Living Longer, Aging Better
From May 2005
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Looking for New Wrinkles
Decreased muscle tone associated with aging is accompanied by sagging and wrinkled facial skin. Aging skin appears dry, thin and translucent.
The cosmetics industry has responded by introducing scores of nonprescription creams, with prices from $6 to as much as $600, which promise to fade dark spots, smooth roughness and erase frown lines.
Cosmetic products typically contain ingredients such as alpha hydroxy acids for exfoliation (removal of dead skin cells); ascorbic acid to lighten pigment; amino acids for rehydration; and lanolin to reduce water loss from skin surfaces.
Cosmetic dermatologists can reinforce sagging skin and even help reshape noses or lips by injecting dermal fillers derived from patients’ own fat tissue, or from animal or synthetic materials.
Filler products include Artecoll, a synthetic material; Dermalogen, collagen extracted from human donors; Hylaform, derived from natural body substances; and Restylane, a gel made from hyaluronic acid, which the body produces.
Other medical treatments:
• Chemical peel — use of phenol and trichloroacetic acid to blister and peel the top layers of wrinkled or blemished skin and induce skin regeneration.
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Decreased muscle tone associated with aging is accompanied by sagging and wrinkled facial skin. Aging skin appears dry, thin and translucent.
The cosmetics industry has responded by introducing scores of nonprescription creams, with prices from $6 to as much as $600, which promise to fade dark spots, smooth roughness and erase frown lines.
Cosmetic products typically contain ingredients such as alpha hydroxy acids for exfoliation (removal of dead skin cells); ascorbic acid to lighten pigment; amino acids for rehydration; and lanolin to reduce water loss from skin surfaces.
Cosmetic dermatologists can reinforce sagging skin and even help reshape noses or lips by injecting dermal fillers derived from patients’ own fat tissue, or from animal or synthetic materials.
Filler products include Artecoll, a synthetic material; Dermalogen, collagen extracted from human donors; Hylaform, derived from natural body substances; and Restylane, a gel made from hyaluronic acid, which the body produces.
Other medical treatments:
• Chemical peel — use of phenol and trichloroacetic acid to blister and peel the top layers of wrinkled or blemished skin and induce skin regeneration.
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