Anti Aging Skin Care

Cosmetic surgery can take years off of your appearance. Eyes that droop or appear tired contribute to a worn, aged look. Make-up tends to exaggerate wrinkles by settling into creases and fine lines.

Laser pigment treatment uses a heat producing light source applied to the skin to break up uneven skin pigmentation. The treatment removes skin discoloration from the damaged outer layers of the...

The skin on and around the neck is delicate, and is susceptible to showing signs of aging, such as thinning, loose skin with visible wrinkles. To make things worse, it's an area that's easy to...

Deep wrinkles between the eyebrows are sometimes referred to as frown lines because they tend to give the impression that you are angry or grumpy. As you get older you lose fat, collagen and...

The CO2 laser is an aggressive skin resurfacing treatment used for wrinkle correction, acne scarring, sun damage and refining skin texture.

Wrinkles around the lips, technically referred to as perioral wrinkles, are among the first signs of visible aging, as the mouth and its surrounding skin are delicate and experience a lot of...

The visible signs of aging are first seen in the skin, and most often arrive in the form of wrinkles and hypopigmentosis (dark skin patches caused by sun damage, typically in the form of age...

Everyone has small pores on their skin that allow the oils, sweat and hair to come to the surface. As you get older your pores may become larger and more visible. Enlarged pores can be due to...

Spider veins are visible blue or red veins underneath the skin and are a result of poor venous circulation. They look like spider webs of short jagged lines, and can occur anywhere on the legs and...

One of the latest laser procedures to join the aging arsenal, the Pixel laser is used to treat wrinkles, acne scars and sun-damaged skin. Unlike traditional ablative laser resurfacing, which...

Spider veins are tiny capillaries that have burst and appear as thin red or blue squiggles visible on the skin's surface. Spider veins can occur on the thighs, calves and ankles as well as the...

Typically laser treatments involve high heat to vaporize unwanted tissue. While very effective, the recovery time is lengthy and painful. Healthy tissue as well as targeted tissue are affected....

Fraxel laser treatment is a cosmetic skin resurfacing procedure to correct the visible signs of aging in the skin, such as fine lines and wrinkles, and patches of skin discoloration caused by sun...

Advancements in laser technology have yielded a plethora of laser treatment options for various skin conditions. N-Lite laser treatment, introduced in 2003, offers a non-surgical cosmetic...

Laser vein removal is a form of treatment that uses light energy to safely destroy unwanted visible veins. This is an effective procedure that can be used on veins throughout the body. Veins that...

Facial laser treatment is a non-surgical cosmetic procedure. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the U.S. demand has skyrocketed, with more than a half-million laser...

Advances in medical laser technology have yielded a plethora of laser treatment types to serve a long list of skin conditions. The YAG (short for for yttrium aluminum garnet) laser technology has...

Laser skin treatments include procedures such as laser skin resurfacing, laser skin tightening and tattoo removal. Many people who undergo laser skin treatments claim to have benefited from these...

Laser light therapy is used to treat wrinkles, firm skin and reduce acne. Red, amber and blue/infrared light delivers light therapy to improve skin and increase collagen development. At-home...

The laser skin tightening procedure is pretty simple when compared to its more invasive alternative, the face lift, but still there are things you must do to prepare. Doctors recommend that you...

For many people, appearance is important. We want to look good in the eyes of others, and ourselves, which starts with our skin. There are tons of products on the market that claim that they will...

Enlarged pores can make your skin look older. Your pores are the place on your skin where there is a sweat gland or a hair follicle. Enlarged pores can be due to heredity, or the tendency to make...

Age spots on the skin are flat marks of various shapes and sizes, distinguishable by their darker color. One of the functions of skin pigmentation is to protect us from the sun's ultraviolet (UV)...

Sometimes dark brown spots appear on the face or body due to age or sun exposure. A facial freckle or age spot is often a source of self-consciousness, particularly when it is dark in...

Roughly 90 percent of all women have cellulite, regardless of their weight, physical shape and health, according to a 2005 ABC News report about the condition. Cosmetic companies manufacture...

