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Some Best Tips
1) Help yourself.
Never, ever, ever leave the house without applying sunscreen. Use a sunblock with a minimum of 30 SPF on at least your face and hands daily. Both areas get more sun exposure than the rest of your body on a normal day, and your face and hands are the first places that show signs of aging. There are more and more products coming out every year that basically shield your body from the unkind effects of the sun.
Get in the habit of wearing your sunglasses when outside to cut down on the squinting (which creates those lovely little laugh lines although, really, there's nothing funny about them) and wear a hat to block the sun's damaging rays.
Begin using over-the-counter products with a proven track record. Every single dermatologist recently interviewed by More Magazine insists that peptide is the most effective ingredient in serums and moisturizers to firm and lift.
2)Choose wisely.
Before putting your face into the hands of a virtual stranger, do your homework. Botox parties, injections at the mall, clinics or day spas are not the way to go. You don't want to cheap out on these procedures. Find a board certified medical doctor to perform them for the best results. You find out if a doctor is board certified at the American Board of Dermatology's Web site (see Resources).
Also, check with your state's medical board to see if the physician has any complaints on file. Ask how long they have been performing the procedure you are requesting and how many days a week they do it.
Look for a doctor who has a good bedside manner, who explains the procedure in plain English to you during the consultation, and with whom you feel comfortable. Most of the procedures and products used to rejuvenate your skin aren't covered by insurance so make sure your dermatologist isn't a smarmy Snake Oil Sam. If you feel pressured to buy all the products being suggested, it's time to move on.
3) Plump it up.
Unfortunately, as we age one of the first things to go is our lips. The good news is there's a remedy readily available for that dilemma. Hyaluronic acid fillers, such as Restylane and Juvederm, and human collagen fillers, such as CosmoDerm and CosmoPlast, can be injected into the lips to subtly plump the mouth, define its borders, or fill out vertical smoker's lines around the lips.
The days of procedures leading to crazy fish lips are a thing of the past. The procedure takes just a little longer than a coffee break, about 20 minutes. After applying a numbing cream, the doctor uses a hair-thin needle to inject the filler into two to four areas in the lips and then massages it into place.
4) Smooth it over.
If you suffer from brown spots, skin discoloration, mottled, rough or scarred skin, book some laser treatments.
"We have lasers that can be superficial or intermediate and deep," says Dr. Bahman Guyuron, the chairman of the department of plastic surgery at Case Western Reserve University who has been researching cosmetic treatments for about 30 years.
You may see redness from one day to two weeks, depending on how aggressive the treatment is, Dr. Guyuron says. The great thing about this type of treatment is that not only does it smooth the skin but it also boosts collagen production - the Holy Grail of younger-looking skin. You can also use lasers to erase the effects of the sun on your chest and hands.