At McGuiness Dermatology & Plastic Surgery, we understand the importance of aging gracefully.
When patients in their early 20s come in looking for advice on how to slow the appearance of wrinkles, we recommend a powerful combination: retinols and preventative Botox in Plano.
One is a topical treatment, and the other is an injectable. Together, they can keep your skin smooth and firm for years to come.
Here’s why we suggest this approach for proactive skin care.
Retinol: To Target Collagen Loss
In your search for the best treatments to maintain youthful skin, you’ve probably read a little about collagen. This protein keeps your skin strong and plays a major role in cellular regeneration (replacing old, damaged cells with new, healthy ones). As you age, your body produces less and less of this skin-supporting protein, leaving you more susceptible to forming sagging skin or wrinkles.
Retinol is a topical treatment that exfoliates the skin, reduces fine lines and wrinkles, clears acne, and unclogs pores.
McGuiness Dermatology & Plastic Surgery offers a wide range of retinoids to integrate into your nightly skin care routine. We recommend a gradual approach, using retinol every other night to allow your skin to adjust. Over time, you should notice improvement in skin texture and a reduction in fine lines and wrinkles, especially when paired with our wrinkle relaxers, such as Botox.
Botox: To Target Facial Muscles
When you smile, furrow your brow, frown, or make other facial expressions, you’re doing much more than conveying emotion. These actions require your muscles to constrict and the skin that lies above them to wrinkle temporarily—these are called dynamic wrinkles.
Botox injections are a brand of neurotoxins known as “wrinkle relaxers,” derived from a purified protein called botulinum toxin type A. When injected, they relax the muscles and stop them from contracting. Not only does this smooth any existing dynamic wrinkles, it also prevents new ones from forming.
For example, imagine your skin as a piece of paper. As you fold a piece of paper over and over, the deeper the creases get. With Botox, your skin doesn’t fold along those lines repeatedly, which means that wrinkles can’t form.
Wrinkle relaxers typically last for at least 3 months, although sometimes longer depending on the brand we use.
Better Together
While both retinol and Botox both effectively reduce wrinkles as standalone treatments and products, they work better together. Retinol helps the top skin layer and Botox works beneath it, improving skin health.
Trust Our Team With Your Skincare Needs
We offer services like preventative Botox in Plano, Prosper, Flower Mound, and Murphy. When it comes to fine lines and wrinkles, the sooner you start this journey, the better the results. To learn more about these treatments and products, request a consultation. Our team can help determine what is right for you.
You can also try our treatment planning tool to streamline the process.
You can also read our informative blogs to discover the difference between Botox and fillers, the benefits of the Clear and Brilliant Laser, the steps involved in a Hydrafacial and more. All of these treatments improve skin health and help you maintain a youthful appearance.
