ReviewEver wonder if Botox, Restylane, or Olay Regenerist serum works? Boston dermatologist Dover tries to answer all of the questions surrounding the latest and greatest in youth-enhancing dermatological treatments. He includes a quiz to determine your skin’s “virtual age” and presents his home-treatment plans for cleaning skin and treating skin damage. He discusses good sense items like the effects on the skin’s aspect of smoking, sun damage, and a healthful diet. Be conscious that Dover does include his own skin-care line (CVS Pharmacy’s Skin Effects) in his list of commended products; however, the conflict of interest this might normally cause seems to be negated by the breadth of his list of commended products, including low-priced items like Dove soap and high-priced La Prairie, and his insistence allround the book that you don’t have to use pricey merchandise or office procedures to have good-looking skin. For those interested, this is a nice take on all of the anti-aging treatments and merchandise available and a good overview of how skin ages and how to care for it. Recommended for public libraries.—Elizabeth Williams, Washoe Cty. Lib. Syst., Reno, NV (Publishers Weekly, December 15, 2008)From the Inside FlapWhat do you see when you look in the mirror—a face with a healthy, youthful glow or a complexion marred by fine lines, blotchiness, or a dull and tired look? No matter how old you are, you may have healthier, better-looking skin that may aid you look ten years younger—and you don’t need surgery or costly treatments to get it.
In The Youth Equation, famous dermatologist Jeffrey Dover gives you the cognition and tools you need to make big changes with just a handful of products. The primary step is to perceive that it’s not your chronological age that matters—it’s your skin’s virtual age (SVA), which reflects your skin’s current health and status, that counts. To determine your SVA, you’ll take a simple quiz that components in everything from your sun-tanning habits to your personal lifestyle to your genes. Once you know your SVA, you’re ready to begin letting down it with a customized six-week plan that will make your skin look smoother, firmer, and more lustrous. Dr. Dover guides you through your three-part cleanse—treat—prevent program with a range of easy-to-find productions at all price ranges that may be picked up at any drugstore or section store. He also offers a good deal of choices available by prescription if you prefer to work with a dermatologist.
You’ll find everything you need to know when it comes to the treatments that live up to their promises—from cleansers that brighten the skin to serums that reduce sun harm and fight acne. You’ll navigate the skin-care aisle with selfconfidence once you learn to read product labels and understand more regarding ingredients such as:
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Retinoids and retinol
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Matrixyl, gamma amino butyric acid (GABA), and other peptides
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Growth factors, one of the most potent—and little known—anti-aging tools around
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Alpha hydroxy acids, including glycolic, lactic, and fruit acids
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Antioxidants such as coenzyme Q10, botanicals, soy, and green tea
If you’re mesmerized in supplementing topical formulas with more aggressive treatments, you’ll likewise find info on procedures such as Botox, cosmetic fillers, light-source devices, and plastic surgery.
Today’s progressed skin-care productions are more potent and effective than ever. Start using them to give hope or courage to your skin to act and look younger. All you need to know is your SVA and Dr. Dover’s simple cleanse—treat—prevent equation to add up to a fresh, healthy-looking, and radiant new you.
From the Back CoverAdvance praise for The Youth Equation
“The Youth Equation introduces the new conception of the ‘skin’s virtual age,’ or SVA, which helps the reader cautiously review the elements that have influenced her skin over the years. Once the SVA is determined, Dr. Dover gives sound recommendations for skin care productions and procedures that may help turn back the clock (or at least slow it is ticking). His counsel is based on scientific proof and some years of experience. My favored portion of the book is the thought-provoking questions found in each chapter that aid the reader learn more when it comes to skin science. Dr. Dover proves in this book, as he has proven to dermatologists for years, that he is a great teacher and a trustable source of information.”
–Leslie Baumann, M.D.
Director of the University of Miami Cosmetic Medicine
and Research Institute, and author of The Skin Type Solution
“In the ever-growing market of cosmetic skin care and in-office procedures, Dr. Dover provides the reader with the noesis to educate and guide the person with her or his choices. An splendid book for those seeking the latest selective information in the cosmetic arena.”
–Frederic Brandt, M.D.
author of 10 Minutes/10 Years
“Dr. Dover presents honest, scientifically based explanations of mutual cosmetic worries and their treatment in language everyone may understand. It demystifies a elaborated subject and helps buyers get through the barrage of skin care misinformation so a heap of of us are subject to.”
–Jean and Alastair Carruthers, M.D.
coauthors of Textbook of Facial Rejuvenation
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