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When it came to diet, there was no such thing. "We ate French Fries, onion rings and hamburgers and drank malts and milk shakes. We didn't worry about our weight at all, but you'd walk everywhere back then. We didn't consciously exercise, but we didn't have to because of all the walking," explained Tucker. Let's take a look at today's beauty secrets compared to 50 years ago. Beauty Secrets Yesterday And Today: Lips yesterday: "We didn't even line our lips back then. If someone's upper lip was too thin, they'd just use lipstick above the lip line," explained Tucker. Lips today: Not only are there hundreds of lip liners and lipsticks in every shade imaginable, but there are lip plumpers, lip glosses and even lip makeovers. If your lips are too thin, you can have fillers injected, such as Restylane. Doctors can even move fat from one part of your body (thighs or abdomen) and insert it into your lips for a longer-lasting effect. Noses yesterday: Rhinoplasty, more commonly called a nose job, has actually been around for thousands of years. One of the first known uses of plastic surgery dates back to 3,000 B.C. when Egyptians used reconstructive surgery to repair facial injuries. "Hardly anybody had any kind of plastic surgery when I was younger, although some people did have their noses made smaller," said Tucker. Noses today: Now, it's easier than ever to change the shape of one's nose by undergoing a non-surgical procedure that involves dermal filler injections. Doctors have been able to re-contour asymmetrical noses or smooth the look of bumps by using the filler, Radiesse. The patient is usually wide awake and can comment and give input about likes and dislikes during the procedure. Teeth yesterday: According to Tucker, people wore braces and had their teeth cleaned every so often, but there were no tooth-whitening products available. "We used baking soda," she recalls. Teeth today: You can choose from a myriad of ways to achieve a Hollywood smile these days and it's faster and easier than ever. Tooth whitening products line the drugstore shelves. Your dentist has a bag of tricks to give you perfect pearly whites which includes in-office whitening for instant results or Lumineers, contact lens-thin, super translucent porcelain veneers that go right over your own teeth and last up to 20 years. Earlobes yesterday: "Some people had pierced ears, but a lot of us wore clip-on earrings. As I've aged and my earlobes have lost elasticity, I want to wear clip-on earrings but you can't even find them anymore," said Tucker. Earlobes today: How about an "earlobe makeover" to take years off your face? It sounds ridiculous, but I'm living proof that it works. I was undergoing a radio frequency-based treatment to tighten the skin on my face with Accent by Alma Lasers when Dawn, my beauty Goddess, said, "Let's do your earlobes." Do my earlobes? She proceeded to "zap" my earlobes with the Accent and instantly I went from sporting saggy, baggy, stretched earlobes to firm, young, plump earlobes. Some doctors use dermal fillers to plump up thin, sagging earlobes that have seen the effects of age and excessive phone use. Necks yesterday: "A few people would have face lifts, but neck lifts were pretty much unheard of," recalled Tucker. Necks today: The neck is the first place to look if you want to guess a person's age because the neck begins to show age symptoms faster than any other area. Today's minimally invasive procedures such as Vaser LipoSelection, SmartLipo and Botox Cosmetic have made it easy to turn back the clock. Vaser can remove unwanted fat from a double chin, SmartLipo removes fat while tightening the skin at the same time and Botox Cosmetic can be used to soften the look of the platysma bands, the thick bands of muscle in the front of the neck that often bulge through thinner, aging skin. It's been said that 50 is the new 30. With these relatively easy makeovers, you just may find yourself Aging Backwards. Jackie Silver Bio: Jackie Silver is Aging Backwards and she’s sharing her tips, tricks, secrets and shortcuts for stopping the effects of aging on her Web site, http://agingbackwards.com/, in her forthcoming book, on TV, on radio and in print. As a television correspondent on the syndicated show, Daytime, she's been called the Aging Backwards "Guru" and Aging Backwards "Expert." Jackie Silver, Aging Backwards http://agingbackwards.com/ jackie@agingbackwards.com Top of Page 
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