The term “plastic surgery” prompts images of bandages, swelling and in general, loads of downtime to flash to mind. The good news is, times have changed, and there are many alternative procedures that don’t require the knife or needle. SKIN checked out the latest game-changing anti-aging beauty innovations that lets you look your best, without having to venture into invasive surgical procedures. KEEP IT FOREVER YOUNG WITH BBL This should rank at the top of your list if you need hard evidence that the treatment works. BBL (broadband light) Forever Young is Sciton’s prized protocol which harnesses the power of light to keep skin firm and wrinkles at bay for years to come. In fact, the BBL Forever Young has been shown in a study by Stanford University to actually change the expression of genes associated with aging, functionally rejuvenating skin and delaying skin aging. Read More: 6 Insta-Treats That Deliver Results in Under 60 Minutes TARGET AGING AT ITS (DNA) CORE – YOUTH SAVANT One of the signs Continue Reading
The Best Beauty Solutions For Every Age
In your 20s and think it’s too early to care about aging? Think again. Many in their late 30s and beyond who seek rejuvenation treatments wish they did more to maintain their youthful looks earlier. We rounded up the best beauty tips for every age so that you don’t miss out on the powers of prevention, and so that you can address the common skin aging problems. KEEP YOUR SKIN HAPPY WITH GOOD HABITS Would you be surprised if I told you that ophthalmologists recommend wearing sunglasses as early as possible to prevent cataracts in later life? Well, the skin is the same, and dermatologists recommend you start sunscreens… yesterday. Believe or not, there are vital skincare practices that should be performed literally from birth, and sun protection is one of them. KEEP BEAUTY AN INVERTED TRIANGLE Start by defying gravity. You might be surprised, but our skin produces less collagen as early as our twenties. When we are young, the skin is firm with optimal collagen production Continue Reading
Is The Threadlift For You?
Crepey necks, saggy jowls, a disappearing jawline, depressed-looking nasolabial folds. Did you know that signs of ageing creep up on people slowly starting from the mid to late twenties and make their assault on our skin known usually by our 40s. But even if the unfortunate eventually happens, you can change from bull-frog to fabulous with non-invasive treatments, particularly with the advent of nifty age reversal procedures such as theadlifting. The Threadlift Consider the threadlift a renovated version of the surgical facelift. It is done by doctors to tackle sagging skin and folds. Unlike the surgical facelift, the facial threadlift is considered non-invasive because it doesn’t require surgery, incisions or manipulation of deep tissues. What it does is it allows the doctor to improve one’s looks by repositioning skin back to its youthful position. Should You Do The Threadlift? First things first, there is nothing wrong with looking older. But the desire to hide the ageing process is imbued in all of us, hence the theory of “ageing Continue Reading
Forget Brows: Women Are Now ‘Thread’-Lifting Their Faces
BY LISA WILLIAMS The Newest Extreme Dermatology Promises Dramatic Results With Less Downtime If eyebrow threading makes you uneasy, honey, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Queen of off-kilter beauty extremes (remember vagina steaming?) Gwyneth Paltrow has another treatment for you to think about: The Threading Face-Lift. A recent GOOP article on her popular blog explored the ins and outs of the “under-the-radar” method for anti-aging which was approved by the FDA ten years ago. So what exactly is the draw of giving your face the ‘thread-lifting’ treatment? That would be the fact that’s it’s scalpel-free, has a lower downtime and is relatively low-cost compared with other, more invasive treatments, but comes with a bigger payoff of greater lifting capacity compared to run-of-the-mill lasers and creams. Blame silent screen-era director D. W. Griffith for the cult of perfection in Hollywood (and the rest of the world): His pioneering closeups arguably led to generations of actors (supposedly everyone from Marilyn Monroe and Greta Garbo to Burt Lancaster and John Wayne) becoming plastic surgery guinea Continue Reading
My Quest for a Sharper Nose without Surgery
BY LISA WILLIAMS Though my nose is perfectly straight and sits well proportioned on my face, the somewhat bovine curve at the bottom bothered me. Not the curve, per se, but a childhood memory related to it. When I was about six, my mother casually mentioned my nose looked like Miss Piggy’s—which, in itself, is not a bad thing to say except no woman wants to grow up to resemble a porcine cartoon character. A few months later, forgetting all about her comment and the fact that I have a spectacular memory, she said, “Miss Piggy has a really ugly nose.” This caused an unintentional scar that remained on my psyche; I would never pose for pictures in profile. I was convinced it wasn’t my best face forward. However, I am a real coward when it comes to surgery. The furthest I have gone in my foray into the medical world was a blood test for my annual health screen. Hence, my dilemma. Jumping into the deep end When I found Continue Reading