Christie Brinkley’s Fountain of Youth is Ultherapy (and We’ve Got It!)
February 13, 2018 - Rhys Branman, MD
Aging does not seem to be a struggle for model and actress, Christie Brinkley, who doesn’t look a day over 40 but is actually just shy of 64! Though she credits the importance of diet and exercise to her natural beauty, she also gets a little help here and there. Wondering how she stays so gorgeous? TODAY highlighted one of the hottest non-surgical treatments she’s using to tighten and tone—Ultherapy®. Here’s the scoop on a product we ❤ too: Turning back time like Brinkley Good genes, a strictly vegetarian diet, regular vigorous exercise, and a little Ultherapy have Christie Brinkley... 
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