Find More Permanent Way To Get Rid Of Wrinkles
Discover Alternatives To Botox
UPDATED: 9:52 p.m. EDT April 30, 2003
CLEVELAND -- Are you tired of those small lines and wrinkles that force you to admit you're not getting any younger?
You may know about Botox, but NewsChannel5's Lee Jordan has the inside track on the latest techniques to take years off your look.
She reported that Botox may be all the rage, but the huge demand for sag-free skin is paving the way for something more.
"We have new tools available. I think they're going to be quite popular and in quite widespread use," said Dr. Richard Glogau, cosmetic dermatologist.
The new tools are injectable cosmetics. They're already the rage in Europe.
One, called Cosmoderm, was just approved for use in the United States and a slew more are on the way.
"These products are fillers. They're things that you put into the skin to plumb up the depressed areas," Glogau said.
They're injected into the skin like Botox, but they don't paralyze the muscles and they target different areas.
Jordan said that while the cosmetics are still temporary solutions, there's another new procedure that will take years off, permanently, in about an hour.
It does require surgery, but it's much less invasive than previous procedures, Jordan said.
Laraine Martin gave it a try.
"My eyelid was sagging down to the point where it was resting on my eyelash. Putting on makeup, it just wasn't working. It just wasn't working," Martin said.
She wanted to get rid of an eyelid that drooped.
Dr. Michael Wojtanowski, a plastic surgeon, said the procedure also works for frown lines.
"The muscles that are in between the eyebrows that make those little frown lines, those angry lines. What we do is take out some of the muscle that makes those frown lines look better," Wojtanowski said.
Martin said it was well worth it.
"I'm happy with the results, I would encourage other to do it and I happy about it now," Martin said.
But remember, Martin's new look is permanent, while Botox and the new injectable cosmetics will require additional treatments.
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