It’s funny how much we obsess over the way that we look while we are young. Although it may seem silly, humans learn early on in their lives that looking good matters. Whether it’s the cutest baby soaking in all of the attention from the people around them to the fresh faced teen that emerges first out of the awkward period of puberty, people have been preoccupied with the way that they look much earlier than they are likely to admit. While it may seem to some people in their twenties that this is the time where their appearance matters most and this can be a time of great anxiety, people a bit older would just laugh at the concerns of these youngsters that unbeknownst to them, are in the prime of their visual lives. That’s because, as we get older we have to deal with the changes that our body goes through. While this may seem like an obvious statement, it’s quiet amazing to see how unprepared people are when it is their bodies that are starting to get a little less tougher and a whole lot older. Although aging causes significant changes in our body, the process of our body’s aging can be sped up by such factors as stress and exposure to the sun – things that aren’t exactly easy to avoid. For many individuals, the aging process can act so rapidly that they often see changes in their body that make them appear older than they actually are. Some physical signs of this include the development of wrinkles on their faces and the wrinkling of their skin. While it may have been a compliment to be confused as older than your age when you were young, it is practically an insult to be asked if you are older than you are once you are middle aged. For many people that are witnessing their bodies age faster than they like or were prepared for, it can be an extremely frustrating time. Although most people are realistic about the reality that their bodies will age, it can still be shocking to them how quickly it occurs. One second, they’re a symbol of youth and the next, they’re a symbol of aging – it can be a trying time for people and can impact the way that others look at them. After all, studies have indicated that people who look younger tend to have more success in their personal lives and their professional lives. Many employers prefer individuals that look youthful and appear to have a promising future in their top positions and people on the dating scene can be particularly brutal when it comes to dealing with individuals that look particularly old. While this is definitely a negative byproduct of our bodies aging, the worst part about this is how much it affects the person’s self-confidence. Some people view the changes in their body as a sign that their lives have gotten to the stage of the beginning of the end. This is one of the worst attitudes a person can have in their lives and life is hard enough already for people to have such a defeated attitude. For that reason, many people are turning towards plastic surgery as a way to slow down the effects of aging. While there are many critics of the plastic surgery industry that argue that it is an unnecessary action that is full of Dangers of Plastic Surgery, the number of plastic surgery treatments have risen exponentially over the last decade. Although there are numerous stories of plastic surgery gone wrong and numerous plastic surgery photos that can only be described as awful plastic surgery or bad plastic surgery, the vast number of plastic surgery treatments that are performed by qualified and certified cosmetic surgeons are safe and successful. While plastic surgery treatments are typically associated with creating changes in your body, there are a large number of
plastic surgery treatments for your skin. Plastic surgery treatments for the skin can create a number of amazing changes to plastic surgery patients that will leave them looking and feeling younger than they did during the surgery. The number of celebrity plastic surgery cases involving plastic surgery treatments for the skin are whopping. In fact, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ASAPS) have shown that the overwhelming majority of non-surgical plastic surgery treatments that are performed are designed to enhance the quality of a patient’s skin. Among the most popular plastic surgery treatments performed in this country is
botox. Botox is a non-surgical plastic surgery treatment that involves the injection of botulinum toxins into the skin. The effect of the botulinum toxin causes a change in the patient’s facial muscles, preventing muscular actions like frowning that contribute to visual signs of aging in the patient’s face. Another popular method of regenerating skin is through
dermabrasion. Somewhat similar in effect to botox, dermabrasion and its popular off-shoot,
micro dermabrasion involve the skimming off skin layers that appear to be damaged or scarred. By peeling off the top layers of the skin, the plastic surgeon has set off a process in which new smoother skin layers will develop and create a more youthful visual appearance in the patient. Similar to this plastic surgery treatment for the skin is
laser skin resurfacing that also removes the top layers of damaged or wrinkled skin. However, laser skin resurfacing utilizes the power of laser technology to remove damaged or wrinkled skin layer by layer. Although it is relatively new, laser skin resurfacing is becoming an increasingly popular plastic surgery treatment. Much like dermabrasion and laser skin resurfacing, a
chemical peel is a plastic surgery treatment that is designed to remove damaged or blemished facial skin. However, in this popular plastic surgery procedure, a chemical peel utilizes chemical solutions to remove the affected outer layers of damaged facial skin that will be specifically designed by the plastic surgeon to create the unique changes in your skin that you’ve requested. For individuals that want to mask damaged or aged skin but want to avoid cosmetic surgery, there is an alternative -
camouflage cosmetics. Camouflage cosmetics are exactly what they sound like – cosmetic products that are designed to hide those blemishes that make people older than they are. Let’s face it – our skin is hugely important in our appearance. The last thing we want are blemishes, wrinkles, and damaged skin that give us an older look. If you find that aging skin is driving you crazy, now may be the perfect time for you to consider the right plastic surgery treatment for your skin.
