Women Turn to 30-Minute Treatment for Younger-Looking Hands

Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images If eyes are the windows to our souls, hands are the windows to our age.

When seeking cosmetic treatments, many of us focus on what we see in the mirror: our faces and necks.

But another body part is the biggest tell of a person’s age.

The skin on our hands is relatively thin; as we get older, it gets even thinner, making the tendons and veins appear more prominent.

“People will say that their hands look way older than their faces do,” Dr.

Laura Lewman from SkinSpirit told The Looker.

At her Portland, Oregon, clinic, she treats her clientele to a quick 30-minute anti-aging treatment for hands.

To help her clients’ hands appear more youthful, Dr.

Lewman offers two types of dermal fillers.

“Hyperdilute Radiesse is unique in that it helps thicken the skin on a long-term basis,” she said of the injection.

“It helps to stimulate collagen and elastin, which are important skin components that make skin look really youthful and bouncy.” The product is injected under the skin, instantly making the hands appear smoother and plumper, creating a youthful appearance.

At her clinic, it costs around $1,000.

Another option is to inject hyaluronic acid dermal filler under the skin of the hands.

“It helps to thicken and volumize, and camouflage those veins and tendons,” Dr.