Reduce Wrinkles to Look Great!

There are many ways to help undo damage to your skin and repair or reduce wrinkles. Of course, it really depends on whether or not you’re willing to commit to great skin care!

Stress, worry, and anxiety are also all major contributors to the aging process. Stress in and of itself puts our bodies through all sorts of chemical reactions and can age you in half a heart beat.

Aside from getting rid of the people in your life who cause you stress:o), you can reverse the signs of aging if you just take some time to work at it a bit. There are some great products out there!~

Simply staying out of the sun or wearing sunblock when you’re in it are two great ways help reverse aging of the skin.

Using Glycolic Acid or an AHA every week can really help reverse and reduce wrinkles.

You can avoid those sneaky wrinkles.

The old gray mare just aint what she used to be!

Look Great! and Reduce Wrinkles!~

Use Retin A or Renova - Retin A or Renova can help reduce and smooth over fine lines and wrinkles over time. It is only available only by prescription, can be costly, and must be maintained all your life or wrinkles will come back. Because of that fact, I consider Retin A only a temporary way to reduce wrinkles.

Use AHA’s - Alpha Hydroxy Acids work very well at smoothing the skin and creating a gentle surface peel. There are a wide variety of them available and most have different strengths. You’ll have to read the percentages on the back to find out how strong they are. If you have fair or sensitive skin, you’ll need a lower percentage AHA. If you have normal to oily skin, you can use a higher strength AHA.

These products are inexpensive and work well over time. I personally use Neutrogena Healthy Skin. It has a rather high percentage AHA and works well for normal to oily skin.

Find out more about AHA's

You can also try Glycolic Acids

Vitamin E - When you get a certain chronological age, you should really ADD Vitamin E to your skin diet. Taking Vitamin E supplements and using a good Vitamin E lotion can really help your skin look, feel, and be more resilient. A good skin care regimen should start in your 20's, however its never too late to include it. Other Vitamins - Of course you should get other vitamins besides E vitamins. B vitamins are known as the Beauty vitamins and are vital to reduce wrinkles. Some people have a hard time taking B supplements so a great way to get them is to drink them. There is a vitamin mix drink that I've been taking for years. It called Emergen-C Super Energy Boosterand it's got all the B vitmins you need in it. They have many tasty flavors to choose from and they don't upset your stomach like other B vitamins can. Biotin is also essential for good hair, nails, and skin. You can buy super Biotin to get extra amounts of it. Try Natures Bounty 5000 mcg Super Biotin or GNC Women's Biotin 2500 mcg Capsules to get the extra amounts you need. Other vitamins you need to reduce wrinkles are Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Selenium, which helps block out free radicals that can be harmful to the skin.

Chemical Peels - Trichloroacetic Acid Treatments (THA’s) work well to reduce wrinkles but can be expensive, especially since the dermatologist will want to see you for three to six sessions. They can range in price from $50 - $150 depending on the area that you live. While you undergo treatments you must stay out of the sun completely, or you’ll end up creating damage again.

Fillers - Collagen fillers work very well and help plump the skin. Results however are temporary lasting only about 4 – 15 months. Some people may be allergic to the form of collagen that’s used, (cattle collagen) so an allergy test must be performed first.

Fibrel - Fibrel is another known filler. Results may last up to five years but getting the shots can hurt quite a lot and is more time consuming than regular collagen fillers.

Microlipoinjections - These involve the removal and transfer of fat cells from one part of the body to another. Usually fat is removed from the buttocks or tummy and can then be reinjected into the face. You can plump up lips or wrinkles in your face. Body fat is longer lasting and completely non-allergenic so it is safer and more natural looking than other fillers.

Over the first 6 weeks after microlipoinjection about 70% of the fat that’s injected is absorbed by the body, but the remaining 30% will stay for a long time. Due to the body's absorption, your Dermatologist will most likely want to perform three of these treatments over a period of six months to give you long-lasting and natural results. This procedure is performed on an outpatient which eliminates the cost and need of hospitalization.

Dermabrasion - Dermabrasion works well for lines around the mouth. The mouth is the only part of the face that it’s safe to use dermabraion on because other areas of the face have more delicate and thinner skin. An instrument called a ‘dermabrader’ is used to sand the top layer of skin away. Healing can take up to 10 days. The drawback is that dermabrasion often removes the pigment from the skin too, so if you get this done, you’ll always have to wear makeup on the treated areas.

Face Lifts - Of course the other alternative to reduce wrinkles is to get a facelift or an eye lift. These procedures can vary as do results. There is one new kind of face lift that’s been made available and its non invasive, not as costly, and can be done on an outpatient basis. Find out more about them here.

Just using Glycolic Acid lotion or toner or an AHA lotion every week can really help reverse and reduce wrinkles. You can avoid those sneaky wrinkles and keep your skin young and subtle for a lot longer!

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