Anyone try “Clear + Brilliant” for sun damaged skin? I was never a sun worshipper but my V-neck (decolletage) looks kind of beat up and I’d like it to be smoother and lighter. I’ve tried microdermabrasion and exfoliants – didn’t do much. tia
My sister did ipl photocials and her face looks great. I am going to do it before D1’s wedding. I did one at a spa, my result wasn’t as good as my sister. She did it at a dermatologist’s office. She had a lot of sun spots from many years of out in in the sun. She and I also use Aveeno Positively Radiant products (face wash, scrub, moisturizer). People tell me my skin looks smooth, but my sister’s face looks 10 years younger. She also got botox too. 
Interesting – thank you!
A much older friend of mine told me that it’s never necessary to spend money on looking younger. All you need to do is tell people that you’re 5 to 10 years older than you actually are. Costs nothing, and people will tell you that you look wonderful.
I haven’t had the nerve to try it.
What I heard is that spas etc. cosmetologists are not as well trained as board-certified dermatologists when it comes to certain procedures.
Are you regularly using a moisturizer on your décolletage? The one you put on your face at night and in the morning should be applied to the neck and below. That’s what the French apparently do.
I have been told by numerous sources that the neck and decolletage areas are very hard to treat. I can reasonably tell women’s ages by looking at their necks and decolletage even though they’ve had face lifts because those areas are hard to correct. Let us know if you’ve found something that works.
Someone I know looks fantastic for being over 80 but she covers her neck with turtlenecks and scarves all the time.
One of my biggest regrets is not using sunblock daily year-round on my throat, upper chest, and backs of hands. I protected my face religiously and there is a huge difference between my facial skin and everything else. I nag my beautiful fair-skinned daughter about using sunblock on her neck and chest. It’s too late for me.
3 years ago I had laser treatment for removal of brown spots and also for redness. I had it done at the dermatologist. The dr I went to was known in my area for having the best most up to date equipment. Once everything flakes off my skin looked great. The laser also helped with collagen stimulation. When I left I looked scary but after about 10days I was back looking normal. I had quite a bit of swelling. Since that time I’ve continued to get facials about once a month. I also follow a regiment of vit C serum and oils in the am and PM. I have noticed the brown spots have reappeared and I will do a laser treatment about a month before my S gets married.
From what I’ve heard the quality of the laser makes a difference. I would only have it done in an MD office even if done by the PA.
Another thing I’ve done that has helped my skin including my neck is every 3 years or so I do a pre cancer crepe removal. Obviously this only works on precancerous sun damage.
I have fair Irish skin and I’ve been told that most laser treatments work best on fair skin versus olive skin.
I get a lot of compliments on my skin.
What I haven’t done but might one Day is do a V beam laser treatment on my red spider veins on my face. I’ve heard it hurts and initially causes some bruising.
I have rosacea and tiny red blood vessels in patches on my face. I want to do the laser treatment but I don’t want to do it more than once. I find that most skin treatments make my skin explode in red inflammation and it’s awful.
My mother had rosacea too, and when she was my age, her nose was purple, I have used topicals (Metrolotion for 20 years and now using Soolantra and it works very well), and my skin is not as bad as hers was. But I’m still relatively blotchy and ruddy.
General health and physical fitness can make people look younger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YLX4RHiu1I
Agree, concentrate on being fit and healthy, rather than trying to fool time. We’re getting old, it’s natural. The ultimate solution to aging is to reproduce and raise the next generation, which all parents on this forum have done, generally with a fair bit of success. Sit back and enjoy watching your kids succeed as adults. In a few years we’ll have grandchildren, and they won’t care how our skin looks.
I’m sorry, but if a reasonable treatment (that one can afford) improves one’s quality of life, it’s an option, in addition to fitness. I don’t think anyone here is obsessed.
And I have more than a little issue with telling any older women not to try to look their best, that it’s all about childbearing and then you’re done, used up, settle for living through your kids and grandchildren.
My relative who is a dermatologist recommends Obaji, which worked well for her face as well as my sisters. I am allergic to sulfites, a preservative in many things including Obaji so I only tried a minuscule portion and found it triggered my allergies and I promptly gave the remainder back to my relative explaining why.
I agree. While I am fit and healthy, appearance is important and it makes a difference if one is in the business world, as I am.
^^agree, even if one is not in the business world.
Can’t help the OP as I’m not familiar with that product. Perhaps on CC, I discovered a blog/vlog called Hot and Flashy by a 54 year old woman living in the northeast and have refined a number of my skin care and make up choices based on her experiences and reviews. If this is a topic that interests you, you may want to check it out.
speaking of rosacea - have you ever seen this? I didn’t know it could get this bad. She looks so much better now.
This is a you tube video from the show “The Doctors”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NxDpChO26c&t=143s
As long as it’s an option and not an expectation, I think this is fine.
I apologize for the double post, but this just occurred to me:
The late, great Nora Ephron wrote an essay called “I Feel Bad About My Neck” that is very relevant to this thread. It was published as the first item in one of her essay collections, which means that you can read it on Amazon without purchasing the book because you can see the entire thing if you click on Look Inside.
The rest of the book is very good, too, but it’s on other topics that might not interest you. In any case, here’s the Amazon link:
Thanks all - appreciate the comments.
@ucbalumnus - totally agree. Good health and fitness is Key. I am in pretty good shape overall - ran 13 races last year; placed in 4; gearing up for another marathon this year. But in Training (especially the long runs in the summer) I’ve gotten more sun exposure than in 20 years. I wear a high SPF sunscreen but the rays still get through.
I just feel like there’s this one area that looks more tired than the rest of me. And yes FallGirl - the business aspect concerns me - this spot is exactly where my blouse is open - so it’s on view all the time.
I did do IPL for rosacea and it helped. Maybe I should go back to that derm.
@Bunsenburner - good tip about moisturizer. I’m going to try that on a regular basis and see if it helps.
Agree about Angie at Hot and Flashy. She does a lot of skin care vlogs and I’m sure there is one discussing décolletage repair. Of course, a lot of what she discusses is preventative measures, but she also discusses quite a few treatments, too.