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While the facelift remains the gold standard of facial rejuvenation, an increasing number of patients are looking for an anti-aging solution that relies on a less-invasive approach to skin tightening with minimal downtime. For years, this seemingly simple request was hard-pressed to find, but recently a new crop of treatments relying on bipolar radio-frequency energy have emerged as a solution for skin laxity.

If you haven’t heard, there’s one pretty big skin-care tip experts have been shouting from the rooftops during this time spent at home: If you’re not using retinol in your routine, now is the perfect time to start. “With the shelter-in-place and slowing down or complete shutdown of many states, we now have a little extra time to focus on establishing good skin-care habits, so this is a great opportunity to try a retinol or prescription retinoid,” says Campbell, CA dermatologist Amelia K.