Health and Beauty Articles for Women

I call the following treatments “doctors’ fast fixes” because they use lasers or needles, which push them into the realm of medical treatments. However, the procedures are every bit as fast as the lunchtime treatments mentioned earlier and, in some ways, they are faster. Unlike the lunchtime services, which offer cumulative results and should be repeated at regular, short intervals, the fix-ups outlined below generally offer instant rejuvenation in a single appointment.

Collagen injections

In the late 1980s, collagen got a reputation as a lip-plumper thanks to Barbara Hershey’s enhanced pout in the movie Beaches. Today, collagen is still popular, but it’s more likely to fill indented scars and those deep lines that run between the nose and mouth, and the mouth and chin.

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