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"  1. Doctor-Approved Grow Getter Despite what infomercials suggest, thinning hair isn&amp;#039;t a problem just for men. Buildup of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a waxlike testosterone by-product, could be to blame, says dermatologist Francesca Fusco, MD: &amp;quot;It causes miniaturization of the hair follicle.&amp;quot; She recommends DHT-blasting minoxidil (the active ingredient in Rogaine).   2. Fake Fuller Hair Oversaturated color may be fitting for Lady Gaga&amp;#039;s wigs, but for most of us, &amp;quot;hair looks older and thinner when it&amp;#039;s a solid shade,&amp;quot; says Adrian Wallace, a colorist at New York&amp;#039;s Rita Hazan Salon. &amp;quot;Warm-toned highlights, not drab ashy hues, create depth, making strands look thicker,&amp;quot; Wallace adds.  3. Shine Quick Fix A little reflection goes a long way on hair. &amp;quot;A glossy finish always looks smoother, and smooth hair looks younger,&amp;quot; says Matrix celebrity stylist Mark Townsend, who recommends getting a clear glaze treatment at a salon or at home.   4. Turn-Back-the-Clock Haircut Here&amp;#039;s one cut that&amp;#039;ll take off years, no knife necessary: &amp;quot;Layers that frame the face give an instant lift and are flattering on everyone. I like to start them at the cheekbones,&amp;quot; says Townsend, who styles Amy Adams and Reese Witherspoon.   5. Botox for Hair Loss Some derms have been injecting scalps with Botox in hopes of reactivating growth. Fusco warns that this is &amp;quot;very off-label&amp;quot; and suggests stimulating follicles with a gentle scrub.  6. Never Go Gray No matter what your mother says, you didn&amp;#039;t make her go gray. Recent research from the UK found grays are caused by too much hydrogen peroxide in the hair shaft. Applied to the roots, an antioxidant serum could help delay natural graying, Fusco says.   7. Brow Support Put down the tweezers\u2014you&amp;#039;ll pay for overprimping. &amp;quot;Women who overpluck can lose their arches later on,&amp;quot; says dermatologist Ellen Marmur, MD, author of Simple Skin Beauty (Simon &amp;amp;amp; Schuster).    8. No More Turtlenecks The delicate d\u00E9colletage supports some of our finest assets (diamond necklaces, of course) and thus requires special care. Skin in this area is particularly vulnerable because it&amp;#039;s often exposed to the sun without protection. Marmur turns to Fraxel Restore, a fractionated ablative laser, to tighten and erase spots: &amp;quot;You get 100 percent resurfacing over four treatments.&amp;quot;   9. Arms Warfare The MObama effect isn&amp;#039;t just luring women into J.Crew. &amp;quot;Patients are asking for her arms,&amp;quot; says dermatologist Anne Chapas, MD. She tightens dastardly arm flab with Thermage (also taking the device&amp;#039;s 16.0 body tip to crinkled knees), which heats and firms the lower layer of skin using radio frequencies.  10. Speed Workout &amp;quot;Women start losing muscle tone in their twenties,&amp;quot; says trainer Brett Hoebel, who keeps model Doutzen Kroes in runway-ready shape. To get taut arms, Hoebel suggests doing straight triceps kickbacks (extending an arm back with a five-pound weight without bending). Tighten abs with leg drops: Lie flat on your back and lift and lower straight legs.  11. Lipo Breakthrough It&amp;#039;s not just a sorority house mantra\u2014&amp;quot;fat sucks&amp;quot; is the cornerstone of modern liposuction. New water-assisted techniques are drawing interest because they may leave less bruising. &amp;quot;Warm water softens the fat,&amp;quot; making it easier to suction out, says plastic surgeon Gerald Pitman, MD, the veritable godfather of lipo.   12. Hand Makeover &amp;quot;Women spend so much time on their face, they often neglect their hands,&amp;quot; says Fusco, who zaps sun spots with the Fraxel laser. Dermatologist Frederick Brandt, MD, fills in the depressions around prominent veins with hyaluronic-acid-based filler Perlane: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s best here because the formula is viscous.