Laser technology has become increasingly popular in the medical field. Developments in technology and technique have yielded laser treatments for a wide variety of skin conditions, among other...

The popularity of cosmetic laser treatments has soared since the early 2000s, since the procedures are effective solutions for correcting and preventing skin irregularities. Rapid technological...

Laser resurfacing is a noninvasive cosmetic procedure to restore younger looking skin. An increasingly popular anti-aging solution, laser treatment serves a large scope of consumers with a wide...

Laser treatment has become a prevalent an anti-aging solution over the last decade. It's a cosmetic procedure that has reached a much larger and more diverse range of consumers than the initial...

Since the early 2000s, the cosmetics market has experienced dramatic growth in the demand and subsequent supply of cosmetic laser-treatment options. The technological advancements and developments...

Laser resurfacing is a cosmetic procedure to restore and rejuvenate the skin. A non-invasive, anti-aging solution, laser treatment has soared in popularity among an increasingly large scope of...

The natural aging process guarantees slower collagen production, less elasticity and weaker protective functions of the skin, yet the visibility and variety of aging signs differ from person to...

Smoking is one of the causes of wrinkles on the face. Some studies indicate that smoking may be worse for the skin than sun exposure. Even nonsmokers can pay the price as being near smoke can...

Pulsed Dye Laser (PDL) treatment uses "Pulsed Dye" laser technology to perform non-ablative cosmetic procedures. Laser treatment has become a prevalent cosmetic anti-aging solution. The laser...

America's obsession with youthful appearance has fueled tremendous growth in the cosmetics market. Its segment of anti-aging skin care treatments is massive, diverse and still rapidly developing...

The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reports a 754 percent increase in the number of nonsurgical cosmetic procedures in the United States from 1997 to 2007. Laser treatment was one of...

In 2007, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reported more than 500,000 photofacial (also spelled "foto facial") laser surgery procedures performed in the United States. Also called...

Laser surgery is a medical procedure that uses advanced precision laser technology to generate light beams that can heat skin cells and tissue with the intent of altering or destroying them. Laser...

IPL (Intense Pulsed Light) laser treatment, also referred to as photorejuvenation treatment, or photofacial treatment, is a nonsurgical cosmetic skin procedure commonly used to correct skin...

Thread veins, commonly referred to as spider veins, are tiny threadlike purple or red veins that appear just below the surface of the skin. Thread veins often appear on the legs, face, or feet in...

Wrinkles are a fact of life. As your skin ages it loses elastin and collagen and feels the effects of environmental factors like sun damage, resulting in wrinkles and fine lines. Laser...

From 1997 to 2007, the number of nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States increased by 754 percent, according to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Laser...

A vast market exists for anti-aging skin care products and treatments. America's obsession with youthful appearance has grown tremendously over the last decade, and continues to grow as new and...

The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reports an increase of 749 percent from 1997 to 2006 for nonsurgical cosmetic procedures performed in the United States. Laser treatment...

The number of laser skin resurfacing procedures performed in the United States was more than 5.5 million in 2006, an increase of over 4 million procedures performed in the last decade, according...

From 1997 to 2007 the total number of cosmetic procedures performed in the US rose by over 9 million. From the the dermatologist and plastic surgery centers to anti-aging skin care products,...

The popularity of laser treatment as an anti-aging cosmetic procedure has certainly grown over the last decade, spreading quickly from a market that once only included the upscale, cosmopolitan...

Face wrinkles are primarily caused by premature aging from the sun. Ultraviolet rays from the sun damage the skin's collagen. Skin begins to sag and wrinkle as its elasticity breaks down. However,...

As the skin ages, it tends to lose tone and elasticity, which can cause the neck to appear tired, wrinkled, saggy and old. Fortunately, there are many methods for tightening and firming the skin...

Melasma is a common skin disorder characterized by dark facial skin with irregular borders. It is usually found on the cheeks, lips, forehead or nose and is seen in all skin types. People with...