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What's Your Skin's Real Age?
A
WebMD feature from "Good Housekeeping" Magazine
By Leesa Suzman
This
is no ordinary beauty quiz. It was created for The
Mind-Beauty Connection by Amy Wechsler, M.D., by two
scientists — Axel Goetz, M.D., Ph.D., and Harriet
Imrey, Ph.D., both researchers with RealAge, an
anti-aging Website in San Diego — who pored over a
decade's worth of peer-reviewed scholarly papers to
find a scientifically valid way to measure how old
you look versus how old you are.
Before you answer the following 13 questions, either
shower or wash your face; then dry off and rub in
some moisturizer (it won't affect your visual exam).
Look in the mirror without smiling. Finally, add up
your score using the box below. (Note: You must be
between the ages of 27 and 81 to get a valid
result.)
How Old Is Your Skin?
1. Is the skin of
your cheeks (and maybe your forehead, too) smooth or
sagging?
A. Smooth
B. Somewhat sagging
C. Sagging and forming jowls on my jawline
2. Do you have
bags under your eyes?
A. No
B. Small ones
C. Distinct bags
3. Are your upper
eyelids drooping, almost touching your upper lashes?
A. No
B. Slightly
C. Definitely
4. Do you see fine
lines on your forehead and/or cheeks?
A. No
B. Some
C. Quite a few
5. Do you see deep
wrinkles on your cheeks?
A. No
B. Yes, some deepening wrinkles
C. Yes, several deep wrinkles
6. Do you see smile
lines leading from the corners of your nostrils to
the corners of your mouth?
A. No
B. Yes, soft lines
C. Yes, very clear lines
7. Do you see
crow's feet at the outer corners of your eyes?
A. No
B. Yes, slight lines
C. Yes, marked lines
8. Do you see
wrinkles under your eyes?
A. No
B. Yes, fine wrinkles
C. Yes, very marked wrinkles
9. Are there any
frown lines running horizontally across your
forehead and/or vertically between your eyebrows?
A. No
B. Yes, slight lines
C. Yes, very marked lines
10. Do you see fine
vertical lines above your upper lip?
A. No
B. Yes, a few
C. Yes, many
11. Do you see
fine up-and-down lines on your lips?
A. No
B. Yes, some
C. Yes, many
12. Instead of the
coloring on your cheeks or forehead being even, do
you have any small red dots or uneven coloring?
A. No
B. Some dots or uneven coloring
C. A lot of dots and uneven coloring
13. Do you
have any milia on your forehead or cheeks (milia are
small bumps that look like little whiteheads but
don't go away)?
A. No
B. Yes
Determining your skin's age
To
figure out just how young or old your skin really
is, circle the points for each answer, then add them
up.
1. a=0; b=3; c=6
2. a=0; b=1.5; c=3
3. a=0; b=1.5; c=3
4. a=0; b=1.5; c=2.5
5. a=0; b=1; c=2
6. a=0; b=0.5; c=1.5
7. a=0; b=0.5; c=1.5
8. a=0; b=0.5; c=1.5
9. a=0; b=0.5; c=1.5
10. a=0; b=1; c=2
11. a=0; b=1; c=2
12. a=0; b=7; c=14
13. a=0; b=5
TOTAL POINTS+ 27 =THE AGE OF YOUR
SKIN
Did
your skin turn out to be younger, equal to, or older
than your chronological age? If it's older, don't
panic. Just imagine how good you're going to feel
when you take up to seven years off your face with
the plan in this article. If this quiz shows
that your skin is younger than the number on your
driver's license, use the plan as maintenance.
Ironically, the longer you've been neglecting your
complexion, the bigger the difference you will see
when you take this quiz again in six months.
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WebMD. All rights reserved.
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