&amp;quot; Brandt also says a bevy of popular fillers will arrive next year premixed with numbing agent lidocaine to ease injection-site pain.   13. Spider Veins You can stop hiding your spider veins under opaque tights. Although some derms turn to laser therapy to zap broken blood capillaries, Fusco prefers sclerotherapy: &amp;quot;Injections of hypertonic saline, Sotradecol, and glycerin cause them to collapse and disappear. They are the best solution for small-caliber vessels on the legs.&amp;quot; Fifty percent of people over 50 get varicose veins\u2014large, swollen, and often painful. Beat the odds with regular leg-pumping, circulation-upping cardio.  14. Cellulite Solution Death, taxes, and cellulite are unavoidable afflictions. There is no permanent cure for the last, but collagen-building laser treatments (Fusco likes Smoothshapes) can reduce dimples by increasing skin thickness. Not up for a pricey procedure? Try creams containing skin-firming caffeine, &amp;quot;which temporarily swells the skin to mask imperfections,&amp;quot; Brandt says.    15. Lip Plumpers Wallets may have flattened over the past year, but lips haven&amp;#039;t. Marmur says even patients in their twenties ask for plump puckers (starting at about $300 a pop). She likes using the &amp;quot;natural feeling&amp;quot; collagen Evolence along the cupid&amp;#039;s bow, filling the rest of the area with hyaluronic-acid-based injectable Restylane. &amp;quot;To avoid an accordion effect, I spread it out through the lip,&amp;quot; she says.   16. Longer, Darker Lashes Women are going to great lengths for fringe benefits. &amp;quot;More than half of my female patients inquired about Latisse this month,&amp;quot; Fusco says. The prescription lash-grower, which contains prostaglandin bimatoprost (a hormonelike signaler), can in rare cases darken the lids and iris\u2014so bat at your own risk.  17. New Muscle Relaxer Now that Dysport is on the market, you can choose your neurotoxin. The molecular sizes and structures of Dysport and Botox are slightly different, but dermatologist Doris Day, MD, says the &amp;quot;results and duration are very similar.&amp;quot; Brandt adds, &amp;quot;Dysport may kick in a little faster.&amp;quot; The competition could also drive down costs\u2014but do your best not to smile too hard.  18. Laser at Home Now you can take your anti-aging treatments to go. &amp;quot;People want to augment what they&amp;#039;re doing in offices at home,&amp;quot; Marmur says. In addition to the slew of handheld gadgets already on the market, such as NuFace and Ansr, which deliver a youthful, lifted appearance, Johnson &amp;amp;amp; Johnson Labs is launching an eye-wrinkle laser for home use (which Brandt says &amp;quot;will be huge&amp;quot;) within the next year.  19. Age-Spot Eraser Day has invented the &amp;quot;melasma peel,&amp;quot; an in-office treatment that addresses the common skin discoloration and incorporates a powerful duo: She applies a one percent retinoic acid and concentrated 14 percent hydroquinone solution (prescription is typically only 4 percent) to be left on for five hours. The result? &amp;quot;Tightened and brightened skin,&amp;quot; and a &amp;quot;significant&amp;quot; reduction in unwanted pigment, Day promises. Marmur prefers Jessner&amp;#039;s, a professional-strength combination of salicylic, lactic, and resorcinol acids.  20. Dark-Circle Cure Tired of looking tired? Blame fat. &amp;quot;The pouch between the lower lashes and the cheekbone droops over time, making that shadow appear under the eye,&amp;quot; says Marmur, who uses fillers below the fat pad to &amp;quot;take off 10 years.&amp;quot; To &amp;quot; lighten discoloration and smooth out fine lines,&amp;quot; surgeon David Hidalgo, MD, uses a 30 percent trichloroacetic acid peel, which can also postpone the need for eyelid surgery.  21. A Kinder, Gentler Retin-A Retinoids (a line-editing form of vitamin A) are the MVPs of a derm&amp;#039;s anti-aging arsenal, and Marmur insists that with a slight adjustment, even those with sensitive skin (which can react by peeling) can tolerate them. &amp;quot;Start by putting it on for 15 minutes\u2014not all night\u2014and wash it off,&amp;quot; she says. Fusco has her patients mix Retin-A with an Rx-only barrier cream to ease skin irritation. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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