Tipe for Skin Damage Control for Legs
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By Christine Fellingham
Telltale signs: Calves and thighs may start to sprout vascular roadmaps, from tiny spider veins and broken capillaries to large, swollen varicosities. You may also notice more dryness, flaking, and ashiness, as well as knee sagging.
At-Home Solutions:
Fight dryness: Slather on a body lotion that contains retinol, or at least an 8 percent alpha-hydroxy acid (such as Avon Skin-So-Soft Renew & Refresh Age-Defying Body Lotion or Alpha Hydrox AHA Enhanced Lotion); both speed cell turnover.
De-sag your knees: Do lunges and step-ups twice a week: "Exercise builds muscle and muscle lifts sagging skin," says Kelli Roberts, group fitness manager for Equinox in Pasadena, California.
A dermatologist can... Inject veins and capillaries: Saline sclerotherapy injections, the traditional fix for veins, have been scrapped for glycerin or foam solutions to treat both spiders and some varicose veins, with none of the intense burning and cramping associated with conventional formulas. (Cost: $300-$600 per leg.)
Zap instead of strip: The worst varicose veins, once treatable only with a painful stripping surgery, are now being cleared with endovascular laser closure, in which the doctor inserts a laser fiber into the vein, causing it to collapse. "It turns a grueling, operating-room procedure into an in-office one that uses local anesthesia," says Mitchel Goldman. (Cost: about $2,500-$5,000.)
Firm sagging knees: The newest procedure is an in-office technique called micro-liposuction. "The doctor suctions out fat through a tiny incision above your knee," says Deborah Sarnoff. Expect two days of swelling and soreness, plus about a week of wearing an Ace bandage. (Cost: $1,500-$4,000.)
Tone loose skin: Since lipo doesn't address loosened skin, some doctors combine it with four to eight sessions of one of the new skin-firming radiofrequency devices, such as Thermage. (Cost: $400-$600 per treatment.)
Originally published in MORE magazine, May 2005.
Source: MORE.com - more online
Telltale signs: Calves and thighs may start to sprout vascular roadmaps, from tiny spider veins and broken capillaries to large, swollen varicosities. You may also notice more dryness, flaking, and ashiness, as well as knee sagging.
At-Home Solutions:
Fight dryness: Slather on a body lotion that contains retinol, or at least an 8 percent alpha-hydroxy acid (such as Avon Skin-So-Soft Renew & Refresh Age-Defying Body Lotion or Alpha Hydrox AHA Enhanced Lotion); both speed cell turnover.
De-sag your knees: Do lunges and step-ups twice a week: "Exercise builds muscle and muscle lifts sagging skin," says Kelli Roberts, group fitness manager for Equinox in Pasadena, California.
A dermatologist can... Inject veins and capillaries: Saline sclerotherapy injections, the traditional fix for veins, have been scrapped for glycerin or foam solutions to treat both spiders and some varicose veins, with none of the intense burning and cramping associated with conventional formulas. (Cost: $300-$600 per leg.)
Zap instead of strip: The worst varicose veins, once treatable only with a painful stripping surgery, are now being cleared with endovascular laser closure, in which the doctor inserts a laser fiber into the vein, causing it to collapse. "It turns a grueling, operating-room procedure into an in-office one that uses local anesthesia," says Mitchel Goldman. (Cost: about $2,500-$5,000.)
Firm sagging knees: The newest procedure is an in-office technique called micro-liposuction. "The doctor suctions out fat through a tiny incision above your knee," says Deborah Sarnoff. Expect two days of swelling and soreness, plus about a week of wearing an Ace bandage. (Cost: $1,500-$4,000.)
Tone loose skin: Since lipo doesn't address loosened skin, some doctors combine it with four to eight sessions of one of the new skin-firming radiofrequency devices, such as Thermage. (Cost: $400-$600 per treatment.)
Originally published in MORE magazine, May 2005.
Source: MORE.com - more online
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