Anti-wrinkle treatment review, anti-wrinkle procedures review.


Here are the most popular medical anti-wrinkle treatment that do not require a surgery (Source: American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.)
Treatment	Application	Purpose	Side Effect	Duration	Cost
Prescription Anti-Wrinkle creams such as Renova and Retin-A	Applied Topically	Exfoliates the skin and promotes the production of collagen	Redness, flaking and sensitivity to the sun and some cosmetic products	Effective during use	$100 for 30grams
Skin fillers such as Restylane, collagen and fat taken from the body	Injected into areas beneath wrinkles to increase volume in tissue. The added plumpness gives the face structure and smoothes deep wrinkles, fine lines and crow's-feet.	Pumps-up the soft tissue and smoothes the skin to eliminate lines, also makes lips fuller	Temporary stinging, throbbing and burning, faint redness, swelling, excess fullness Collagen (requires a skin test) allergic reaction	Restylane: 6 to 12 months. Collagen: 3 to 6 months	Restylane: $500 - $700 Collagen: $300
Botox is made from the bacteria Clostridium botulinum	Injected into wrinkled area. Botox interrupts the connection between nerve and muscle, causing wrinkles to relax	Eliminates "frown" lines, forehead creases and crow's-feet near eyes	Slight redness and bruising	3 to 4 months	$300 and up for one area
Chemical peels Typically phenol or TCA	Applied topically	Peels away the top layer of the skin, that might have fine lines, blemishes, uneven pigment and sun damage	Temporary throbbing, tingling, swelling, redness, acute sensitivity to the sun, permanent lightening of the skin and permanent loss of tanning ability	Phenol: Permanent, but new wrinkles might form TCA:temporary	$50 - $200 a session for a light peel $1500 for single deep peel
Dermabrasion	Performed with a small, rapidly spinning wheel	Removes upper layer of skin, targeting wrinkles around the mouth and facial scars	Temporary tightening, burning, itching, swelling, redness, lightening of treated skin, acute sensitivity to the sun, loss of tanning ability	Permanent, but new wrinkles might form	$800-$1000 for one area
Laser resurfacing	Various lasers used, resurface skin through vaporization	Erases fine lines, age spots and acne scars	Bruising, swelling, tenderness, lightening of treated skin, acute sensitivity to the sun, sensitivity to makeup	Long lasting, new wrinkles and fine lines might form	$2000 for a one-time treatment
Thermage	Performed with radio waves, heating deeper layers of the skin while cooling other layers. Radio frequencies heat and damage collagen. Collagen contracts, rebuilds and tightens your skin	Tightens the sagging skin of the forehead, eyebrows and neck ( This procedure is great alternative to a traditional full face lift. It becomes popular among men, because they cannot hide the scars)	Temporary numbness and swelling	Thermage is new procedure. It was FDA approved in 2002 for upper face. For the lower face is was approved in June 2004. Dermatologists predict it will last up to 5 years. Some people can see results immediately after the procedure, other can see improvements in 4 months	From $2,500 to $4000 per treatment