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L A S E R R E S U R F A C I N G F O R
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Not
All Wrinkles Were Created Equal
Wrinkles are the most common sign of aging. We all get them...and
we all want to get rid of them. Unfortunately, there is no simple
solution when it comes to wrinkle removal. That's because there
are actually three different types of wrinkles, and each has specific
treatments designed to remove them. The three types of wrinkles
are dynamic wrinkles, fine wrinkles, and skin fold wrinkles.
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Dynamic
Wrinkles |
Doctors
call them dynamic wrinkles. Everyone else simply calls them smile
lines and frown lines. No matter what you call them, they are the
most troublesome of all wrinkles and often are the most difficult
to treat. They are our crow's feet, scowl lines, forehead creases,
and lip wrinkles. They develop because each time we smile, laugh,
or frown, our skin creases or folds in the same way. After making
the same expressions time after time, our skin "remembers"
these creases even when they are not there. These wrinkles can be
improved through laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, deep peels, Botox,
and fillers. However, even if these treatments could vanish your dynamic
wrinkles, your dynamic wrinkles will return, because you will continue
to make the same facial expressions that caused them in the first
place. Interestingly, if you have ever seen anyone who has had one
half of their face paralyzed, you may have noticed that the paralyzed
side appears younger. This is because they do not move that side of
the face, so there are no dynamic wrinkles.
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Fine
Wrinkles |
Fine
wrinkles are seen on dry crepe paper skin (usually on the cheeks).
These wrinkles are superficial and their removal is relatively easy
through skin care, micropeels, and other simple treatments.
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Skin
Fold Wrinkles |
Skin
fold wrinkles are the wrinkles that go from the corner of our noses,
around our mouths, and down to our chins. They look like big parentheses
around our mouths. They develop within the skin fold (called nasolabial
fold by doctors) which is due to sagging cheeks. Because these wrinkles
are due to sagging skin, the only way to treat them is by tightening
the skin...through a facelift. Just look in the mirror while you are
pulling your cheek skin back toward your ears. You will see a dramatic
improvement in your nasolabial folds, as well as the skin fold wrinkles.
(No more will be said of skin fold wrinkles on this page, because
the treatments on this page do not help skin fold wrinkles).
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How
Wrinkle Treatments Work |
Chemical
peels, laser, dermabrasion, and skin care are all guided by the
same principles. But to understand them, you first must know a little
something about your skin.
Your
skin is made up of damaged superficial cells and healthier deep
cells. Every day, your old superficial cells die, shed, and are
replaced by younger cells. When you are born, the process of shedding
a new skin cell takes about 30 days. By the time you are 60, the
process takes about 60 days. Thus, as you get older, your complexion
becomes dull and lifeless because the cells on your skin's surface
are, in fact, older.
Each
treatment mentioned above causes uniform destruction and shedding
of your old damaged superficial skin cells. This allows healthier
deep cells to surface while they are still young and fresh. Each
of these treatments organizes and expedites the process of skin
turnover and helps you reclaim the skin of your youth. As a result,
you will see improvement in some or all of the following skin problems:
large pore size, loss of skin vitality, roughness, discoloration,
fine wrinkles, acne scars, dynamic wrinkles, and loss of skin tone.
(Fillers and Botox are guided by other principles).
Despite
their similarities, each treatment works slightly differently and
therefore yields a different degree of improvement. No one treatment
solves all problems. In general, deeper treatments yield greater
improvement but impose longer recovery. To optimize their results,
many people employ two treatment options that complement one another,
such as laser resurfacing and Botox injections.
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