Wrinkles
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What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
Your doctor may ask detailed questions about your wrinkles, such as:
- When did you first notice that the skin was abnormally wrinkled?
- Has it changed in any manner?
- Has a skin spot become painful or does it bleed?
- What other symptoms are occurring at the same time?
A detailed examination of the skin will be performed. If wrinkles are accompanied by a skin lesion that has changed in appearance, diagnostic tests may include a skin lesion biopsy. TREATMENT A dermatologist or plastic surgeon may provide choices from wrinkle creams to plastic surgery for dealing with aging problems. Current alternatives have relatively low risk, but are generally expensive.
Tretinoin (Retin-A) or other creams may be recommended, but these aren't guaranteed to help. Chemical peels or laser resurfacing are very effective options for early wrinkles.
Plastic surgery (for a facelift, browlift, or other procedure) is available as an elective procedure that is generally paid for entirely by the patient (not by insurance).
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