Well, hello, hello, guys, you're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K, Secrets of a Plastic

Surgeon, and it's time for a five minute Friday and I want

to talk all about beauty through the ages. I thought it would be fun to kind of go through what I think

is optimal for facial aging and maintenance of attractiveness through each decade of life. So nobody

ever tells you this.

This is something that's so important to think about and know.

Your face, your attractiveness is your asset and it's your identity and you want to preserve that.

And if you don't put work and effort into it, you are going to, of course, have deterioration, weathering, aging, and changes.

So what are the things you should do at every age to maintain attractiveness?

Men and women alike need to think about this.

Your confidence is intimately tied to your attractiveness and your feeling of self-worth.

And I think this all begins even as early as in your teens.

So in your teens, a skincare regimen that treats acne and oiliness is essential. If you have a

teenager and they are breaking out, it is so critical to their self-esteem to have decent skin, you really need to intervene

at the first sign that acne is becoming problematic. I see so many kids who have damaging

scars from years of untreated acne when all they really needed to do was start on a simple

regimen of benzoporoxide, topical retinoids,

and sometimes topical antibiotics or oral antibiotics. Simple regimen, salicylic acid, benzol peroxide,

these ingredients are available over the counter. And if that doesn't work, going to the next

level by seeing a dermatologist or trying a great acne kit like

mine, is going to stop scarring, permanent scarring that can really tear up your confidence.

In your 20s, that's so critical. So teens, acne maintenance, improving cleanliness of the face,

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