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Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:58 am  |
Help! I knew at a young age that I could possibly inherit my mother's two frown line right at the beginning of the eyebrows. Since last Christmas I have been using Shea butter as a moisturizer & then I applied Estée Lauder "wrinkle lifting' firming serum" right on the premature wrinkles of my eyebrows. I remember that my right wrinkle started to get visible but even when I frowned it didn't create a deep line so I figured I could help slow my aging by using serum & moisturizer. I've been doing this for months. Yesterday I put fish oil all over my face (I actually loved the results) and today as I was doing my hair I sneezed and later noticed a wrinkle shadow on my right eyebrow. I was curious & I purposely frowned & I had a larger and deeper frown line! I've never seen that kind of wrinkle on my mom so I definitely freaked out. Am I doing something wrong? Should I be avoiding wrinkle serums? Should I be using another moisturizer? Another tip or advise? I would appreciate feedback! Thanks in advance  |
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:38 am |
| Your muscles are probably very strong around those areas and the more you squint or frown and work these muscles the sooner you will see wrinkles. The best option is trying Xeomin (similar to Botox, but better for young ppl because it gives a more natural look). That way you freeze that muscle to halt the aging process as a preventative measure. Once you get these wrinkles, it's harder to reverse them with creams etc. and you can put all the amount of creams on, it's not going to prevent you from making certain expressions you are unaware that you make in your daily life. The trick is finding a really good injector to give you a nice, natural look |
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Late 20's, clarisonic, Vit C serum, hormonal acne, congested pores, combination skin, living in Vancouver Canada |
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:41 am |
Well at 19 you may have expression lines, not wrinkles.
First do not use expensive wrinkles creams, they won't help for expression lines. Good simple moisturizer + sun protection should be enough.
Use the money you spent on expensive creams to consult a dermatologist. He would be able to tell you if Botox could be the answer. That being said this is only if you are really upset an concerned about those fronning lines.
Please don't take my message as an advice to get Botox done. Such decision at your age has to be talked over with a good derm and maybe with a wise family member you trust.
About the derm look for recommandations in your area, don't pick the first one and see a real derm as he would be able to assess if there are any issue with you skin over all.
Good luck, |
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:54 am |
| ^ good advise on the derm. It's very important to pick a reputable one. I got my first Botox at 26 and although I sought out a great derm who was very conservative in her injections, I still had that frozen look. I was hesitant to try it again until xeomin which gives a more natural/less frozen look and it's better for younger ppl than Botox. |
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Late 20's, clarisonic, Vit C serum, hormonal acne, congested pores, combination skin, living in Vancouver Canada |
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:02 am |
Please don't forget you might be concerne about something that is not a real issue. Sometime we are just scared to look like our mothers and see things much more worse than they really are.
A good derm would be able to talk to you all about that. |
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:14 am |
| The best indicator of what you will look like down the road is looking at your mother. I'm almost 30 and can tell that I will get the bad jowling that's prominent in my family so I want to take active measures to prevent that before its full blown. Although I'm still young, it's funny how much we resemble our mothers and the facial muscles when we talk, frown, laugh etc. are the ones our mothers use |
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:34 am |
| For a frown line you can use frownies when you go to bed at night, to smooth the area while you sleep. Better still,or in addition, learn some simple forehead exercises which prevent the habit of frowning. |
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Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:10 am |
| I looked up frownies and I may give this a try. Because I'm 19 the last thing I want is to try botox or Xeomin (although I didn't even know about this). I googled other natural home remedies, I may do more facial masks at home to relax and soothe my face. I will look up on youtube the facial exercise, I guess even my face needs a good workout! Thanks everyone for your response and advise. I would ask my mom but it's hard enough for me to motivate her to wear sunscreen or even a moisturizer & none of my girl friends have eyebrow wrinkles -___- or so they say... |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:46 pm |
| Undecided wrote: |
| I looked up frownies and I may give this a try. Because I'm 19 the last thing I want is to try botox or Xeomin (although I didn't even know about this). I googled other natural home remedies, I may do more facial masks at home to relax and soothe my face. I will look up on youtube the facial exercise, I guess even my face needs a good workout! Thanks everyone for your response and advise. I would ask my mom but it's hard enough for me to motivate her to wear sunscreen or even a moisturizer & none of my girl friends have eyebrow wrinkles -___- or so they say... |
I second the rec for frownies. They can really help a lot. |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 6:47 pm |
| BCgirl wrote: |
| The best indicator of what you will look like down the road is looking at your mother. I'm almost 30 and can tell that I will get the bad jowling that's prominent in my family so I want to take active measures to prevent that before its full blown. Although I'm still young, it's funny how much we resemble our mothers and the facial muscles when we talk, frown, laugh etc. are the ones our mothers use |
What measures are you taking? My mom's side of the family seems to have sagging in the jawline quite a bit as well. Want to avoid that at all costs. |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:27 pm |
| ^ I'm trying to do some facial excersises like smiling a lot etc to lift up my jowls instead of frowning etc. I need to make a conscience effort to work my other muscle more. Also will consider thermage later on if my howling worsens in a few years |
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Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:02 pm |
| BCgirl wrote: |
| ^ I'm trying to do some facial excersises like smiling a lot etc to lift up my jowls instead of frowning etc. I need to make a conscience effort to work my other muscle more. Also will consider thermage later on if my howling worsens in a few years |
I've been doing the NuFace consistently for a few weeks now and I already see improvement in the jawline. I just started to notice drooping there after a really rough couple of years. I'm really encouraged about it. I ordered Loulou's program as well but havent done any of the exercises yet. |
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:24 am |
| BCgirl wrote: |
| ^ I'm trying to do some facial excersises like smiling a lot etc to lift up my jowls instead of frowning etc. I need to make a conscience effort to work my other muscle more. Also will consider thermage later on if my howling worsens in a few years |
I think smiling makes my laugh lines look worse. |
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Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:31 pm |
I am not so sure on the asking family members part.
I know if I bother to ask my mother anything she will say to me or my sister "you look nice the way you are..."
As all parents will likely say.
I know I needed braces for my teeth when I was younger and my mother thought the dentist way lieing. Even when my mother did not have to pay anything and had full insurance.
So finally I eventually got around to getting braces myself, as I was having problems biting into some foods with my teeth....
My sister was not happy with her nose and had breathing problems.
My mother says "your nose looks fine and your breathing is fine because you walk outside...."
So, of course my sister had her nose done...
Maybe friends and a cosmetic doctor can have good advise.
Well I know I will have some cosmetic stuff done- not because of how my mother looks- but because I always want to be pleased with how I look.
I know some people will say there is bigger things to worry about,but this is just an appearance related question and not about other things.... |
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Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:39 am |
| ^ so true about the parent thing. Having worked in the cosmetic surgery industry, many ppl will hide their procedures from parents because most parents will not be supportive which is quite a normal response. |
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