(HealthDayNews) -- If you're in your 20s or 30s and value your youthful appearance, now's the time to begin a good skin care program. It may help you avoid cosmetic surgery down the road, according to the Facial Plastic Surgery Center at Saint Louis University.

Here are some tips:

• Get enough sleep.
• Eat healthy.
• Limit your caffeine consumption.
• Use sunscreen every day.
• Wear sunglasses to avoid squinting.
• Don't go to tanning salons.
• Establish a nighttime skin care ritual.
• Use the right skin care products.
• Don't smoke.
• Consider anti-wrinkle creams.