According to Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon Dr. Sam Naficy, patients are often unaware of what at-home anti-aging treatments actually work, and end up trying products after being swayed by the marketing hype. With new beauty products and treatments launching seemingly by the hour, aging women constantly have to weed through the beauty jargon to find which products actually offer the results they claim.

Dr. Naficy breaks down the most popular ones below…

The Neckline Slimmer

• How Does it Work? Targets and tones the underlying muscles of your neck, chin and cheek area by applying gentle resistance

• Dr. Naficy says: “As with any exercise, strengthening of those muscles will be apparent, however by overall facial exercises show no proven results when it comes to curing sagging skin in these regions.”

Glowelle Beauty Drink

• How Does it Work? A powerful blend of antioxidants, vitamins and botanical & fruit extracts claims to nourish and hydrate the skin from within and help fight free radicals, known contributors to the signs of aging
• Dr. Naficy says: Adding extra anti-oxidants into ones daily diet is not a bad idea, however women who expect to see true anti-aging results from a beauty drink will be disappointed. Also, most beauty drinks contain calories, therefore are not suitable for all diets”

The Oxygenating Face Shot

• How Does it Work? A machine sprays atomized moisturizers onto the skin using a stream of pressurized oxygen in order to hydrate skin immediately, making the face appear smoother and plumper
• Dr. Naficy says: “This treatment is nothing more than a passing spa trend as there is no strong evidence of oxygen’s effectiveness when it comes to anti-aging. Additionally, the treatments are extremely costly (approximately $500) and at least six treatments are recommended for optimal results.”

The Lunchtime Face Lift

• How Does it Work? A 30 minute or so procedure involving a series of injections (different fillers can be used) and a mini face massage in order to stimulate collagen growth and provide an increase in skin thickness.
• Dr. Naficy says: “Filler face-lifts are nothing new, however are becoming easier and easier to fit into a woman’s active lifestyle. Although, not for everyone (cost about $550 for one treatment), most of my patients do see a difference, with effects lasting up to two years.”

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A rise in problems ranging from burns to scars to infection, or even worse, are definitely on the rise with these spas opening just about everywhere these days. Scary, isn’t it?

One way to know if a MediSpa is probably a safe place in which to have a procedure performed is if there is a physician on board who is there during the treatments. And I don’t mean a dentist over-seeing Botox treatments. I mean a dermatologist. Someone who deals with the skin, as most of these treatments are preformed on the skin.

And if the prices at these MediSpa’s sound too good to be true, then they are. For instance, the makers of Botox Cosmetic charge $500 per bottle, to each and everyone it sells too. So if a Botox treatment price is too low, then you risk that the product being used is either not Botox, or a diluted version.

Better be safe than sorry. Call ahead. Be aware. Ask questions. These are medical procedures.

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Dr. Brandt recently came out with a line of anti-aging lotions and potions, and I can’t wait to try some.

On the top of my list is the Beauty Boosters set. In the set:
• anti-oxidant water booster
• lineless eye cream
• lineless cream

Have you used any of the products from Dr. Brandt yet? If you have, please let us know what you have used and what you thought about them.

A few more items from Dr. Brandt:

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