Anyone who has spent some time researching serious skin care techniques will have learned about the importance of collagen and elastin in our skin. There are various ways skin care companies attempt to supplement the collagen in our skin, but the best ones ask the question "how to naturally produce collagen in the skin" rather than just "how do we add collagen to our skin care products".
That's because stimulating the skin to naturally produce collagen itself is the best way to replace lost collagen.
As we age our skin loses collagen, and elastin, the two most important skin proteins. These together are largely responsible for our skin health, and our skin youthfullness, suppleness and complexion. And collagen and elastin help maintain our skin elasticity, which is extremely important to preventing the formation of wrinkles, sagging, crows feet and fine lines that so bedevil us as we age and as our skin ages.
So it's not rocket science to come to the conclusion that if our skin loses collagen and elastin as we age, and if collagen and elastin are responsible for such things as skin elasticity and youthfullness and skin health, that we need to replace the lost collagen and elastin to improve our skin elasticity and youthfullness.
But how to do it? The big brand skin care companies do it by adding collagen and elastin to the bottles of skin care products. So when you head down to the local store you see collagen and elastin listed on the labels of those bottles of wrinkle creams, moisturizers and night creams.
That's got to replace the lost collagen and elastin you may be thinking. But unfortunately, no. You see collagen and elastin molecules are quite large, and don't actually penetrate the skin. So they stay on your face until you wipe them off at night. And on the top of your skin they really don't do very much. Well nothing actually.
Why would those big brand name skin care and anti aging products put collagen and elastin in those bottles of anti aging products if this doesn't do much? Because people buy these products if they see collagen and elastin listed on the label. So they sell well, which is the ultimate aim.
So if adding collagen and elastin to the product doesn't work, the best skin care companies, one in particular, ask themselves the right question. How to naturally produce collagen in the skin so that the skin improves it's store of collagen. If you can get the skin to naturally produce collagen itself then the lost collagen can be replaced.
And getting the skin to replace those lost proteins is quite possible. There is one range of natural skincare products that contains ingredients that really do stimulate the skin to naturally produce collagen (and elastin) itself. And the results of the studies into the effectiveness of this approach are impressive indeed. Results are visible within the month.
Putting these 2 essential skin proteins into the products doesn't work. But one company, by asking itself "how to naturally produce collagen in the skin" by getting the skin to do it itself, has answered the question and this has resulted in the production of the worlds best skin care products.
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Cosmetic Dermatology Can Stifle the Comment "you Look Tired!"
It's not what most of us want to hear: "You look tired!" Maybe it's just sympathy — but if you hear it a lot, even when you're NOT tired, you may be at your wit's end trying to figure out what to do about it.
In my cosmetic dermatology practice, I hear this complaint most often from clients who have lines around their eyes, grooves between their eyes above the bridge of the nose, or drooping upper eyelids. "Squint lines" and "frown lines" can also make people look angry when they really aren't!
These problems may be just the bad luck of heredity. One client came to me in distress about the three deep grooves between her eyes that she gets from squinting. She said she gets these from her father's side — "My dad's and aunt's grooves are so big they can hold a dime in the slots!" she told me.
For some people, the wrinkles, lines and sagging may result from the drying and damage that sun exposure does to our skin. And aging, bringing the loss of the collagen and elastin that support the delicate skin of the face, leaves it vulnerable to gravity. But whatever the cause, there are non-invasive cosmetic dermatology procedures available that can reverse these effects.
First, people most commonly turn to surgical remedies for drooping upper eyelids caused by a sagging brow. However, many can achieve satisfying results through the use of Botox. This safe and effective preparation, precision-injected into carefully-targeted forehead muscle areas, relaxes the muscle and relieves the downward pressure, effectively lifting the eyebrows and the lids below them. Many of my clients find it well worth trying this cosmetic dermatology procedure, and thereby frequently avoiding the more drastic step of surgery.
Botox also provides a great solution to frown lines between the eyebrows — the "dime-holders" my client described above. Even for those of us who manage to train ourselves not to squint or frown while awake, it's another story when we're sleeping. Sleep research photos reveal that most people give their facial muscles quite a workout while dreaming, and there's not much we can do about it! Injection of Botox into key areas of these muscles holds them in a relaxed state so they're not capable of contracting, and the skin over these muscles smoothes out.
Another cosmetic procedure that's highly effective in erasing the "tired" look is injection of a dermal filler such as Juvederm or Restylane. These gel-like products contain hyaluronic acid, a substance occurring naturally in human skin gradually depleted through time, aging and exposure to pollutants and sunlight. Hyaluronic acid binds moisture into the skin giving it volume and "plumping" it, while also stimulating natural collagen production. And collagen, you probably know, is the fibrous, elastic protein that keeps skin firm.
