Helping Hands

According to Nestlé Skin Health’s recent 'Face Your Hands' survey, 78% of women ages 40 and older wish they could change the way their hands look. Additionally, 60% reported they have actually taken steps to hide their hands because they are self-conscious about the way their hands look, and nearly 2 in 3 women are interested in having a non-surgical cosmetic procedure or treatment to improve the appearance of their hands.

The nationally representative survey was conducted by Wakefield Research among 1,000 US women, ages 35+ between February 26 and March 5, 2018 using an e-mail invitation and an online survey. The data points in this release represent data collected among women ages 40+.

Earlier this year, Nestlé Skin Health announced FDA approval of its Restylane Lyft hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal fille rfor another indication: correction of age-related volume loss in the back of hands.

While the survey found that women want to change the appearance of their hands, 54% believed there was nothing that could be done to prevent signs of aging on their hands.In addition, nearly 2 in 3 (65%) women think their hands make them look older than their age.

Even more interesting was the fact that 50% of  women polled are likely to use a filter or photo editor to improve the look of their hands before posting a picture of their hands on social media, according to the survey data.