Men Fighting Age

Skin treatments that can help you look younger without surgery.

Maybe you've finally got the experience and confidence to be at the top of your career game. But if you're like many men over 50, you might feel like you're starting to lose some ground.

One reason: Younger men whose careers are also on the rise. And while they may have nothing on you in terms of knowledge, experience, or even energy, by Friday afternoon, you look like you need a vacation -- and they don't.

"A man's fear of being phased out of the marketplace because he doesn't look as young as his colleagues is very real. Today, more than ever, there is competition with the younger guys, and a lot of men are beginning to feel it," says dermatologic surgeon David Goldberg, MD, director of Skin Laser and Surgery Specialists of New York and New Jersey. "It's not about looking younger so much as it is about looking well-rested, like you have the energy to go the distance."

While diet and exercise can help put that bounce back in a man's step, you can also help level the playing field with skin treatments -- nonsurgical medical procedures designed to give your appearance that rested, relaxed look.

"For quite some time, cosmetic surgery generally has been thought of as a female-oriented area -- and while this may still be true to an extent, the percentages of male patients desiring cosmetic surgery now keeps pace with the increased numbers of procedures performed each year," says Joel Schlessinger, MD, president of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery.