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Winter Skin Care From Sea to Sea

The ravages of summer sun on the skin -- both the face and the body -- are well-known, but winter can be tough on the hide, too. Cold air can dry out your skin, which is not only uncomfortable, but makes you look older, too. Paying attention to winter skin care is just as important as summer skin ca
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6 Tips to Relieve Dry Skin Fast

Flaky, itchy, dry skin can plague you all year, but it’s often worse in winter. You want relief from dry skin. You want it fast. To help you give your dry skin the comfort it craves, WebMD turned to the skin care pros. We asked dermatologists for their top tips on how to combat dry skin fast. Here a
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Age and Dry Skin

Tightness, fine lines, itching, and flaking. If you want to avoid these symptoms of dry skin and aging, the time to act is now. Fewer natural oils, sun damage, and decreased cell renewal all can lead to dry, rougher skin as we get older, says Sonia Badreshie-Bansal, MD, a dermatologist practicing in
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Starting to Look Like Mom? A Quick Fix

Oct. 27, 2009 -- New research confirms what may be some women’s greatest fear: You may actually turn into your mother - at least when it comes to aging in your lower eyelids. The new findings were presented at the annual meeting of American Society of Plastic Surgeons in Seattle. “We now have a way
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The Lowdown on Mineral Makeup

As beauty legend has it, it was the mid-1970s, in the aftermath of the frenzied Haight-Ashbury love-ins of San Francisco, that a quiet, little cosmetic revolution was born. It was called "mineral makeup" – products made of all natural, finely ground minerals from the earth, without any of the chem
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Botox as a Breast Lift?

Oct. 26, 2009 -- Add breast lifts to the growing list of potential uses for Botox. But not all experts think it's worth the trouble. We already know that this wrinkle eraser can help treat excessive sweating, banish frown lines, and put the brakes on certain eye muscle problems and neck spasms. But
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Fat Injections Can Enhance Breasts

Oct. 26 -- Breast lifts can raise, shape, and firm sagging breasts. If a woman wants to add volume, she may need to get breast implants too, but fat injections can also do the trick, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) in Seattle.
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The Truth About Tooth Whiteners

"I noticed my teeth were yellow in the past three Christmas cards," says Francesca Castagnoli, 39, an author and blogger based in Montclair, N.J. She wanted to try whitening her teeth, but her severe dental phobia kept her from scheduling a professional bleaching. And she'd heard that at-home whiten
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Microdermabrasion May Rejuvenate Aging Skin

Oct. 20, 2009 -- Microdermabrasion using a coarse diamond-studded instrument may induce molecular changes in the skin that help rejuvenate it, a new study shows. The procedure may improve the appearance of wrinkles, acne scars, and other signs of aging, University of Michigan scientists report in th
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Skimpy Skin Care Tips

Exfoliate, hydrate, moisturize, cleanse...most of us barely have time to gulp a low-fat, half-caff latte, so who has time for complex skin care? Yet who doesn't want that good-skin glow? So, with your time (and pocketbook) in mind, WebMD sought the help of experts to create these quick, basic skin c
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