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Fortunately, there are options available to us to reduce the
appearance of wrinkles
Reducing the Appearance of Wrinkles
Wrinkles. One of the most dreaded words in the dictionary. At the
first sign of a wrinkle, our reaction is pretty much universal.
Horror! After we calm down, we begin to wonder just what we can
do to eliminate this much dreaded effect of aging and how do we
keep other newer and deeper wrinkles from following. If we
already find ourselves with wrinkle mania in full bloom, we look
for solutions to turn back the hands of time and restore our skin
to its once youthful state. Fortunately, there are options
available to us to reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
Let's take a moment to discover what causes these wrinkles. First
and foremost, aging. As we grow older our skin naturally looses
collagen and eslastin that help to keep our skin firm and taunt.
Also, our skin cell reproduction slows down and the rejuvenating
effect that new skin cells have on our skin’s appearance
diminishes. These types of wrinkles are known as intrinsic, they
cannot be avoided. It is Mother Nature at her best (or worst!).
Other factors, like the environment and sun damage, can also
cause skin to wrinkle. Smoking also causes the skin to produce
less collagen, inevitably leading to an increase in wrinkles.
These types of wrinkles are called extrinsic. They are life style
choices that are, for the most part, under our control. These
extrinsic influences are the leading cause of pre-mature aging
patterns in our skin. Now that we know why we have wrinkles let’s
talk about how to reduce them.
One of the more popular ways to reduce the appearance of wrinkles
is plastic surgery. Not only are face-lifts an option but also
there are now less invasive procedures, like chemical peels,
laser treatments, and collagen injections. The number one
procedure for reducing wrinkles used today by women of every walk
of life is Botox® injections. Botox® works by relaxing the
injected muscle and allowing those awful furrow lines and other
deep wrinkles to all but disappear. This is temporary, though,
and has to be repeated every few months.
Coblation is also an option for reducing wrinkles. Less invasive
than surgery, radio waves are used to remove the top layer of the
skin, reducing the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and sun
damage. Although this procedure does leave you with newer,
younger looking skin, it is not as effective as laser treatments.
It is safer, though, and the healing process is considerably
shorter since the radio waves do not go as deeply into the lower
layers of skin.
Although all of the above mentioned remedies are good options,
they are also expensive. There are a large variety of wrinkle
reducing creams on the market today that contain ingredients like
Retinal. These will help to firm your skin and lessen the look of
fine lines, but not necessarily the deeper set wrinkles.
Brian Fong
http://www.NaturalVisage.com/
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