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October 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Beautiful Time Traveler: Time Reversal Tips for Every Decade
September 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
With skincare every second counts. After glancing in the mirror ever wish you could travel through time? Not to splurge the moments stolen back from the perpetual progression of time of course. But rather to finally do things right. Here’s a time traveler’s guide to help you prevent and reverse the negative impact of time. No matter which decade you’re enjoying we’ve got important tips to help you combat the environmental and physical stress you’ll encounter. Travel back in time and let your body live as beautifully as it was meant to. No time machine required.
Your Roaring Twenties
Throughout your youth you enjoy a healthy glow. A few preliminary signs of aging however hit as early as your twenties. First, the fullness you enjoyed as a teen melts away naturally leaving you with a look of sophistication and elegance. But once that baby fat dissipates, your cheek’s plump volume disappears forever and the first set of wrinkles begin permanently pressing themselves into your visage. These coming-of-age wrinkles welcoming you onto the long calculated path of aging are motor wrinkles. They appear where natural facial expressions are most actively pulling and tugging the skin on your face. Horizontal forehead lines, eleven lines and also crow’s feet are usually among the first sightings of aging.
Time Traveler Tips
Be very vigilant about caring for your skin at this age. Experts say the way you care for your skin in your twenties will greatly affect how you look later in life. No matter the siren call of the summer sun, remember to use sunscreen. A fine mix of staying out of the sun and using sunscreen can ward off the nasty age spots that will begin to appear later in life. Which brings us to our next decade.
Your Phenomenal Thirties
In your thirties you’ll begin to notice those freckle-like spots that don’t actually fade like freckles after the summer has long gone. If those stubborn brown blemishes stick around long into the winter, those aren’t freckles. Sorry, hun: they are sun spots that reflect the serious sun damage registered by your skin and its underlying tissues. As you sail through your thirties, these will become more and more prominent. Overall your face’s radiance will be dulled; you’ll look a little more tired. Redness, broken capillaries, darker shadows will appear around the nose, mouth and eyes. So if you were lucky enough to never need a concealer beforehand, you’ll probably need to bring it in now. Also those motor wrinkles—including forehead wrinkles, eleven lines, and crow’s feet—will appear deepened.
Time Traveler Tips
Before you sleep use night cream with retinol, this will help your skin cells and collagen regenerate. A laser treatment like Fraxel or IPL Photofacial can tackle those brown sunspots effectively. To help your skin cast of old cells effectively and reintroduce the beloved radiance of your youth, schedule a chemical peel or microdermabrasion session. And finally to help manage those ever-deepening wrinkles, dermal fillers or Botox can be used.
Your Fabulous Forties
Your forties bring a number of joys—the increased independence of your growing kids, stability in your personal and professional life, a greater self-assurance that comes with the wisdom of experience. With all its wonders this decade will also bring on a series of deepened wrinkles. Especially if you didn’t use sunscreen in your youth, your face’s prime exposed spots will really reveal some significant creases. Upper lip creases, crow’s feet, and parentheses lines are the prominent wrinkles to look out for.
Time Traveler Tips
To boost the overall quality of your skin, it’s recommended to continue the use of retinol which you began applying in your thirties. Also into your nightly treatment it’s also recommended that you integrate deeply restorative creams and effective rehabilitative serums. Since your body uses sleep to restore and rejuvenate, using your best moisturizing and correction products during this time is most effective. During this decade, laser treatments like Fraxel or IPL Photofacial are helpful in significantly reducing those accentuated furrows.
Your Golden Fifties
Your golden decade can go one of two ways. Steady as she goes or down. Happily (or not so happily) it’s pre-determined by the way you cared (or didn’t care) for your skin in your youth. For those who were vigilant with skincare, your fifties won’t witness much change from the decade prior. For those who weren’t thoughtful in the previous decades, you’ll see noticeable ageing. Ultraviolet damage steeped deep in your tissue hinders your body’s ability to produce and maintain collagen and elastin, which are the two elements responsible for youthful skin that’s plump and smooth. The cumulative environmental stress reveals itself starkly through poor skin quality, sagging and harsh wrinkles. A drop in estrogen levels also makes your skin feel drier. Gravity as well plays a part making skin droop across a number of facial features—your browbone, your undereye areas, your cheeks, your jawline and your neck.
Time Traveler Tips
To tackle the wrinkles and increasingly poor quality of your skin, continue the same great tips detailed above. And to vanquish the problem of sagging skin, luckily there’s Thermage. This laser treatment targets those droopy areas and tightens them up for a graceful, more refined look.
Hollywood’s Star Procedures
February 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards ceremony is fast approaching. And we’re gripping the edges of our seats for a parade of gowns and flawless looks. But just how much of this gilded perfection do we owe to medicine?
We’ve long suspected that nearly everyone in Hollywood has been under the knife. Luckily, the media has helped us confirm some of the more obvious changes: Ashley Simpson’s rhinoplasty, LeAnn Rime’s breast augmentation, and Heidi Montag’s marathon surgical makeover.
Now that non-invasive procedures are so prolific, changes are often too subtle. They go undetected. With the help of medical experts, we identify the pet procedures of Hollywood’s elite. Find out what the beaming beauties of this year’s Oscars have been up to!
