Making Your Eyes Look Younger In One Month

What can you do in one month? You can change the appearance of your eyes altogether if you want to. A period of one month will allow time for surgical procedures from relatively non-invasive collagen injections to full-on, more permanent cosmetic surgery such as brow and eyelid lifts.

Plump it up. Collagen is the most common temporary injectable anti-wrinkle treatment and it can be used virtually anywhere on your face to smooth out lines and acne scars. The most common areas for injections are lips and cow???s-feet.

Collagen is a protein which occurs naturally in our bodies. The collagen naturally in our bodies. The collagen used in Australia comes from cowhides, although in the US they???ve been growing people???s own collagen in petri dishes. It acts like Polyfilla and is injected into the line on the skin to fill the indentation.

Most people are able to go back to work atraight after a collagen treatment, though occasionally there is a little swelling where the needles go in and the operator may advise you not to wear any make-up for the rest of the day.

About three percent of people are allergic to collagen, so you need to have an allergy test a month before the procedure. Some people will need two.

The test is done by injecting a small amount of the collagen into the inside forearm and watching for any reaction, such as redness or itchiness. The cost of the test is about $100. Another drawback is the possibility that the collagen may be visible through the skin. This can occur with very fine, translucent or pigmented skins. It???s a good idea to check first with your GP or cosmetician.

The cost of the collagen treatment depends on how much you have injected and who does it. It usually costs about $3000 (not including the allergy test) to have crow???s-feet done, but it is not a permanent fix. The effects can last between four and six months, depending on the patient???s metabolism. During that time, the body slowly absorbs the collagen and the wrinkles re-emerge.

Cutting Edge
To improve the appearance of the eyes and restore some of their more youthful attributes, permanent procedures are an alternative. There are two surgical options:

Blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery. Incisions are made in the crease of the eyelid, and at the lower lash line, where excess fat, skin folds and muscle are removed. It can be performed under local or general anaesthetic, as either a day case, or with a short stay in hospital. The operation takes between one and two hours. The full recovery time is about three to four weeks, meaning that after the ???holiday??? you take from work for recovery time, you???ll look refreshed, younger and less tired around the eyes. Costing anywhere between $2500 and $4000, it is one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures. However, it does have some significant drawbacks. Consider first that there will be bruising and swelling around the eye area for about 10 days. Scars are also an inevitable result of any surgery. A surgeon makes the best effort to keep the scars in your natural skin lines and creases, and therefore most are inconspicuous. The scars also usually fade with time. Other side effects may include temporary blurred vision or excessive tear production. The surgery does not remove the appearance of fine ???smile??? lines at the outer corners of the eyes, neither can it remove deep creases in the eyelids themselves.

Brow lift. A brow lift is designed to improve the wrinkling and sagging of the eyebrows which occurs with the ageing process. Incisions are usually placed behind the hairline, from ear to ear. Excess skin and tissue are removed and the skin is pulled tighter before stitches are applied to keep the brow taut. The procedure can also be performed endoscopically (by keyhole surgery), which results in less scarring. A series of small incisions are made in the hailine, where the surgeon uses an enscope, or tiny camera, to guide the removal of muscles and excess tissue from inside the brow. The eyebrows are then lifted to reduce sagging skin at the eyelid level. Whether performed endoscopically or not, the procedure lasts between one and two hours ans swelling and bruising will follow for 10 to 20 days. Cold compresses can help to eliminate such swelling, but it is likely that patients will also experience some numbness or itching as the incisions heal. The price usually ranges from $3000 to $5000 for the brow lift alone, but it is often combined with blepharoplasty, so the price can vary.

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