Skin as you get older tends to wrinkle if you do not take proper care of it. One type of wrinkle is called the ?crows? feet? because of the pattern it creates around the eyes. In the corners of your eyes as you get older wrinkles appear that are rather tiny, but still visible. Wrinkles happen because your skin loses a necessary ingredient for keeping it healthy and strong. This ingredient is collagen.
These visible wrinkles can be an annoyance, considering we tend to talk and look each other in the eyes. The wrinkles found around the eyes will often help others determine the age of the person they are speaking with. The deeper the wrinkles the older a person tends to be. Aging is unavoidable, but we can certainly keep the signs of our age well hidden.
One cannot repair the skin cells. Skin cells die and eventually slough off or continue to wrinkle. However, there are products that will reinstitute collagen into the skin, which helps the skin look younger.
An option you have to help make your skin appear younger is Botox. Botox usually takes seven days before you will see the results. The medication allows the muscles to relax, which means they will not contract around the face- thus the wrinkles do not appear. Celebrities are famous for using Botox treatments. Botox is actually a type of poison, which means it can be unhealthy. It is best to speak with a professional regarding such treatments to ensure safety.
Strivectin SD is another treatment used for reducing crows? feet. The cream helps the skin create collagen under the skin in the dermal epidermal section. This allows for a thickening to occur in the skin around the crows? feet, making them look smaller.
The safest way to help reduce the signs of aging with crows? feet is to use creams. There are many different creams on the market varying in ingredients. Natural organic creams are perhaps the safest method due to the naturally occurring substances used. Before using the creams, you should test them to see how they work for you and whether they may cause an allergic reaction. Some individuals are more sensitive to creams. Dermatologists can also help you find the right cream for your skin and minimize the side effects.
To look younger you do not have to go to a high expense or difficult surgery. As a young adult you will want to start using creams to help promote the healthy growth of cells, thus reducing the signs of aging.
As wrinkle lines form perpendicular to the action of the encircling muscle around the eye, wrinkles develop and radiate outward in a 'sunray' effect. Elimination or softening of these lines is a frequently requested procedure. While this request is simple, adequately treating crow's feet often requires combination therapy.
The main treatment for crow's feet is Botox injections. Trying to remove these wrinkles without reducing their muscular action will produce disappointing results. Three injections sites for each side will usually suffice, placing them along the lateral orbital rim from below the eyebrow to the body of the zygoma. If you inject too long below the cheek bone, there is a real chance that one's smile will be temporarily affected. Most patient's will have a large vein or two in this area so it is important to avoid these and stay further temporally if necessay, otherwise a nice large bruise will result which will take weeks to go away. A total of 10 to 12 units of Botox per side is usually an adequate dose. For the younger patient without established crow's feet wrinkles, the use of Botox will be completely preventative if treatments are maintained.
For the older patient who at rest already has established crow's feet wrinkles, combination therapy will be needed. The combination of muscle weakening (Botox) and skin resurfacing (laser) can make some real dramatic changes over time. The thinness of the skin around the eyes makes it particularly susceptible to the effects of laser resurfacing. In those patients who have an isolated facial concern about the crow's feet, deep or more extensive facial skin resurfacing is not done. Rather I use a light to moderate depth laser resurfacing so that healing occurs quite quickly, usually within three to five days. Light laser resurfacing can be easily and quickly done in the office with an equally uncumbersome and expeditious recovery. The crow's feet area is pre-treated with Botox during the same visit and then laser resurfaced. Lighter laser resurfacing is done to allow for a quick recovery. Think about a series of these treatments done twice a year to eventually get the best result.
Botox and light laser resurfacing are the principle methods of treatment for crow's feet. Botox alone is a great treatment for young patients given its prophylactic effects. When laser resurfacing of the crow's feet skin is needed, a good long-term result is only possible if the underlying muscle action is controlled.
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