Weekend December 9/10, 2000

The Microlift

Time to plug into a new face-lift procedure that uses electricity instead of incisions. Some of TV's most famous faces are using it. We've got it in your RXtra report.

He's the hard hitting, fast talking, strong as steel action hero. He's also 60 years old! But Chuck Norris isn't the only shining star on the set of "Walker, Texas Ranger."

Sheree Wilson plays a no-nonsense legal-eagle on the popular CBS series and like her co-star she takes looking good very seriously. She says, "I am somebody who makes a living off my face!"

So how does she keep that girlish glow? Sheree and other women are getting a microlift... a process that's raising eyebrows across the country.

Maria Morris says, "The experience when you are receiving the treatment is that of yoga for your face."

Maria is a skin care specialist and owner of the Bellavita Rejuvenation Center. She says it's like getting a surgery-free facelift. Maria explains, "We are firming, toning and stimulating muscles and skin that have become lax with time and aging."

Here's how it works. A low intensity electrical current zaps the muscles in the face and neck causing them to flex and firm. The treatment was originally used on athletes with injured muscles. Now anyone can get a charge out of it.

And other celebs are catching the buzz! Laura Dern, Dyan Cannon, and even Red Hot Chili Pepper Anthony Keidis are now giving their famous faces a workout.

But facial fitness is not just for the young and famous. Sixty-year old Joyce Dehaven went under the current as well. She says, "I have people stop and ask if I?ve had a face lift. I woke up one morning, looked in the mirror and thought this is really working I saw the shape of my face changing."

Well Sheree found her fix, but what's up with Chuck? Has he fallen for this too? Sheree says, "Even on my own set we have quite a few people going but I can't tell you who! Just keep watching and you will see who gets younger and younger."

And those microlifts are a lot cheaper than the surgical kind. A full-blown face lift will cost you about five thousand dollars. Each micro-lift session costs about a $150 and technicians recommend you have them twice a week for six weeks.

For more info you can contact :
Bella Vita Rejuvenation Center - Beverly Hills - (310)278-4412
Dallas Center of Clinical Aesthetics - Dallas - (214)373-4233