Most of us are familar with the saying, "You can tell a woman's age by her hands."  This is mostly attributed to the fact that women usually do not hesitate to take measures to care for their face with the use of skin care products, treatments, cosmetics and such.  Oftentimes, the hands (and even the chest area) are overlooked.  Many do not know that there are options for the hand rejuvenation other than using good moisturizers.

So what makes the hands show their age?  Loss of subcutaneous tissue as we age causes the hands to reveal the bony structure or veins become more apparent, bulging, and ropey.  Years of sun exposure will now show a roughened texture to the skin, and brown spots (sun spots, solar lengtigines, seborrheic keratosis) become more numerous.  It is not unusual for these conditions to being appearing rather rapidly.  We often hear women saying, "Why is this all happening now?"  Unfortunately, years of bad skin care habits, genetics, aging, all catch up with us at some point.   Hand rejuvenation is the process of reversing the common signs of aging hands.

For the loss of volume in the hands, we use dermal fillers such as Juvederm or Restylane to minimize the "ropey" looked caused by thinning skin on the back of the hands.  Treating voids between veins and ligaments on the back of the hands is a job for dermal fillers rather than lasers.  Dermal fillers have an immediate impact on making hands look younger by creating a fuller look that hides ropey looking veins.  Injection benefits are immediate and continue to improve over a two week period.  Results typically last for a minimum of six months.  

When applying moisturizer and sunscreen to the face don't forget the chest and hands!