A few years ago I found tender, charming, these fine wrinkles in the corner of the eyes ... Signs of good humor and joy of life they did not bother me. But today they are deepening even when I'm serious. How can I get rid of them or at least make them less visible?
To begin: creamy or filling creams
It is about the thirties, that these wrinkles of smile, our first, begin to appear. At this stage we can slow down their progress with formulas based on hyaluronic acid or collagen synthesis activators (Physiolift Eyes Avène, Serum Eyes Redensifying Treatment Total Capture Dior, Optim-Eyes Filorga, Advanced Night Repair Concentrate Eye Matrix Estee Lauder).
Also good care acids with fruit or retinol, which thanks to their slightly exfoliating power boost our fibroblasts. But beware: the skin is fine and delicate at this point. If mine is very reactive I apply the product twice a week to start (Organic Fruit Acid Cream Research, Redermic ® Eyes La Roche Posay, Smoothing Express Eye Mask with Pure Retinol Shiseido).
The extra tip: a mini pen to use morning and evening for 1 minute and by delivering orange light stimulates the fibroblasts and red light fight against aging vector inflammation (Time Control, Talika).
In institute: cryotherapy
"Cold stimulates fibroblasts, and increases the synthesis of new collagen and elastin fibers," says Carine Derwa, a specialist in anti-aging and thinning cryotherapy . It also boosts the natural production of hyaluronic acid. At the same time, it boosts microcirculation: tissues are better irrigated, skin is toned. "
The camera passed for twenty minutes on my face, insisting on the crow's feet. The applicator (in the shape of a big spoon) maintains a temperature of 7 to 12 degrees, therefore without any risk of lesions for the tissues. The result is bluffing: the features are raised, the cheekbones protrude and my fine lines have almost disappeared. The lift effect lasts a good week and the ideal remains to make a cure of 6 treatments for a totally sustainable result (to count 80 € the care at Espace Privé of Cryotherapy).
In aesthetic office, 3 solutions
- Botulinum toxin
Its action: In local injection it relaxes some muscles of my face that contract when I smile, I blink or squint. This phenomenon causes wrinkles of expression because, on my face, skin and muscles are contiguous. "Muscle relaxation is achieved after a few days after the injection," says Dr. Philippe Kestemont surgeon of the face and neck.
Less stressed the skin around the eye will gradually less wrinkle. The practitioner injects at the level of crow's feet. It's hardly painful. Advantage: the result is visible in one session from 8 days. All the art of the practitioner is not to "paralyze" or "freeze" the expression.
The disadvantage: you have to start every six months or so. Because the muscular relaxation is reversible neither the muscle nor the nerve being altered (the price: 300 to 500 € according to the quantity injected).
- Hyaluronic Acid
Its action: "This molecule is naturally present in our skin," says Dr. Jean Marc Adda, PhD in Aesthetic Medicine. It fills all the spaces between our cells, contributes to their cohesion and, by moisturizing our tissues, it gives a rebound and softness to our skin. If our cells make them up to about 35 years, their production then collapses by 6% every 10 years. Hence the interest of a contribution of hyaluronic acid (obtained by biotechnology) ". It will rehydrate my skin and targeted injections plump my furrows.
The practitioner lays down a very weakly cross-linked and very flexible product (Restylane® Refyne) so that it is invisible under my very thin skin in this area. It introduces a very thin cannula at the temple and diffuses subdermal fan. Added benefit this hyaluronic acid will boost the natural production of my cells. The session is painless, lasts 15 minutes and the results are immediate.
To be repeated every year (the price: about 350 € for a light bulb, and if there is any product the doctor can inject into the fine lines of the mouth).
- The laser
His action: to make new skin. The practitioner will choose between two types of laser.
"For shallow wrinkles I use the non-ablative fraction, type Fraxel, says Dr. Jean Michel Mazer of the International Laser Skin Center in Paris. Three sessions at one month intervals totally erase the crow's feet.
An hour and a half before the treatment I apply an anesthetic cream. The suites are light: equivalent to a big sunburn that I can easily make up at the end of the session. This one lasts ten minutes. The advantage: the results last two to three years (the price: 400 € about the session).
If my wrinkles are more pronounced, my skin released the doctor will use a fractional ablative C02 laser. "I work under local anesthesia (Pliaglis cream). Two sessions of ten minutes suffice at two months intervals.
Advantages: the result is very natural and lasts a long time; over three years with a non-ablative laser maintenance session every one to two years. Disadvantages: appearance of crusts for about 7 days that we treat with a healing cream (the price: 300 € about the session).
