Get Rid of Your “Stress Face”… Permanently?
Posted by girlpaint | Filed under anti-aging, eyebrows, makeover, skin care
Remember botox and restalyne? Well, apparently the newest trend in cosmetic surgery to get rid of the dreaded “elevens” aka furrowed brows, aka “stress face” isn’t an lifetime series of injections in your head. On the contrary, it’s simple and permanent…and was discovered accidentally (of course).
Don’t get me wrong. When I say simple, I don’t mean easy. In truth, it’s a little horrifying — or maybe a lot horrifying depending on your level of comfort with medical procedures.
A few years ago, it was discovered that the removal of a certain facial muscle called the corrugator (yes, I did say REMOVAL) was quite effective in helping ease the pain of migraine sufferers. Well, guess what? A side effect of this muscle removal was a nice, smooth forehead.
So (surprise!) the cosmetic surgery community has latched onto this new procedure and are selling it as the next fountain of youth.
A onetime procedure that costs about the same as two years of Botox (wow!) will remove the corrugator muscle that creates vertical wrinkles between the brows. It’s usually done in conjunction with upper-eyelid surgery (might as well, right?).
If you’re not down with spending $8000 and removing facial muscles at this juncture (or any juncture) in your life, GirlPaint recommends a far less painful and somewhat more affordable option: face cream. More particularly, Skyn Iceland Stress Defense Cream with Biospheric Complex.
Offering a botanical alternative to injection treatments, Skyn Iceland Stress Defense Cream uses gABA technology derived from tomato, ginseng, and portulaca extracts to help relax and smooth tension lines, brow furrows, fine lines, and wrinkles instantly.
Yep, good ol’ gABA. It’s quick, almost instant in fact. The worst that might happen is that you experience a little stinging (gABA is known to sting a little bit, especially when you first use it). One caveat: the effects don’t last, so you gotta apply Skyn Iceland Stress Defense Cream with Biospheric Complex every day to get the de-creasing benefit (sorry, I couldn’t resist).
image courtesy Michael R. Schwartz, MD, FACS
Tags: anti-aging, beauty, botox, surgery
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:33 AM
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