So, if deeply-incised grooves remain between the eyebrows and radiate from the outer corners of the eyes ("crow's feet") even after muscles are relaxed, cosmetic dermatologists will often combine Botox treatments with fillers like Juvederm or Restylane, erasing the lines and filling in the grooves.
Now, I'm not saying that cosmetic dermatology is the right answer for everyone who looks tired. In some cases of severely drooping eyelids, cosmetic surgery may be the best remedy. And sometimes the solution is simple and obvious — get more sleep! That alone is one of the best things you can do for your skin. But if you decide that cosmetic dermatology procedures might improve your tired appearance, there's one more thing you should consider.
The practice of these procedures is as much art as science; a doctor must have even more than a thorough knowledge of the fine, delicate anatomy of facial muscles. Especially with Botox, knowing exactly where to make the injection, and how much to use, is crucial. Make sure you entrust your treatment to the hands of a highly-skilled, experienced physician. You want someone who understands how to create subtle effects, avoiding that frozen look of the occasional celebrities who turn up in the media with Botox overkill or badly applied fillers.
Smooth, relaxed skin around your eyes erases the false impression of stress and exhaustion — so you can stop hearing "You look tired!"
In my cosmetic dermatology practice, I hear this complaint most often from clients who have lines around their eyes, grooves between their eyes above the bridge of the nose, or drooping upper eyelids. "Squint lines" and "frown lines" can also make people look angry when they really aren't!
These problems may be just the bad luck of heredity. One client came to me in distress about the three deep grooves between her eyes that she gets from squinting. She said she gets these from her father's side — "My dad's and aunt's grooves are so big they can hold a dime in the slots!" she told me.
For some people, the wrinkles, lines and sagging may result from the drying and damage that sun exposure does to our skin. And aging, bringing the loss of the collagen and elastin that support the delicate skin of the face, leaves it vulnerable to gravity. But whatever the cause, there are non-invasive cosmetic dermatology procedures available that can reverse these effects.
First, people most commonly turn to surgical remedies for drooping upper eyelids caused by a sagging brow. However, many can achieve satisfying results through the use of Botox. This safe and effective preparation, precision-injected into carefully-targeted forehead muscle areas, relaxes the muscle and relieves the downward pressure, effectively lifting the eyebrows and the lids below them. Many of my clients find it well worth trying this cosmetic dermatology procedure, and thereby frequently avoiding the more drastic step of surgery.
Botox also provides a great solution to frown lines between the eyebrows — the "dime-holders" my client described above. Even for those of us who manage to train ourselves not to squint or frown while awake, it's another story when we're sleeping. Sleep research photos reveal that most people give their facial muscles quite a workout while dreaming, and there's not much we can do about it! Injection of Botox into key areas of these muscles holds them in a relaxed state so they're not capable of contracting, and the skin over these muscles smoothes out.
Another cosmetic procedure that's highly effective in erasing the "tired" look is injection of a dermal filler such as Juvederm or Restylane. These gel-like products contain hyaluronic acid, a substance occurring naturally in human skin gradually depleted through time, aging and exposure to pollutants and sunlight. Hyaluronic acid binds moisture into the skin giving it volume and "plumping" it, while also stimulating natural collagen production. And collagen, you probably know, is the fibrous, elastic protein that keeps skin firm.
So, if deeply-incised grooves remain between the eyebrows and radiate from the outer corners of the eyes ("crow's feet") even after muscles are relaxed, cosmetic dermatologists will often combine Botox treatments with fillers like Juvederm or Restylane, erasing the lines and filling in the grooves.
Now, I'm not saying that cosmetic dermatology is the right answer for everyone who looks tired. In some cases of severely drooping eyelids, cosmetic surgery may be the best remedy. And sometimes the solution is simple and obvious — get more sleep! That alone is one of the best things you can do for your skin. But if you decide that cosmetic dermatology procedures might improve your tired appearance, there's one more thing you should consider.
The practice of these procedures is as much art as science; a doctor must have even more than a thorough knowledge of the fine, delicate anatomy of facial muscles. Especially with Botox, knowing exactly where to make the injection, and how much to use, is crucial. Make sure you entrust your treatment to the hands of a highly-skilled, experienced physician. You want someone who understands how to create subtle effects, avoiding that frozen look of the occasional celebrities who turn up in the media with Botox overkill or badly applied fillers.
Smooth, relaxed skin around your eyes erases the false impression of stress and exhaustion — so you can stop hearing "You look tired!"
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