The Most Complete Eye Cream
September 9, 2009 by Anti-Aging and Skin Care Tips
Filed under About Anti-Aging
That question is one that eye cream consumers have been asking for the past couple years. It was just over two years ago that there was a large increase in the amount of eye cream manufacturers and specific treatments for each of the indications of aging that is displayed around the eyes. This time frame also coincides with some very amazing discoveries in the science of anti aging. With new treatments available, eye creams suddenly were able to provide treatments for each of the many issues that your eyes can possess.
When it comes to signs of aging displayed around the eyes, there are a few major targets. Obviously wrinkles and fine lines; this ailment is usually the most common of requested treatments among eye cream consumers. The problem is that most effective wrinkle healing ingredients are also rather potent, making it difficult to apply around the eyes. The most complete eye creams choose to use strong, balanced ingredients such as copper peptides to treat the wrinkles and fine lines found around the eyes.
Next on the list of symptoms to be treated by the most complete eye creams is dark circles found under the eyes. There are many ingredients for eye creams to choose from, but none as effective as Haloxyl. This ingredient has been breaking down barriers in the treatment of blood originated pigmentation. Eye creams that contain this powerful ingredient are sure to treat this symptom completely.
Puffiness, also called bags under the eyes, is among the most common signs of aging when it comes to the eyes. This can be caused by certain medicines and an over tiredness due to stress or over partying. Often contributed to excess of alcohol and smoking, this symbol of aging is rather simple to treat, provided you are using the correct ingredient. The most documented ingredient for this symptom is Eyeliss.
Clinical studies have supported the inclusion of this ingredient in the most complete eye creams. Reason being the results it provides. Very few anti puffiness ingredients are able to work as quickly and as effectively as Eyeliss. If puffiness is an issue that you are looking to get rid of, then without a doubt, it is a must have in your eye cream.
While the treatment of the above symptoms would by all means be considered complete in terms of an eye cream. An elite few have decided to push the barrier and simply blow other eye creams out of the water. They have done this by including stem cells. These stem cells, responsible for the regeneration of your skin, have proven to be the most amazing revelation to the anti aging industry yet. While the science involved in the use of these ingredients is rather complicated, the results are not.
Plain and simple, any cream that includes the use of stem cells with have more restorative powers than anti aging creams without them. Stem cells are clearly the future of anti aging and especially anti wrinkle. In this expert’s opinion, the most complete eye cream should without a doubt include the use of stem cells as well.
If you are looking to find the most complete eye cream, start by searching for these ingredients. What you will find is that by looking for these complete ingredients, the choice is narrowed down dramatically.  From there, you are certain to have found an effective cream, so choose the product you feel the most comfortable with. Perhaps you are looking for a guarantee or you have heard the name, but whatever it is that motivates you, if you have these effective ingredients, you are sure to have the most complete eye cream.
Thanks to Sabrina James for contributing this article to our Anti-Aging blog:
Sabrina James writes about eye creams and anti aging products on several blogs and review sites. Her latest contributions to articles about the best eye cream have inspired many readers to search a little harder in their quest for an eye cream that really works.
Mini-facelift: a Popular Procedure for Some Patients
September 5, 2009 by Anti-Aging and Skin Care Tips
Filed under About Anti-Aging
The mini-facelift is called a mini because it does most everything a full facelift does, but a little less so. It provides some correction of early signs of aging, but less than a full facelift and generally only in a focused area, especially the lower third of the face. There are two major positives for the mini-facelift to offset its limited impact.
First, the mini-facelift has a limited impact. This can be a positive thing, as it allows you to make a less noticeable change in your appearance. People may not know that you got a facelift unless you tell them. Second, the mini-facelift is a less invasive procedure. It uses small incisions to get targeted improvement of wrinkles and excess skin over smaller areas of the face than a traditional full facelift. This leads to a shorter recovery time with less risk of complications, making the mini-lift an ideal solution for people who can’t afford to take time off for a long recovery, but still want to stave off the signs of aging.
The mini-lift is performed under local anesthesia in the office. For some patients recovery is remarkably fast, maybe only a day or two. There may be some significant swelling and some pain, although usually much less than for a traditional facelift.
Who’s the best patient for a Mini-Facelift?
Because the mini-facelift does not provide the same level of correction as a full facelift, it really has two classes of patients for whom it is ideal. First, younger patients who have only begun to notice the signs of aging but may have significant wrinkling in particular areas of their face. Because of its subtle impact, a series of mini-facelifts over the years can give younger patients the same youthful appearance as a full facelift, but with subtler and more gradual changes, the appearance is more of graceful aging than drastic cosmetic surgery.
Why choose a mini-Facelift over injectables?
Since Botox cosmetic appeared on the scene officially approved by the EPA in 2002, injectable treatments such as fillers like Restylane have become increasingly popular, and now account for essentially half of all cosmetic procedures practiced. Has the growth of these treatments made minimally-invasive, lower-impact treatments like the mini-facelift obsolete?
Yes and no. The growth in injectable treatments has led to a decline in facelift surgeries, over 20% since 2000. However, it is important to remember that injectable treatments are performed so often precisely because they are less effective than a facelift or mini-facelift. Injectable treatments target only very localized areas, so often several treatments are necessary to give cosmetic improvements over the same area treated by the mini-facelift, let alone the traditional facelift. And most injectable treatments have an effective lifespan of only six months, compared to the five-year lifespan of a mini-facelift, or the ten-year lifespan of a full facelift, although results for individual patients vary.
Even though mini-facelifts are more expensive than a single injectable treatment and do require some downtime, the length of cosmetic improvement given by the mini-facelift makes it a good option for many people.
Thanks to Matthew Candelaria for contributing this article to our Anti-Aging blog:
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