Tweakments in your 60s
As The Tweakments Guide founder Alice Hart-Davis marks her milestone birthday, she shares some age-appropriate insights
‘You know, you’ll have to stop all those tweakments when you get to 60,” one friend told me last year. Baffled, I asked her why. “Because all that stuff doesn’t work on older faces, it makes you look weird.”
I have no idea where this myth came from, but it’s a popular one – and totally untrue. Thank goodness.
I turned 60 this summer and I have no intention of giving up the procedures that help me manage how my face looks as I age. So, here’s what I recommend:
♦ Polynucleotides to strengthen eye area
One type of injectable product that is creating a big buzz in aesthetics is polynucleotides, made from fragments of fish DNA (yes, really) that work to recondition the skin. And the great news is that they appear to perform particularly well on older skin.
They’re also a good choice to use around eyes that are looking a bit hollow and crepey because they strengthen and tighten skin without adding volume, so you won’t end up looking lumpy.
They’re a bit like skin-boosting injections of hyaluronic acid in that they hydrate and work as biostimulators, prompting the skin to generate new collagen and elastin.