Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Countdown to 40: First, the Face

My Countdown to 40 Project officially started a few weeks ago when I treated myself to a facial with my favorite L.E. (licensed esthetician), Jordana. She works in the office of a fancy Park Avenue plastic surgeon, Dr. Adam R. Kolker, but she's really down-to-earth, sweet and amazing at her job!

I knew she would tell me the truth, so before our session got started I asked what she thought about the condition of my skin.

"Your face looks good...not too much sun damage and it looks like you're taking good care of it." For a very brief moment, I felt relieved. Maybe all of this aging stuff was in my head.

"But, you could try a little Botox - just between your eyes and in your crow's feet. It will just make you look more...rested." Um, yeah, that might work. So, would sleeping more than five hours a night! But, anyhoo...

"And, maybe we could put a little Juvederm or Restylane in your laugh lines to just smooth them out a bit." So it turns out my skin is punishing me for laughing too much these past 39 years? Jeez.

Needless to say, I was bummed. But, also determined to do whatever I need to do to avoid these procedures for as long as I could.

Retinols seemed like a good first step, and Jordana provided me with a very thorough list of well-regarded OTC ones to try:


I decided to give Roc multicorrection night treatment a whirl. I will let you know how that goes!

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