Tag: wrinkles
How is Your Neck Affected by Aging?
“How can I restore my neck skin?” Our Philadelphia area team does hear this question, but not as often as you may think. Since skin care efforts are often focused on the face, the neck tends to be forgotten—even though it has delicate skin prone to showing signs of aging. People who focus their attention on …
Can You Get a “Healthy Glow” Without UV Exposure?
For many decades, Americans have associated a sun-kissed look with good health, but experts say that any form of tan is potentially harmful to your skin. The increase in melanin that gives us a tan is itself a form of damage. Additionally, excess sun exposure causes cosmetic issues like wrinkles and hollows due to drying …
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3 Unexpected Benefits of BOTOX®
Many facial wrinkles are caused by constant facial movements and expressions—such as lifting the eyebrows, squinting, frowning, and chewing—and are linked to the movements of underlying muscles. Because of how these types of wrinkles form, topical skin care products simply can’t address them. Instead, patients who want a more youthful look will need neuromodulators, such …
How Do You Correct Static Wrinkles?
Young skin tends to be plump and firm, and it snaps back into position easily after facial movements because of its abundance of collagen and other important substances. Over time, however, it becomes thinner, drier, less elastic, and more likely to form wrinkles. To find the most effective treatment for wrinkles on the face, you …
What Can You Do to Stop Expression Wrinkles?
Many of the most common types of facial wrinkles—such as wavy lines on the forehead, “elevens” between the brows, and creases at the sides of the nose—aren’t caused primarily by aging. These lines are actually associated more with the movements of facial muscles that are attached to the skin on the surface. Your skin is …
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Which Anti-Aging Treatment Will Be Most Effective for My Skin Condition?
Patients who choose aesthetic treatments like BOTOX® from Philadelphia-area injectors often want to look younger or more energized, but may be unsure about what’s specifically bothering them. Each patient’s needs are different, so a “cookie-cutter approach” to correcting wrinkles or other concerns is not an effective strategy. Our experienced injectors at Cross Medical Group team …
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Working Out New Wrinkles
Working Out New Wrinkles November 18, 2014 By: Carol Saline, Inside Magazine feature I haven’t been to one birthday party recently for someone over 60 where most of the women in the room don’t look five to 10 years younger than the age on their driver’s license. The reason that 70 is the new 60 …