The holidays are quickly approaching and our time is filled with shopping, decorating, and innumerable cocktail hours, parties, and get-togethers.  As you are bustling through your busy schedule, do not forget to take time to care for yourself.  What are some simple, quick things you can do to refresh your appearance?
Getting Down To The Basics
A youthful healthy appearance begins with beautiful skin.  The sooner you are on the proper skin regimen for your skin type, the better.  An excellent source to help you with this is a board-certified dermatologist.  A quick visit with a dermatologist to help you adjust your skin care regimen will help you to improve your skin on a daily basis. 
What Are Others Doing (and not telling you)?
Many of your fellow party-goers may have had help to achieve or maintain their youthful look.  What is everyone doing?  One of the top cosmetic procedures in the country year after year is Botox.  Botox  helps to relax muscles and diminish the overlying lines or wrinkles.  It is safe, predictable, and most people will not be able to tell if you have had it done!
Another treatment which is immensely popular and can help you refresh your look is the use of  a filler such as collagen or a Hylaform-based product such as Juvederm.  These products are called fillers, because they are used to fill-in lines and thin lips.  Removing lines with collagen or Hylaform takes years off of one’s appearance without it being obvious that something was done. 
Another trick which many party-goers will benefit from this season is plumping up the lips with a filler.  Everyone’s lips thin as we age.  A little collagen or Hylaform will help you regain a more youthful lip.
Some dermatologists are using long-lasting fillers to perform filler facelifts.  This creates a more natural, youthful appearance with very little to no downtime.  Filler can even be used on the hands to hide unsightly veins.
Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is a ‘no-downtime’ procedure which exfoliates the upper layers of your skin, while applying gentle suction to clean out your pores.  The benefits of microdermabrasion, while increased with repeating the procedure, are usually seen after the first treatment.  The skin is smoother and more radiant, making it an excellent ‘pick-me-up’ to have performed a day or two before an event.
Facial Rejuvenation
We are fortunate to live in a time when it is possible to ‘turn-back-the-clock’ without it being obvious that something was done.  For those who want more dramatic results, Portrait treatments cause collagen to grow, removing even deep lines.  Additional benefits of Portrait treatments include smaller pores, skin tightening, and sun damage reversal.  Although this procedure has some downtime, the results are worth it.
  For those who can not afford any downtime, Intense Pulsed Light treatments (think of them like laser
treatments) can be used to reverse
sun damage including brown spots
and dilated blood vessels. An alternative to Intense pulsed light treatments is Photodynamic therapy.  Photo-
dynamic therapy not only helps to
reverse sun damage such as brown spots and dilated blood vessels, but
it also helps to shrink pore size and improve the skin’s texture and tone.  So, when you are trying to look your best for those upcoming holiday parties, there are a lot of easy treatments which can help you.  For more information, visit a board-certified dermatologist.