Now it's about wrinkles

[emily_in_nc]

If I had retired at 50 I'd be homeless and pushing a shopping cart! Just imagine my hair and skin then!

Yes, I know how very fortunate I am to be able to do this. Chalk it up to going into a fairly well-paid field (software engineering), living below our means, and not being able to have children. I figured if I couldn't be a mom, I should at least take advantage of one of the perks of not having to save for college educations: early retirement. Things would be very different if we'd had children, and I'm sure I'd be working until 62 at least.

[malkin]

Way to go!

(It's likely that I'll be working until the day I drop dead.)

[Miranda]

Like the gray hair thread... and I'm letting mine go naturally gray... same with the wrinkles... just let em keep on coming.

I have friends/relatives who have spent lots of $$$ on various derm tx, and bottom line... they do not last. You may notice some slight improvement, but it's short lived, particularly for the money. Plus, if you are the unlucky one with ill side-effects, it a'int pretty.

Good luck though with whatever you decide to do.

[Dogmama]

Like the gray hair thread... and I'm letting mine go naturally gray... same with the wrinkles... just let em keep on coming.

I have friends/relatives who have spent lots of $$$ on various derm tx, and bottom line... they do not last. You may notice some slight improvement, but it's short lived, particularly for the money. Plus, if you are the unlucky one with ill side-effects, it a'int pretty.

Good luck though with whatever you decide to do.

I've been looking at women that I know have had "work" done. Seems like no matter how good the "work" is - I can always tell that they're older than their face says. Why is that?

I think that youth comes from inside. Don't you know people who exude enthusiasm & light? Then you notice - hey - they have gray hair & wrinkles! Then, there are those (I'm profiling here) who have a little $$ & have banished the gray hair & wrinkles but they just seem older. There is no happiness & a lot of tension in their (unlined) faces.

You're right about the botched jobs not being pretty. Many years ago, I decided I hated the lines on my forehead & wanted to wear my hair back. So, I had botox done by a board certified plastic surgeon who has a great reputation. The result was that my forehead relaxed but the extra skin hung over my eyes, so I looked like a gecko for three months. When I asked them how they could fix it, they talked about some procedure for glaucoma -- forget it. Also, the numb feeling was disconcerting.