Anti-Aging Aesthetic Tricks for Both Men and Women Before Considering Plastic Surgery

The anti-aging cosmetic market sells an astronomical amount of product. When you first notice signs of aging, you might anxiously try one or more products to counteract the aging. However, if you are not careful what anti-aging products you choose, you can get both wrinkles and pimples at the same time since the wrong wrinkle cream won't work and might be too rich for your skin or irritate or even burn your skin. This makes you look even worse and might lead you into cosmetic procedures years before you really might be needing to consider such remedies.

Dr Nicholas Perricone, the Yale Medical School dermatologist skin guru, author and skin doctor to the stars, says a big problem with someone experimenting with many products can often make their skin very dry and irritated due to using too many products at once. So don't try to fix all your aging issues at once, focus on one and stick with one product. Perricone says this even though he sells an anti-aging skin care line.

But before you start an anti-aging regimen, first assess what is making you look older and what you can do about it. Addressing these issues can make you look much younger for much less money than plastic surgery or expensive creams. Some issues that anyone can address for aging, both male and female include the following:

First start with a nice light moisturizer such as Oil of Olay or Clinique Dramatically Different moisturizer that you can apply a few times a day when your face is damp. Moisturize as often as you think about it to without getting greasy. Assess how much of your aging is actually wrinkles and how much is just being too dry. You may just need to adjust your regimen of cleanser and moisturizers. It is a good time to start using a daily sunscreen if you do not already, since you can always start reversing skin damage from the sun. Keeping your lips very moist is also helpful. A key area is the under eye and the area around the mouth - people notice these areas more than forehead wrinkles or a sagging neck.

A second feature that can make us look much older or younger is our teeth. Having yellow, dingy teeth is aging. Consider using whitening toothpaste, strips or even a BriteSmile whitening treatment. This makes you look much younger and brighter and reflects the white in the eye, which makes the eye look bigger and younger.

A third issue is the white of the eye can often get yellower as you age, or at least show signs of being tired and bloodshot more often. A celebrity trick is to use a blue eye drop to make the whites of your eyes look whiter. Look for a product called 'Collyre Bleu" a blue eye drop for about $20. Also try giving regular Visine type eye drops to see if your eyes look more tired due to being bloodshot or allergies.

If you are now developing dark circles or sagging eyes, consider using an under eye dark circle lightener such as Avon Lighten Up.

A key issue is that as we age we look more sallow and gray. If you are just graying around the temples coloring a few hairs or getting highlights can address this. If you are generally fading in hair color, such as what happens with redheads, consider your wardrobe and focus on colors that reflect light and are brighter or highly pigmented. Anderson Cooper has far more gray hair than is age appropriate, but since he was wears shades of flattering blue shirts that bring out his eyes and suit his skintone, the gray does not wash him out and he still looks young and vibrant. Assess your wardrobe for colors that are no longer flattering for you.

Switch to gentle face cleansers since you likely will want to start using Retin-A or Renova or a Vitamin A product on your skin. These treatments can be drying and peeling and you do not want to irritate the skin.

Vitamins to add to your diet include Alpha Lipoic Acid and Vitamin C and DMAE. These keep muscle tone which keeps your skin from sagging and they keep the skin young and remove toxins. Green tea makes the skin look amazing when you consume at least two or three cups a day. Drinking lots of water is important to keep you hydrated since if your face is showing a sign of aging your body is feeling signs of aging.

A product that is useful for both women and even men is an optical diffuser cream that sort of conceals the tiny imperfections of skin by reflecting light, causing a smoother skin appearance. Avon and Philosophy make several gentle diffusers that can be applied after cleansing the skin and before makeup. When used sparingly, men can use these without detection.

If you have never had your eyebrows professionally done, consider doing so now. Nothing frames the face and lifts the eye like trimmed eyebrows. A well shaped brow is as good as a mini eye lift.

The anti-aging market knows you are likely assessing every pore on your face askance, so they offer a product for everything. You likely do not need everything, just some things. After making these changes to your regimen, assess what is the source of your appearing older - is it dulling or graying hair? Furrows on the brow? Sagging? Wrinkles? Ask for an opinion from your hairstylist and dermatologist for what changes in product and regiment they would recommend.