Facial Skin Care Treatment - Disadvantages Versus Advantages


by Jerrick Foo - Date: 2007-05-21 - Word Count: 439 Share This!

There are many skin care creams, operations and miracle pills that claim to give you a smooth porcelain skin free from wrinkles, puffy eyes and erase those irritating creases at your forehead.

Here are some of the most common skin care treatments out in the market. Weigh the consequences and check which one is most suitable for you.

Facelift

Definition: A facelift is a simple operation whereby to enhance the surface skin of your face, excess skin is cut and lifted. This makes to uplift the facial muscle and keep the skin from further furrowing and prevent creases from appearing.

The key advantage of this type of facial skin care treatment is that results is immediate and there's very little downtime. It can improves your facial surface line, making it less pronounced and visible.

However, do note that such operations does carries a little risk of nerve damage if the operation does not goes according to plan. Hence, it's always advisable to seek a certified facelift surgeon to carry out the job. You may also feel your skin feeling a bit more stretch and your facial mobility restrictive just after the facelift surgery.

Laser Treatment

Laser treatment is usually used to treat facial problems that are not able to be eliminated by other conventional treatments such as creams and pills. By removing the epidermis with a strong beam of light energy, such treatment can be used to closely target your wrinkle in an accurately controlled manner.

The effect of a successful laser treatment can be pleasing to one as obvious fine wrinkles such as crow's feet gets milder. With each successful case, such treatment becomes more and more popular as laser treatment get the limelight and attention in magazines, media and cosmetics advertisements.

Before you jump straight into a laser treatment there are some certain side effects you should be aware of. First, you may experience post-effects from the surgery. Your skin could be swollen and feels a burning sensation. This can eventually last from a week to ten days. There are also risks of pigmentation and your skin's sensitivity to certain cosmetics may increase.

Collagen Implantation

This is the process of injecting animal collagen which is necessary to maintain the skin's elasticity and texture. By artificially infusing your body with natural collagen, improvements can be seen for any wrinkles or fine lines. The benefit of this operation is that there's no risk of scarring and results is generally well received by those who underwent such implantation operation. However, the bad news is that the effect last at most a few months and you need to go for subsequent injections to maintain the results. There's also possibility of allergic reaction.


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Jerrick is the author of Dry Skin Care Guide.com - a self-help site for skin care sufferers. Is dry skin a struggle for you? Find effective dry skin treatment and solution that works at http://www.dry-skin-care-guide.com

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