Clap Your Hands Say Rejuvenation!
May 21st, 2009 by Ealeal
“Your hands are your business card to the world.”
That was one of those mantra I repeatedly heard at a tender, young age, directed at almost every girl and woman within close proximity of my grandmother, who was the culprit behind these type of sayings. These priceless pearls of ladylike wisdom would ultimately stay stuck in my head for years. Not to say she wasn’t right – with the paranoia-driven beauty rituals I’ve deployed since my days in kindergarten, my hands have indeed managed to not only to be a source of pride, but also contributed some cold, hard cash to my nest egg, following some obscure hand modeling gigs for jewelry catalogs back in college. Yes, I am 100% not kidding.
Over the years, I’ve maintained a somewhat unhealthy relationship (bordering on addiction) with nail polish, and to this day remember to always carry hand creams in heavenly scents on my person (Confession: 5min’s content ladies happen to be Bath & Body Works junkies), because you never know when you’ll feel that itch to hydrate, rejuvenate and what not. Secretly, of course, I long for society to wise up and return to the glorious days where a lady never left the house without a dainty pair of gloves. If you think about it, it makes sense, as our hands are parts that are constantly exposed to the damages of the sun, chemicals, urban grime and an endless list of other foes who stand in the way of perfection.
Oh, yeah – and aging. That’s right, I know my hands and nails are shockingly stunning now, in my twenties, but I also know that in a couple of decades I may find myself longing to bring back the glove-toting revolution all on my own, with the inevitable appearance of wrinkles, sun spots, and evidence of natural progression (unless I discover I’m one of those immortal types, that is).
Which is why I was super-stoked to discover this video from The Doctors, where I learned about hand rejuvenation procedures available to those on a quest after the perfect pair of hands. In this segment, you can see how Radiesse, a calcium-based filler, is injected between the tendons on top of the hand. The filler adds volume to the area and lasts up to two years, leaving you with a plumper, healthier and younger looking hands.
Check it out and find out more about hand rejuvenation surgery:
