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That's what Dr. Weiss is after. The idea is to heat up the underlying dermis, stimulating fibroblast cells to produce collagen, which pushes out fine wrinkles and scars. "This temperature sensor is monitoring things," says Weiss, 49, as he points to a fail-safe device on the laser. "If the temperature rises too high in the skin, it won't let you do another pulse...
...older than they feel. Both Cool Touch and IPL require three to five monthly treatments, at $250 to $550 apiece. For Biederman, who was originally treated by Weiss three years ago, this is a maintenance visit that she makes once or twice a year to keep her fibroblasts producing collagen. She has also had IPL treatments to get rid of spider veins and age spots, but she has never considered a full surgical face-lift. "That's overkill," she says. "I would also rather spend money doing this than $150 on eye cream that doesn't work." After her treatment...
...host Maddy Press has definitely had an eyelift and a collagen injection. But this isn’t an infomercial about age-defying cream, but about the Shark Steam Blaster, which can “blast your house clean with the power of steam.” This amazing machine now saves Karen Cower the trouble of scrubbing tile grout with a toothbrush and eliminates baby smells in Deanna Waterworth’s house. No more scrubbing or spraying; just watch as the Shark Steam Blaster liquefies grease and cuts through grime...
...that makes us to appear—however irrational that belief might be—to have that much more time left. Modern society, for all of its benefits, can do little more to assuage an age-old fear of death than to dress it up in cosmetics and collagen...
...latest in cosmetic wrinkle fillers is a synthetic form of the gel-like substance that gives skin its volume and tension. Injections help plump up lips and smooth out creased lines around the mouth. The effect lasts a few months--possibly longer than the current best seller, collagen. And unlike collagen, which is usually made from cow tissue and can cause allergic reactions, Restylane is relatively side effect-free...