Body Parts That Age You
When it comes to the signs of aging, most people are concerned about wrinkles, gray hair or crow's feet. But The Doctors' Drew Ordon reveals the surprising three body parts that could be adding years to your appearance and how it's possible to turn back the "hands" of time with some simple procedures.
• Earlobes. Dr. Ordon states that droopy earlobes affect both men and women. "Typically for women, it's wearing those heavy earrings," he tells Rachael. "Over years, it can make you look old." Dr. Ordon says that he's been able to tighten up the slack on earlobes with a few simple incisions, and though the procedure can run up to $1,500 an ear, the results can last forever.
• "Cankles" A "cankle" is when your ankle lacks definition, resulting in a straight line from your calf to your ankle. Dr. Ordon's cankle cure consists of using liposuction, done through incisions on either side of the leg and removing the extra fat to get a tapering effect from the calves down to the ankles. The fix will run about $4,500, but as Dr. Ordon explains, "As long as you maintain a stable weight, you're not going to have a problem in that area again." For more information on the cankle procedure and amazing before and after photos, visit thedoctorstv.com.
• Hands. Tracy, 44, believes that her hands could be mistaken for those of a senior citizen. She's tried every kind of lotion to rid her hands of age spots, wrinkles and veins. "As I'm getting older, I'm more conscious of it all the time," Tracy admits. "It's just one of those things you can't fix." Dr. Ordon has one more solution that she hasn't tried yet: hand rejuvenation. After numbing Tracy's hands, Dr. Ordon injects them with calcium hydroxyapatite. "It's a natural filler," he points out. "It acts as a matrix and your own collagen and elastin grows into it." He then works the substance in with his hands directly below Tracy's skin. The procedure costs about $1,500-$2,000 and lasts about a year. "For somebody whose hands really do bother them, it's a great way to go," Dr. Ordon says.


