Posted by rainbowbrite on April 1, 2005, at 13:03:16
In reply to Re: Strivectin? » rainbowbrite, posted by Spoc on March 31, 2005, at 22:23:43
> It's easy to see where people could use overly simple logic to arrive at the skin thinning thing: it does slough off skin, big time! But, first, as we know that is generally a good thing, for refreshing it in various ways. And second, tretinoin is one of the only products proven by *unbiased* medical science to cause cell regeneration and stimulate collagen growth. So it is *improving* the generation of new skin cells, not stripping them away and somehow keeping them from growing back!
Very Cool Im Xcited!
> AHAs can irritate or sting, and some people (as with any substance) may have reactions to it. But it is harmless, doesn't do anything permanent, either good or bad. Is good stuff, but just clears and brightens your skin while you use it, can't work deep enough to cause wrinkle reduction, or give continued benefits more than a week or two from when you stop using it or getting peels with it.Ok I have to run and check soemthing....my memory is trying to tell me soemthinig...I think i have some of this stuff....brb....OK it is something called reversa with glocolic acid and matrixyl. I got it from a party I went to. I was afraid to use it, still not sure what it is but it sounds like it is in the same family.
> Some derms also have an aesthetician working in their office, that's nice. Aestheticians (sometimes spelled esthetician) sometimes know more more about current products being raved (and "mis-raved") about than derms. (Can you see a doc flipping through Cosmo to try to stay on top of all the exaggerating and hype, lol.) Derms often stick with things that there is actual research behind already, and more medical and prescription stuff. Someone like an aesthetician can often answer a question like the Strivectin one better, the derm may not bother following all the nutty commotion until there is unbiased science behind something.
Mine is on his own, but I think he may read cosmo lol he is all up on womens fashions and stuff its hilarious. I could check around for another one, I know my mom goes to one that has one along side the doc.
> But aestheticians working by themselves can be as hard to evaluate as a beauty website, because they do SELL products, and don't have the same standards of proof for them that a doc would. So the perfect combo is to see one who works from a derm's office (or a plastic surgeon's), to get the best of both worlds.
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> Aestheticians, working alone or with a derm, often do some "lesser" procedures, like the lighter peels and some less invasive lasers, and microdermabrasion. (The latter treatments are thought too expensive for the results they can give, unless you have a lot of spare dough, btw.)Yeha i think Id wait on spending a fortune on this stuff till I really need it. My fear is that I will use it now and then it wont be effective later, but it sounds like it just helps more to use the creams early.
> GOOD ONE!!! I think I'll go create some syndromes for myself, none of the ones I've tried fit well enough!
Thanks, I was feeling pretty proud of my self. I think I may try to create more as well lol
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> Ok I'll stop talking if you'll stop not meaning to ask me anything but getting me going anyway, lol! ;-)Ill try Spoc...but I cant promise anything LOL
PS-you said you murdered your computer? Well, can I hire you for a hit job on mine?
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