I have no idea on what to start with. Been through a heck of a time getting off a horrid prescription drug that left my face with some wrinkles, crepiness and some sagging. A common side effect of this drug is thinning skin. Not bad but need to start something. Did cp a few years ago and retin a. Would like to keep the retin a going but need to add some other things. I am 56 and always was very proud of my face. Been doing face exercises for 2 months which seems to be helping.Now I need some help. Thanks Lindner

These are general starting instructions for rejuvenating skin. But everyone's skin is different, so it may take some experimenting to find what works best for yourself.

The process of rejuvenating the skin with our method is slow, but not irritating. Reducing the appearance of wrinkles and the appearance of blemishes is much slower. But even very strong Retin-A takes about 2 years to reduce major wrinkles at the price of chronic redness and irritation.

Also, most people have buried skin damage under relatively good-looking skin. This will slowly emerge and your skin many look worse for a time. Look at http://www.reverseskinaging.co...ied-skin-damage.html

Look at http://www.reverseskinaging.com/pictures.html and http://reverseskinaging.com/nasolabial.html and read the comments.

For your face.....

Our serums work best on oily skin areas like the T-Zone and the creams are best for drier skin areas. The fastest actions are on general skin tone and "glow".

The best results for reducing the appearance of wrinkles and pores, and for the look of firmer skin here is what we hear from our clients:

1. Use a very mild cleanser such our Gentle Clean. Do not over cleanse your skin. Use biological oils such as squalane or emu oil to remove make up.

2. Our Serums are best on sensitive skin or oily outbreak-prone skin. Our creams work best of dryer skin areas. Sebum Be Gone helps reduce excess facial sebum.

3.In the morning, use CP Serum in the morning followed by Emu Oil-S for Skin. Start with 2 drops of each daily for your face and increase the amount slowly. If your skin feels oily, blot off the excess oil with a tissue. Later you might change to Super CP Serum.

4. For your eyes, read http://store.reverseskinaging....s.asp?ProductCode=26 This is a difficult area but it can be rejuvenated and the skin around the eyes can look tighter.

5. At night, you might alternate Exfol Cream or our new LacSal Cream and Protect & Restore #3 - a high retinol cream. If you have problems with oily, blemish-prone skin, then use Retinol-free P&R#2.

6. Many women also use Super Cop at night, but you should use the other products before you move to this very strong product.

7. The Day Cover can be used for moisturization when outside.

8. SRCPs and retinoic acid applied together often work very well and gives a stronger action than SRCPs alone.

9. You may also benefit from our newer Skin Signals products that are designed to improve the look of skin elasticity and firmness, and use copper bound to peptides from elastin and collagen. See the Skin Signals Solution - http://store.reverseskinaging...._Solution_p/1800.htm and Skin Signals Cream - http://store.reverseskinaging....asp?ProductCode=5600

10. Daily supplements of 1 gram Vitamin C and 1 gram MSM also help rejuvenate skin. 1 gram of Flaxseed Oil, Borage Oil or Primrose Oil, which contains high levels of gamma linolenic acid.

11. Stress inhibits skin rejuvenation by increasing blood cortisol. Stress also shortens your telomeres and your life. Taking 50 to 100 mgs daily of DHEA for a few months may help block the cortisol effect and stimulate skin rejuvenation.

12. Regular aerobic exercise floods more blood into the skin and speeds skin rejuvenation and health. Vigorous exercise also lengthens your telomeres which in turn helps your skin health.

13. Microdermabrasion cloths (cost about $10) often help remove dead skin cells.

14. Skin needle rollers also can help skin rejuvenation. But do not use them more than every 1 or 2 weeks. Be certain to effectively wash the rollers after use and sterilize it before further use.

Also take a look at http://reverseskinaging.com/tighten.html

Best wishes,

Dr. Pickart

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