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The biological clock's toll on hands can be turned back with treatments

Published on Sunday, November 11, 2007
By MELISSA HECKSCHER

When Luisa Moore realized a few years ago that she was nearing her 60th birthday, she decided to make some changes, aesthetically speaking: She hired a trainer. She lost 20 pounds. She got a face-lift.

By the time she hit the big milestone, she couldn't have been happier. Except for one thing: Her hands didn't quite match her new-and-improved look.

"I didn't have much sun damage in my face, but I had it in my hands, and that was giving my age away," said Moore, of Marina del Rey. "So I thought, you know, after having a face-lift, if I don't get my hands done, what's the point?"

It's a common concern. In the quest to look younger longer, more and more women are finding that when it comes to looking youthful, it's not just all about a pretty face.

"After the face, hands are the second-most-visible, telltale sign of one's age," , president-elect of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, said in a written statement   Read Full Article...

 
 

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