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Have you ever woken up in the morning feeling one hundred years old and a peek in the mirror has revealed that you look it?

Can the lines at the corner of our eyes still convincingly be described as "laughter lines" or have they become "crows' feet"?

This is the moment of truth and it comes to us all. We have to admit that eventually time catches up with all of us.

Having accepted this unpalatable truth what can we do about it? We can start by considering all the available options for improving the situation. The most drastic and gruesome solution to eliminate sagging skin and wrinkles is a face-lift. This proceedure is not for the faint-hearted or those with financial constraints. A facelift is an operation which lifts the skin of the face and tightens it as well as the underlying tissues and muscles. It can include the whole face or just the eyelids or brow area, the neck or the lower part of the face.

The effects of a facelift can last from seven to ten years in some people. But its' important to have realistic expectations. For example a facelift will not alter the fine lines around the lips.

We also should not overlook the possibility of things going wrong. Facial muscles can be damaged, ears can end up at different heights, there can be permanent hair loss. Some of these complications can be rectified but it involves a further operation.

An increasing number of non-surgical proceedures now exist. One popular treatment is Laser Facial Resurfacing. The results are very discreet and natural. Electrosurgical Resurfacing is similar to Laser surgery but uses electrical radio frequency energy instead of heat.

A chemical peel can improve and smooth the texture of the facial skin by removing its damaged outer layers.

Tissue Augmentation plumps out deep wrinkles with filler to make up for the lack of fullness due to skin ageing.

Botox anti-wrinkle injections are a treatment where botulinum toxin is injected into the facial muscles. It smoothsa out wrinkles. The technique is especially effective with forehead wrinkles and "crows' feet. As this method works by paralysing muscles and it can be performed by a non-medical person it clearly needs a skilled practitioner to carry it out safetly.

Fat can also be transplanted or implants put in which can remedy deep furrows or scars.

The latest injectable dermal fillers use hyaluronic acid gel. This is found naturally in the human body and helps to retain skin moisture. Injected the gel helps fill out wrinkles and can be used for lip enhancement.

While all the treatments described can be highly effective they are all expensive and have their own attendant risks and disadvantages. For all those women, who like me, would be happy with less drastic solutions to help our ageing skin I suggest you visit www.reliability.juvio.com.

posted by Cheryl Levesque @ 12:44 PM