Feb 6, 2012

Face Off

Recently Bossy went to a Skincare Specialist, which is not the same as a Dermatologist, because Bossy did that too.

The difference is: one has built a career attending to all of the latest clinical techniques and procedures associated with elasticity, longevity, and rejuvenation — and one is a skin doctor.

Bossy’s skin has never given her much trouble, but as she ages — and this is strange — her skin gets old. And so Bossy was looking for advice regarding the most effective management routine given her limited resources.

After analyzing Bossy’s skin along with her concerns, Bossy’s Skincare Specialist advised Bossy she would most benefit from an IPL procedure, which stands for Intense Pulsed Light.

According to Bossy’s Skincare Specialist, during our lives we accrue sun damage — and other damage such as living — which hides under the skin and comes out at will.

This means you could have spent the last twenty years diligently applying sunblock to your face, but sun damage will still appear from that time twenty years and one day ago.

Enter IPL. From what Bossy can remember — which isn’t much because years of sunblock choked Bossy’s power of recall — the Intense Pulsed Light drives into the skin, bringing age spots, broken capillaries, and other dormant discoloration to the surface of the skin where it is later released.

Bossy admits she’s probably missing the fine points regarding this procedure, because Bossy was too busy with the big point, which is: she can’t afford it.

Bossy takes solace in the fact there are probably worse things than age spots lurking under her skin, keeping her company. Aww!

If you enjoyed this post, read this about how we’re doing our skincare all wrong.

Or try this post about the maddening avalanche of skin products that have different names but accomplish the same thing.

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21 comments

1. 1
   on February 8th, 2012 at 11:43 am
   WebSavvyMom said:

   –>I’m not skin specialists but I pretty much assume all the bad stuff hides behind my freckles which is why they’re slowly starting to cover my ENTIRE body.

   Happy birthday, Bossy!


2. 2
   on February 8th, 2012 at 12:08 pm
   p.j. said:

   This IPL sounds like a bit-of-a-crock to me. I gave up the “which Olay should I be using” a couple of years ago, after suffering severe brain overload in the Target aisle. I just stick with the Regenerist line. Now I just need someone to convince me that I am destroying my skin by only cleaning it once a day, in the a.m. I am so tired by bedtime!
   Good luck, Bossy!


3. 3
   on February 8th, 2012 at 12:17 pm
   Amanda said:

   I am trying not to lean so far over the counter and into the mirror. I find it helps with the cavernous pores, slow-to-heal-patches and general sallowness.

   So, it goes like this: lean back, squint, and fluff hair over part of face ala The Phantom of the Opera Mask.

   Voila.


4. 4
   on February 8th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
   Emily said:

   Paula’s Choice has a new podcast about this if you don’t want to wade through her website to find her advice about how to get rid of age spots, uneven skin etc.

   http://www.cosmeticscop.com/paulas-choice-community-page.aspx?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_term=LISTEN+ONLINE+»&utm_content=How+to+Get+Rid+of+Dark+Spots+%26+Uneven+Skin+Tone&utm_campaign=02.07.12+Event+Announcement


5. 5
   on February 8th, 2012 at 1:03 pm
   Scottsdale Girl said:

   HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS BOSSY!


6. 6
   on February 8th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
   zidia said:

   Add me to the list of birthday well wishers—–and many many many more!!


7. 7
   on February 8th, 2012 at 3:23 pm
   Jami said:

   Wait – let me see if I have this right … intense free light from the sun causes skin damage which can be fixed by intense expensive light from the doctor’s laser machine. Is that it?

   Annnnddd. … HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Now that you’ve reached the ripe old age of 24 (or maybe 25), it’s nice to see that you’ve decided to start taking care of yourself.


8. 8
   on February 8th, 2012 at 3:32 pm
   Wendy said:

   all this skin stuff starts to fade in direct proportion to my needing reading glasses but refusing to use any! and my shower looks cleaner, too!

   happy birthday, boss! here’s to many, many more with really old skin then!!


9. 9
   on February 8th, 2012 at 5:14 pm
   Carroll said:

   Happy birthday from me too — yet another rabid fan (with even older skin than yours!) checking in to wish you well, in hopes that you are being fully celebrated today and feeling very well-loved


10. 10
    on February 8th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
    Frimmy said:

    Nothing works as good as an extremely fine layer of baby oil out of the shower before I dry off during the winter and occasionally during the other seasons. It’s cheap and it works and no ,it’s not greasy at all.

    That being said, I believe genes are the determining factor when it comes to aging and showing your age.


11. 11
    on February 8th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
    marathonmom said:

    I am in the market for a personal ozone layer shaped like a bubble. Surely it would be cheaper than the photofacial!

    Keep calm and save the redheads ‘YO!


12. 12
    on February 8th, 2012 at 11:35 pm
    KathyB said:

    The only cure for aging skin is to exit young. Sorry. And I am so tired of actresses whose facial muscles no longer work and who look like muppet recreations of themselves

    Happy Birthday, Bossy! So many would commit crimes to look like Bossy at any age. You dipped into an excellent spot in the gene pool. Enjoy.


13. 13
    on February 9th, 2012 at 11:32 am
    Olivia said:

    You mean they’re NOT muppets?

    Whoa . . . they sure fooled Olivia on that one!


14. 14
    on February 9th, 2012 at 2:41 pm
    joeinvegas said:

    Best advice: Get a boyfriend that doesn’t care, listen to him when he tells you how beautiful you are, and stop looking so closely in the mirror.


15. 15
    on February 9th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
    Amber Star said:

    I agree with joeinvegas about the boyfriend, and regenerist is a wonderful thing. My daughter was wondering about my face the other day and told me my skin looks great. I guess for my age.

    Oh yes, Boss…wishing you a belated happy birthday! Hope it was a nice one.


16. 16
    on February 9th, 2012 at 3:30 pm
    dexter said:

    A 50/50 mixture of Retin A and bacon grease at bedtime


17. 17
    on February 9th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
    Suburban Kamikaze said:

    Whatever you’re having, dahling…

    SK


18. 18
    on February 9th, 2012 at 11:09 pm
    JaneK said:

    ok, “pj” we are kindred spirits
    i went to get a consult to get my teeth straightened since they have gone back to their “pre-braces” glory with age; they take these close ups of your teeth which also happen to show all that underlying damage to the face…. geesh! I realized I could easily drop 10,000$ on myself and stll NOT look like a movie star; it would barely make a dent…. and since I don’t have that being an undivorced/un-single workig mom, I’ll just give up and go buy some whitening toothpaste…. sigh….


19. 19
    on February 12th, 2012 at 1:49 pm
    linda said:

    I’ve tried lots and lots of skin products. I continue to go back to Obagi. Yes it is expensive, but the results are great. HBDTY!


20. 20
    on February 13th, 2012 at 1:32 am
    Ms. Ambivalent said:

    I did one IPL treatment a few years ago. At first my face looked burned. Not like sunburn, like with an iron. Then ask my freckles and age spots turned to brown crusty specks which flaked off gradually over a week or so. Then, for a few months, my skin looked awesome. After that it began to return to normal.


21. 21
    on February 14th, 2012 at 1:25 am
    kelley @ magnetoboldtoo said:

    I just turned forty and still have pimples.

    At least they cover the wrinkles.