Super Effective Wrinkle Removers

Many people find wrinkles on their skin unseemly and embarrassing and are constantly looking for ways to remove them. Injections, surgery, oils, lotions and creams are all various methods that people use to try and remove their wrinkles, often to no avail. There are several attributes that one should look for when researching various methods to remove their wrinkles.

Topical Treatments

1. Many lotions, creams and oils containing vitamin A, also known as retinol, retinaldehyde or its derivatives, also known as retinoic acids, have been proven to eliminate or reduce wrinkles.
   While some over-the-counter lotions and creams contain 0.2 to 0.6 percent vitamin A or derivative (the amount scientifically proven to be effective), most do not have that concentration, so effective lotions and creams are prescription lotions. Prescription lotions and creams containing vitamin A include Avita and Differin. These lotions are safe for application on the face, neck, arms and hands, and reduce liver spots and deep wrinkles over the course of two to six months. Like some acne medicines, some side effects of prescription lotions, because of their high concentration of vitamin A, are dry skin, dermatitis and sensitivity to the sun, so these medications are recommended for application before bedtime or once one is at home for the evening, after dark.

Injections

2. Botox and hyaluronic acid injections are both very effective in eliminating wrinkles from the facial area. Botox temporarily paralyzes the muscles underneath the skin, causing them to relax. After a few days, there is a noticable reduction of wrinkles in the area injected, and full results are expected, in most cases, within 5 to 7 days of injection. The results last for 4 to 6 months, and then, generally, must be repeated to continue being wrinkle-free. Botox can be dangerous if pregnant but has little side effects if not.
   Hyaluronic acid injections stretch the dermis, or layers of skin, causing skin cells to produce more collagen, thus reducing the amount of wrinkles in the skin.
   Both treatments are safe for facial application.

Surgery

3. The most drastic, but effective, method of reducing wrinkles is to have surgery. A face lift is the most common surgical option, and the most extensive and expensive. A face lift, or rhytidectomy, is very invasive. Doctors attach threads to tighten the skin, literally peeling back the face to access the skin and muscle to, in some cases, reshape them. Some face lifts result in hematomas, scarring and nerve injury. Face lifts leave bruising for several weeks and are very painful, but the effects are often lifelong.
   Less invasive surgical procedures include thread lifts, which take much less time and have a much quicker recovery time, as the doctor only makes small incisions and lifts the skin in only key places, and facial implants, in which the doctor inserts implants into areas such as the cheeks, chin or jaw to smooth out wrinkles. Most often, patients who go through both of these surgeries can go home the same day the procedure is done. Side effects include bruising and swelling and, in extreme cases, infection.