Everyone wants great skin in the long term, but sometimes we all need quick, reliable tricks that will work wonders to erase the years quickly. Here are our favorite at-home tricks and in-office solutions to improve some of the most common age-revealing areas:
1. Focus on the Eyes for High-Impact Results
The eyes are a key focal point for the whole face, so even small-scale deterioration in the quality of the tissues around your eyes can easily make the rest of your facial skin look saggier and less vibrant. Fortunately, even small changes can create dramatic improvements fast:
What to Do – At Home:
Proper hydration and a good moisturizer can work wonders to keep wrinkles at bay in both the long and the short term, but one key to impactful "instant" correction is to combine healthy moisturization with exfoliation. Even a simple "micro-bead" cleanser can help tighten eyelids and smooth out crow's feet quickly when you follow it up with a liberal dose of unscented moisturizer.
What to Do – In Office:
BOTOX® Cosmetic can help smooth out the upper eyelids by pulling the forehead muscles gently upward, but in general to smooth out crow's feet and both hollows and puffiness at the lower lids, injectable fillers and laser treatments are much more effective.
2. Get 20-Something Skin by Improving Tone and Texture
Sun damage is the main culprit behind most signs of "old" skin texture – from thin, papery skin to roughened, scaly-looking tissue and "age spots." Years of sun damage are difficult to reverse quickly, but here are a few things you can do to minimize the most obvious problems and help stimulate healthier, younger-looking skin.
What to Do – At Home:
At-home chemical peels can help minimize aging spots fast while destroying damaged, old-looking cells at your skin's surface. While a Consumer Reports study found no significant difference between the wrinkle-reducing effects of high-end wrinkle creams vs. over-the-counter pharmacy brand moisturizers, but in terms of improving skin's firmness and feel we would recommend vitamin-E rich moisturizers because they tend to soften skin quickly while creating a dewy-fresh "young" look.
What to Do – In Office:
Dermal fillers are one of the best ways to plump up your skin from the inside, compensating for the loss of tissue volume that happens as we age. For more thorough correction or to deal with age spots, a slightly less fast but nearly immediate solution is a physician-strength chemical peel. Most dermatologists and medical spas offer a variety of peels in different strengths, with the milder peels showing results fastest.
1. Focus on the Eyes for High-Impact Results
The eyes are a key focal point for the whole face, so even small-scale deterioration in the quality of the tissues around your eyes can easily make the rest of your facial skin look saggier and less vibrant. Fortunately, even small changes can create dramatic improvements fast:
What to Do – At Home:
Proper hydration and a good moisturizer can work wonders to keep wrinkles at bay in both the long and the short term, but one key to impactful "instant" correction is to combine healthy moisturization with exfoliation. Even a simple "micro-bead" cleanser can help tighten eyelids and smooth out crow's feet quickly when you follow it up with a liberal dose of unscented moisturizer.
What to Do – In Office:
BOTOX® Cosmetic can help smooth out the upper eyelids by pulling the forehead muscles gently upward, but in general to smooth out crow's feet and both hollows and puffiness at the lower lids, injectable fillers and laser treatments are much more effective.
2. Get 20-Something Skin by Improving Tone and Texture
Sun damage is the main culprit behind most signs of "old" skin texture – from thin, papery skin to roughened, scaly-looking tissue and "age spots." Years of sun damage are difficult to reverse quickly, but here are a few things you can do to minimize the most obvious problems and help stimulate healthier, younger-looking skin.
What to Do – At Home:
At-home chemical peels can help minimize aging spots fast while destroying damaged, old-looking cells at your skin's surface. While a Consumer Reports study found no significant difference between the wrinkle-reducing effects of high-end wrinkle creams vs. over-the-counter pharmacy brand moisturizers, but in terms of improving skin's firmness and feel we would recommend vitamin-E rich moisturizers because they tend to soften skin quickly while creating a dewy-fresh "young" look.
What to Do – In Office:
Dermal fillers are one of the best ways to plump up your skin from the inside, compensating for the loss of tissue volume that happens as we age. For more thorough correction or to deal with age spots, a slightly less fast but nearly immediate solution is a physician-strength chemical peel. Most dermatologists and medical spas offer a variety of peels in different strengths, with the milder peels showing results fastest.