Beyonce’s Fave Procedure
While there’s been speculation that she’s had a breast augmentation and a fat transfer to her rear, there’s no doubt that this woman keeps herself fabulously fit. With intense dance skills and global tours that keep her body in tip-top condition, she looks flawless! Invasive procedural speculations aside, what non-invasive enhancement does Beyonce love?
Lash Extensions! Passing up the falsies, Beyonce goes for a softer, more seamless look with diva-length extensions.
Have you tried eyelash extensions? Share your thoughts below!
Nicole Kidman’s Fave Procedure
Though she continues to deny it, we all know her favorite indulgence. This blushing beauty loves to credit her glowing, serene looks to genetics. But if she’s only tried Botox once, as she claims, it sure was one potent syringe! Nicole Kidman’s alleged one-time flirting with Botox is, truth be told, a full-fledged love affair. Keeping her forehead smooth to shows off her pristine porcelain complexion, Kidman gives herself regular de-stressing boosts with Botox.
Other screen sirens aren’t as bashful about Botox. Kylie Minogue openly admits that she’s just like the rest of us: in need of a little nudge in the wrinkle-free direction. Vanessa Williams also fesses up to having benefited from Botox: “I certainly do Botox, which I definitely think that almost every woman that I know has. […] And it’s a miracle drug, no cutting, nothing.”
What do you think about coy Kidman’s Botox denials? Think Hollywood stars should be open about their procedures?
Scarlett Johansson’s Fave Procedure
Think her classic beauty is just too good to be true? Well, get ready for a surprise! Experts say that Scarlett has probably never undergone a breast augmentation and her lips are just naturally bee-stung. (Photos from her teenage years can help prove it!)
With all that natural beauty, Scarlett’s not one to scoff at enhanced beauty! She says, “I will definitely have plastic surgery. I don’t want to be an old hag. I think if you’re comfortable with yourself, that’s sexy. But if you’re not, then go for it.” So natural and yet so honest! You gotta admire her boldness!
Brad Pitt’s Fave Procedure
Famous women are promptly placed under the scrutinizing light of the public. But men are rarely questioned for their aesthetically-enhanced choices. Recently though it’s been exposed that Brad Pitt relishes in the bliss of enhanced youth.
Weathered down by a demanding schedule and an exponentially multiplying brood, Brad’s face has been looking sallow, wrinkled, and dried out as of late. But last year Brad magically reappeared one day with fresher skin! Dr. Jennifer Walden, a Manhattan plastic surgeon, comments that Brad is looking “fresh-faced and years younger […] His skin is shinier and there are fewer wrinkles on his face, which indicates he had a resurfacing procedure, like a laser called Fraxel or a chemical peel.”
Fraxel is a resurfacing laser procedure that helps reduce scarring, pigmentation and wrinkles. What are your thoughts about Brad’s revival? Love it or hate it?
Jennifer Aniston’s Fave Procedure
Some women are internationally renowned for their plush pout. (Hello, Angelina Jolie!) Tight-lipped actresses rarely get such attention. But you’d be surprised to hear that most women under Hollywood’s spotlight have enjoyed a little lip action!
When we think ‘lips like cushions’ we rarely think of Jennifer Aniston. But this golden girl has received Juvederm treatments which enhance her lips in the most natural way. Comparing before and after pictures, there’s no denying that a natural-looking lift thanks to Juvederm has softened Aniston’s fine, delicate features.
What other celebrities have received lip augmentations via dermal fillers? Megan Fox, Lindsay Lohan, Kim Kardashian, and Angelina Jolie! Though they all have great pouts naturally (or should we say, originally), you’d be hard-pressed to find a medical aesthetic expert who’d disagree that they’ve gotten a little help!
Britney Spears’ Fave Procedure
This comeback popstar has finally hurdled the hard times. To get back into shape after an up-and-down spell, Britney Spears says she’s worked out, danced, and maintained a healthy diet. But medical experts say that her rapid (and smooth) turnaround is probably also enhanced by a little medical help. With SmartLipo, Britney has probably reduced those hard-to-hit pockets on her inner thighs, outer hips, and tummy.
SmartLipo is a minimally invasive laser-enhanced lipo procedure. What are your thoughts? Was Britney’s physical comeback thanks to mother nature or SmartLipo?
Madonna’s Fave Procedure
This woman is a machine. At 52, Madonna can still keep up with the youngest. With gravity-defying dance moves and yoga moves to kill, she’s built physical strength that you can see. But somehow Madonna has also managed to stave of wrinkles and skin sagging.
Experts say that Madonna’s youthful arms and neck can be the wonderful results of Thermage. Thermage laser beams help stimulate collagen production and tighten skin in aged or pre-maturely sagging areas.
What are your thoughts on Madonna’s age-defying looks? Love it or hate it? Share your thoughts below!
BODYLASE SPECIAL
Want to find out more about Thermage, Madonna’s favorite procedure? This month BodyLase will be holding an Evening of Beauty where you can learn about Thermage and Fraxel directly from our in-house expert Dayna Rossi, NP. There will be delicious tibbles and treats. And best of all, for all who buy a Thermage treatment that evening will receive a FREE Fraxel treatment (valued at $850). Call us for details and to reserve your spot!
