Brandith Irwin M.D. - Your Best Face Without Surgery: Looking Your Best Without Plastic Surgery

Your
Best
Face

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Your
Best
Face

Looking Your Best
Without Plastic Surgery

Brandith Irwin, M.D.,
and Mark McPherson, Ph.D.

HAY HOUSE, INC.
Carlsbad, California
London Sydney Johannesburg
Vancouver Hong Kong Mumbai

Copyright 2002 by Brandith Irwin and Mark McPherson

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All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private useother than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews without prior written permission of the publisher.

The authors of this book do not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the authors is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the authors and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Irwin, Brandith.
Your best face : looking your best without plastic surgery / Brandith Irwin and Mark McPherson.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-56170-953-0
1. SkinCare and hygiene. 2. Beauty, Personal. 3. SkinLaser surgery. 4. Surgery, Plastic. I. McPherson, Mark, 1955- II. Title.
RL87 .1794 2002
646.726dc21

2002005198

ISBN 13: 978-1-56170-953-3
ISBN 10: 1-56170-953-0

09 08 07 06 6 5 4 3
1st printing, October 2002
3rd printing, January 2006

Printed in the United States of America

This book is dedicated to my patients,
whose excellent questions inspired it.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1:
Fine Wrinkles

Chapter 2:
Frown Lines, Smile Lines, and Other Lines of Expression

Botox

Chapter 3:
Deep Wrinkles

Chapter 4:
Lasers

For Redness

For Age Spots and Brown Spots

For Hair Removal and Maintenance

For Sun Damage

For Leg Veins

For Deep Wrinkles and Acne Scars

Chapter 5:
Brown Spots and Age Spots

Chapter 6:
Problems with Red Skin

Chapter 7:
Blotchiness and Under-Eye Circles

Bleaching Creams

Lasers

Nonprescription Remedies

Sunscreen

Antibiotics

Lifestyle and Product Changes

Chapter 8:
Lumps and Bumps

Chapter 9:
Too Oily or Too Dry

Lasers

Chapter 10:
Treating Scars

Chapter 11:
Dealing with Unwanted Hair

Chapter 12:
Promoting Skin Health

Chapter 13:
Everything You Need to Know About Sunscreen

Chapter 14:
How to Handle Acne

Chapter 15:
Living with Rosacea

Chapter 16:
Sensitive Skin, Skin Allergies, and Eczema

Afterword:
Its Never Too Late

About the Authors

M y husband, Mark, and I owe many, many thanks to all the people who helped bring this book into existence: to Hay House for seeing its possibilities; to Jean Naggar for representing us; to Larry Taubman for his guidance; to Suzanne Duroux for her help shaping this project; to the best co-workers in the worldAmy Sarkie, Mary Lorentsen, Jane Otway, Patty Perkins, Lisa Kelley, and Rochelle Manuelwho not only gave input on the book but have made Madison Skin and Laser what it is; to Dr. John Olerud, Chairman of Dermatology at the University of Washington, for his understanding; to our friends and colleagues at Hillis Clark Martin and Peterson for their tolerance; to Brant, Gavin, and Zan for their interest and patience; to Frances McPherson for the encouragement and generosity that gave us the breathing room to undertake this; and most important of all, to Brenda Partridge for her incredible skills, commitment, and work ethicwhich she gave to us on her own time.

Y our Best Face provides solid medical information that can help you look vital and attractive for your age. I hope that it will enhance your own unique beauty, style, and sexuality, no matter how old you are. Getting older may bring a few lines to your face, but it can also make you more comfortable with yourself as you appreciate that you have a whole new type of wisdom and beauty.

O UR O WN B EAUTY: M Y P HILOSOPHY

I believe that all people are beautiful, whether we have black, blonde, red, or chestnut hair; generous or slim figures; ebony, olive, or ivory skin. The important thing is to understand and be confident in our own beauty, in our own unique way, with our own sense of style.

Beauty is so much more than a two-dimensional image on the front of a magazineits a wonderful and unpredictable blend of confidence, inner strength, physicality, sensuality, facial features, spirit, and personality. After all, each one of us has met physically beautiful people who seemed to become uninteresting and plain over time because their inner qualities didnt match their exteriors; conversely, we know people who initially didnt seem attractive to us but who grew beautiful because of who they were.

Think, for example, of CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour, Andrea Jung (the CEO of Avon), Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Lopez, or Rosie ODonnellnone of these women look alike, and yet theyre all beautiful. Theyre beautiful because of their vitality, their confidence, and their comfort with who they are, which enhances their physical beauty.