Thursday, January 10, 2008

Non Surgical Facelifts - Two Options for a Natural, Youthful, Stunning Look

Before you take the option of going under the surgeon?s knife you should consider a non surgical facelift.

Because their natural they look natural and you will not encounter the problems that many plastic surgery patients have i.e it?s obvious they have had a makeover or they look totally unnatural in their appearance.

Today more women are taking the natural option and you should to. In previous articles we discussed Restylane and Mestotherapy.

Here we will cover the other two major natural facelift procedures. Lets look at them and there advantages.

1. Intense Pulsed Light (IPL)

This treatment works in a similar way to a laser and sends a nigh intensity pulse into the skin.

By heating the lower levels of the skin, it effectively destroys excess pigment and thread veins.

At the same time it will stimulate the growth of collagen in the skin itself.

The Result

The results are very good in terms of fading sun spots (a tell tale sign of aging) and also helps repair broken veins, pigmentation marks and plumps up the skin at the same time.

The Cost

The cost of the treatment is around $500 making it a very competitively priced option although depending on the skins condition a few sessions may be necessary.

2. Isolagen

This innovative treatment takes Fibroblasts from your own skin (normally behind the ears) and then clones them and they are then inserted into your face to improve appearance, targeting wrinkles are skin that is sagging or drooping.

It takes a couple of sessions to do of about 1.5 hours each and the insertions are done with needles and up to 80 injections can be done.

The Result

If done by an experienced and reputable salon then the results can be stunning and can lead to a fantastic reversal in the signs of aging, of skin tone and overall look.

Check out past cases your salon has done in the past as results can vary considerably depending on who is administering the treatment.

Cost around $6,000. Not the cheapest option, however one many women have used and have had great results.

In this series of articles we have covered 4 of the most popular procedures, so what is the best one?

Well, that really is down to what you need done and the skill of the person administering the treatment.

Do your homework and decide which natural facelift technique is for you before choosing. Keep in mind they are natural, safe and a great alternative to the surgeons knife.

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