Wrinkles in Time — Turn the Clock Against Aging

Face creams were some of the first things that were created to help improve the appearance of the face.
Back in Victorian times a face cream called Gowland was used to reduce the look of freckles and help the face remain beautiful.
Today we have all sorts of face treatments designed to help the skin and get rid of wrinkles and fine lines.
Most major cosmetic companies, like Oil of Olay, Avon, Mary Kay, L’Oreal, and others make these creams.
Some of them contain parelastin, which helps the face tighten and can reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
Toners, to ensure that the skin does not become loose enough to wrinkle are also used.
Even natural remedies, like mashed up bananas as a face mask, can be used to reduce the look of wrinkles,
helping you look younger and turn back the clock on aging.

Botox injections offer faster effects and more dramatic results than face creams and toners.
In about a week after a Botox treatment, it is quite possible for nearly all of your lines,
even deep furrows in your brow, to be almost completely erased.
And the effects can last for four to six months.
This is something that few creams can accomplish.
Botox makes this possible by interfering with messages from the neurological system that tell muscles to contract.
Basically, this is a toxin that effectively causes muscle paralysis in the face.
This means that the skin over the face is smoothed out and then remains smooth,
and can help you actually look five or even ten years younger,
depending on how many wrinkles time placed there in the first place.

Another way to get rid of wrinkles without having to inject a known toxin into your face is to have the wrinkles removed by laser.
A newly developed laser, known as the Fraxel laser,
can help erase wrinkles in a procedure that is every bit as non-invasive as a Botox injection.
The Fraxel laser works by using a great deal of concentrated heat to burn off skin cells around the wrinkles.
This does cause some minimal damage, but rarely to the area outside the wrinkles.
And then, as the damage heals over with fresh, younger skin, the wrinkles slowly disappear.
It can take a couple of treatments for it to take effect, but it is still a rather effective treatment for getting rid of wrinkles.
Additionally, the Fraxel laser can remove other signs of aging, including age spots and sun spots.
This is an advantage that the laser has over creams and Botox.
While these other two products can get rid of wrinkles, they cannot get rid of other signs of aging.