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Best result facial treatments for ageing skin

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Totallybannanas · 16/02/2025 09:57

I'm nearly 45, and starting to get sagging skin, double chin, fine lines around eyes and just generally dull, tired skin. I want to start having treatments, not ready for Botox yet. I've looked at microneeddling, chemical Peeps, and million dollar facial. Can an one share their experience? I'm drinking water, using spf, taking a Collagen supplement.

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HornyHornersPinkyWinky · 16/02/2025 10:38

Your best bet OP for dull tired skin would be to have a great daily routine at home - you already use sunscreen, which is great - you could add a retinoid product to your routine (at nighttime). I would recommend prescription strength tretinoin, which you can get from subscription services like Dermatica, Skin & Me etc. It really helps with skin tone and texture, improves fine lines, dullness etc. It is a slow game, you need to build up use and you may have some irritation at first, but I think it's the best thing you can use to improve the look of your skin. Just make sure you are using a high SPF daily.

Unfortunately, the sagging and double chin are tougher to fix - they're a combination of facial fat loss and general laxity in the skin (basically getting older). No cream is going to reverse this, and even salon procedures like radio frequency, lasers, peels, micro-needling etc. may only offer a temporary, subtle improvement. They will definitely give you an initial glow, but longer terms results are not guaranteed.

They generally work to increase collagen production (by creating a controlled injury in the skin, which triggers your skins healing response), but this will only last for a while, so really you need to keep getting it done, which is expensive. That's why a retinol product applied regularly is great, because over time in increases collagen production in your skin (which generally decreases as we age).

The only surefire way of reversing sagging/ jowls is surgery. Obviously not everyone wants to go down that path. You could try a few things if you like, I would just caution against spending a lot of money on devices/ products / salon treatments that promise a lot in regards to this, realistically they have limited results. A few years ago I tried Ultherapy, and spend a thousand on it. I honestly didn't much different afterwards and the recovery was brutal. A lot of these technologies promise the world, but I'm very skeptical of them.

Totallybannanas · 16/02/2025 10:46

Thank you for your advice, I keep seeing about Tret on here. I will definitely have a look and maybe invest in some.

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HornyHornersPinkyWinky · 16/02/2025 10:57

Totallybannanas · 16/02/2025 10:46

Thank you for your advice, I keep seeing about Tret on here. I will definitely have a look and maybe invest in some.

It really does work to give your skin a glow, but you need to use it consistently, and like I said it's not a quick fix. Also beware of irritation that can happen at first. I would say 'low and slow' use low strength at first and build slowly up to more often. If you use one of those subscription services they generally start you on a low dose anyway. Also, if you search on here, some people have discount codes to use, and I've heard that you can eek out a bottle for more than a month if used sparingly.

Your best option would be to get a good skincare routine going, and then build on this with salon procedures every now and then if you wish. However, for some things (IPL treatments, lasers) they ask you to stop using tretinoin for a few weeks before the treatments, so I would ask about that if you are going to book something.

BlackCat25 · 16/02/2025 11:09

@Totallybannanas Agree that sagging skin is not something you can truly reverse noticeably without surgery. The good news is that you can make a huge difference to your skin tone, clarity, pore size, pigmentation, fine lines etc with the smart use of retinoids. Tretinoin (the gold standard for skin renewal and the ingredient privately used by most Dermatologists) is your best bet. You need to take it slowly and the results will 100% come! After decades of using shop bought creams with little to no visible results, I moved to prescription skincare (that’s to say a Dermatologist or skin care professional advises what your skin needs and a customised formula is made specifically for you) and will never go back now. I use Monderma (as do my two daughters who saw my results at 60); for me a blend of Tretinoin and Niacinamide. There’s no substitute for a simple, consistent routine; cleanse, moisturise and SPF in the morning, then cleanse + custom formula at night. Boom! Keep it simple and effective!

rumkar · 16/02/2025 16:21

As previously stated surgical procedures are your best option for sagging. Nothing else will work.

If you want to avoid them, you can still improve your fine lines by using tretinoin as a night cream or get a chemical peel every 2-3 months. I use the Monderma tretinoin and add the over the counter ingredients in it like niacinamide and azelaic acid. Chemical peels are good too if you can tolerate the downtime over a weekend. Microneedling twice or so a year also helps reduce pore size and improve skin texture and tone. These are your best bet for a quick win.

These are twice as effective as over the counter skincare products but half as effective as surgical procedures if that helps.

PeachyKeane · 16/02/2025 16:27

Here's my referral link for skin and me. I think you get the first month free along with some free samples of stuff.

https://www.skinandme.com/?promocode=KATHC5VKH

It's been the best thing for my skin at 55.

rumkar · 16/02/2025 20:27

Skin+Me are also good. I like the aluminium bottle.

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