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Minerva points out that tretinoin cream (Retin-A) barely works and
has unpleasant side effects. Like her, most people would like to prevent
wrinkles.
Fopr men and women, hormone replacement is currently the best way to
do this, with many additional benefits. For patients who do not have a
risk of cancer and who are properly monitored, estrogen and progesterone
thicken and strengthen skin, as does testosterone. Human growth hormone
powerfully prevents wrinkles, and additionally can reverse osteoporosis
while it strengthens muscles and heart and brain. Growth hormone is
pricey and needs a bedtime injection, but for many is worth the price.
These hormones also increase vitality, memory and sexual function, so
the patient can have a youthful body and approach to life to go along with
the clearer skin.
Hormone replacement combats wrinkles
Minerva points out that tretinoin cream (Retin-A) barely works and
has unpleasant side effects. Like her, most people would like to prevent
wrinkles.
Fopr men and women, hormone replacement is currently the best way to
do this, with many additional benefits. For patients who do not have a
risk of cancer and who are properly monitored, estrogen and progesterone
thicken and strengthen skin, as does testosterone. Human growth hormone
powerfully prevents wrinkles, and additionally can reverse osteoporosis
while it strengthens muscles and heart and brain. Growth hormone is
pricey and needs a bedtime injection, but for many is worth the price.
These hormones also increase vitality, memory and sexual function, so
the patient can have a youthful body and approach to life to go along with
the clearer skin.
Thomas Brunoski, M.D.
Competing interests: No competing interests