It happens to the best of us. You wake up one day, look in the mirror and feel like age, stress or simply the elements have taken a toll. You suddenly find yourself aware and ready to fight signs of aging. From little wrinkles around the eyes to frown lines and sun spots, your sense of youth feels like it’s been pulled out from under you. With the huge variety of non-surgical outpatient cosmetic procedures out there, there’s something for everyone – and restoring that sense of youth can come easier than you think. Take a look at these options for outpatient cosmetic procedures that will leave you recovering quickly and feeling that sense of youth return in no time.
1. Reducing fine lines and wrinkles – By filling up problem areas (like frown lines and other wrinkles), cosmetic fillers are a great, non-surgical solution for smoothing skin. Using collagen, hyaluronic acid, calcium or other natural alternatives, cosmetic fillers are injected directly into the fine lines or wrinkles to smooth the surface.
2. Smoother, softer skin – If smooth and clear skin is what you’re after, a chemical peel may be the perfect option for you. Using an acidic solution, chemical peels are the ultimate form of exfoliation, helping to resolve acne scars, age spots and even fine lines. The procedure may sting just a bit, but your skin will be restored to a smooth, clear state and treatments often take as little as 15 minutes.
3. Forehead Creases – If you’re feeling like that forehead could use a little tightening, think about giving Dysport or Botox injections a try. Injections take just a few minutes, giving those clenched frown lines and crow’s feet a toxin to help them relax, resulting in smoother, firmer skin. Recovery takes no time and pain is minimal.
4. Tightening saggy or loose skin – When age has started to show, sometimes facial skin can become saggy, leaving us yearning for a quick tightening. Thermage, a device that uses radio frequency energy to heat and tighten the skin, may provide desired results. Using heat to stimulate collagen, the skin is tightened – leaving you feeling youthful and restored. This treatment can be a little bit painful and sometimes desired effects take a few months to appear.
5. Clearing up sun damage – When sun and other elements have taken a toll on skin, microdermabrasion might be an excellent solution for you. This non-surgical treatment is similar to a peel in that it’s an ultimate form of exfoliation. The outer layer of skin is blasted away with tiny crystals, clearing up brown spots, fine lines, age spots and even acne scars. This outpatient procedure requires little to no recovery time and offers great results.
6. Restoring firmness and skin tone. If you’re looking for renewed skin tone and firm skin, Nonablative Lasers like Fraxel may be just what you’re after. The laser stimulates collagen production, resulting in more toned and firm skin. Typically a bit painful, a topical anesthesia is used, but there is little to no recovery time necessary.
Have you been thinking of having an outpatient cosmetic procedure to give your face a quick lift or smoothing treatment? What type of treatments have you considered?
