Have scientists finally found the facelift in a jar? Cream claims to get to the root of wrinkles

It's hailed as the magic beauty ingredient that can take years off your face.

And collagen, the skin-plumping protein said to smooth out laugh lines and crow’s feet, seems to be in most anti-wrinkle creams on the market these days.

But what if it were possible to target your skin’s own ‘collagen factory’ and coax it to pump out more of its own?

That’s the claim, at least, of a cream which is being touted as the first to get to the root of wrinkles.

Its makers say it will be the first anti-ageing cream to pinpoint the collagen-making cells which are vital to youthful skin.

Rubbed into the skin once a day for eight weeks, it tricks ageing skin cells into pumping out levels of collagen normally seen in a much younger body. This plumps up the skin, reducing the depth of wrinkles, according to its makers L’Oreal.

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Facelift Makes You Look 12 Years Younger

New Study Helps Set Expectations for Recovery and Results after Facelift Surgery.

Patients who have undergone a facelift rate themselves as looking an average of 12 years younger after surgery, according to a study in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

After a "significant" recovery period, the vast majority of patients undergoing facelift surgery are satisfied with their results, according to the study by Eric Swanson, MD, an ASPS Member Surgeon in private practice in Leawood, Kansas. "These findings support the recommendation of surgical facial rejuvenation to patients who wish to look younger," Dr. Swanson writes.

For Most Patients, Facelift Improves Appearance and Quality of Life:
Dr. Swanson performed a detailed analysis of the outcomes in 122 patients who had a facelift between 2002 and 2007. The patients were 82 women and 11 men, average age 57 years. The patients were interviewed an average of seven months after their operation. Most had other cosmetic plastic surgery procedures, such as forehead lift and/or eyelid surgery, at the same time as their facelift.

The patients were highly satisfied with their results. The "average subjective reduction in apparent age" was 11.9 years, with a range of 0 to 27½ years. Ninety-seven percent of patients said the results met their expectations. Forty percent rated the results even better than expected.

Nearly 90 percent of patients said they had received positive reactions from other people regarding their new appearance, while only seven percent reported negative reactions. More than 80 percent of patients reported improved self-esteem, and 70 percent reported improved quality of life.

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Will the fizzy facelift make you sparkle?

We test the latest unlikely treatment - carbon dioxide injected into your skin!

The ingredient that puts the pop into fizzy drinks is being touted as the best way to put the sparkle back into lacklustre looks.

Carbon dioxide, the invisible, odourless gas that is part of the air we breathe and creates the bubbles in champagne, not to mention being blamed for heating up the planet, is being injected into the skin as a rejuvenating treatment.

And the fizzy facelift is growing in popularity as one of a new wave of ultra-subtle rejuvenating treatments that make up the 'no trace face', the backlash against the more obvious effects of thick facial fillers and Botox.

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Will a Wellay Skin Laser lift and firm the skin?

Yes. Low level laser light therapy with a Wellay @home skin laser will rejuvenate your appearance and lift and tighten your skin.  With regular, daily use of the Wellay anti-ageing skin laser you will notice improvements in your skin tone and skin texture over time.

When the skin laser is placed on your skin, each wavelength penetrates and heals different levels in the skin tissue, promoting collagen synthesis and healthy skin. Collagen is largely responsible for skin strength and elasticity, strengthens blood vessels and plays a role in tissue development.

The Wellay @home skin laser restores the tone and elasticity to your skin, thus rejuvenating, lifting and tightening.