. Acupuncture facelifts make use of ancient Chinese


techniques. Then there are the more invasive injectables, fillers and chemi- cal peels. How do we know what is best for us? Whatever one’s chosen tools,


Hema Sundaram, author of Face Value: The Truth about Beauty—and a Guilt- Free Guide to Finding It, believes that women at any age have every right to pursue the outward expression of their


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acial acupuncture uses 12 strategi- cally placed needles in the scalp and neck at muscle attachment points to lift the face and neck. “Ten to 20 treatments refresh the face, regard- less of your age,” advises Anna Baker, a doctor of Oriental medicine and owner of Faces by Dr. Anna, in Sarasota, Flori- da. Baker advises that the results of 50 treatments are frequently better than a facelift, from sculpting the jawline and


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neck profile to erasing lines and lifting droopy eyelids. “Cold lasers, IPL and LED use


gentle energy from light waves to act on cells deep in the skin, helping them to grow back stronger,” says cosmetic chemist and esthetician Elina Fedotova, of Elina Organics, of Kalamazoo, Michi- gan, and Chicago, Illinois. Of the three, she considers IPL the most dramatic. Offered by many estheticians, ul-


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inner beauty. The Washington, D.C.- based medical doctor and board-certi- fied dermatologist, who specializes in cosmetic surgery, supports a woman’s freedom to choose, without embarrass- ment or criticism. She emphasizes the positive effects of cosmetic procedures performed for the right reasons and notes, “Restoring the balance between a woman’s inner and outer selves can transform her life.” An at-home anti-aging regimen


aimed at retarding time’s telltales and enhancing beauty lays the foundation for an effective partnership with an estheti- cian or dermatologist. Performed consis- tently, do-it-yourself treatments can help to maintain cosmetic work performed by skincare professionals. Popular, non-invasive techniques are explained here. Many take it a step further with a meditation practice designed to develop and project inner, spiritual beauty. Gua Sha. This Chinese technique (pronounced GWA SHA) uses a small medicinal board to gently massage, manipulate and stimulate energy points along the face. The objective is to promote a normal flow of energy, or qi (pronounced KEE), and blood circula- tion and to remove toxins. It also sup- ports, lymph drainage. Gua sha activates inner vitality


by stimulating both the superficial and deep muscles that control facial expres- sion. Beauty benefits include a brighter complexion and a reduction in the appearance of wrinkles, dark under-eye circles and puffy eyes. It also lifts sag- ging at the neck and jaw. Hypnox. This 25-minute guided


hypnotherapeutic audio recording is touted as a natural alternative to the


by Linda Sechrist


trasound wands emit radio frequencies to stimulate skin cells through vibra- tion. Used to diminish wrinkles and lessen the appearance of scars, it also facilitates migration of serum and mask ingredients to sink into deeper layers of skin. Note that because ultrasound penetrates to the blood level, any prod- ucts used during the treatment should be only the purest and most natural.


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