Got a free lunch hour? With the new "crystal peel" - an anti-wrinkle treatment done by dermatologists and plastic surgeons - you can take years off your face in just 20 minutes. This revolutionary skin-resurfacing procedure can erase fine lines, diminish age spots and acne scars and even out skin tone without any noticeable side effects other than a rosy glow that soon disappears, says Philadelphia plastic surgeon Mark Solomon, M.D.

According to Dr. Solomon, the new skin-rejuvenation technique is more effective and much gentler than chemical peels (which can leave you brick-red and oozing) and doesn't require the one or two week recovery period that laser surgery does. With this powerful form of Microdermabrasion, tiny crystals or beads of silicon are sprayed onto your skin, then vacuumed away. In the process, the sun-damaged top layer of skin is peeled away, revealing smoother, younger looking skin underneath. You can see a difference in two or three treatments, report some women who've had crystal peels. If you're considering one, here are some of the benefits of this FDA-approved procedure:

1 No recovery time, which particularly appealed to busy mom Ann Bycker, 39, a former sun-worshipper worried about her fine lines and the way her makeup cracked when she smiled. After a lunchtime treatment, her face was flushed for an hour or two, but that disappeared by the time she was ready to pick up her two sons from school. And after five treatments, Ann's complexion won her compliments even in bright sunlight.

"The crystal peel improved my skin immensely - and nobody knows I had anything done!" she says.

2 No pain. There is little discomfort when the crystals are vacuumed off your face. It just feels as if someone is tugging at your skin, Ann says.

3 Less chance of scarring than with laser or chemical peels, because the doctor controls the degree of pressure, says Dr. Solomon.