Today it is possible to restore freshness and smoothness to the skin, and smooth lines to the contours of the face without expensive operations.There are many modern lifting procedures that do not require major surgery.How to choose the ideal lift and how the procedures differ from each other?
Every woman sooner or later faces such a problem: the skin of the face loses its elasticity, becomes dull, and wrinkles appear on it.Modern cosmetology knows many ways to get rid of this unpleasant process, and surgical intervention is not necessary at all.
Age-related skin changes
Biologists have not reached a consensus on what constitutes aging and what causes it.However, we can say that aging is the result of the accumulation of defects in cells and intercellular structures, which gradually disable the body's vital systems.
Childhood
Perhaps the only time when the skin needs almost no care is the period of life from the age of six months until the onset of puberty.Children's skin is elastic, smooth, vibrant and fresh, and it is a pleasure to see it.
Teenagers
Unfortunately, all good things come to an end sooner or later and, starting from the age of 12-14, the appearance of the skin begins to deteriorate.First of all, it becomes more oily, and some people produce so much fat that it literally flows under the skin.Then the structure of the skin changes, it becomes rougher and more porous.
In people with dry and thin skin, this change is less noticeable than in oily skin.However, in any case, the skin does not remain the same as in childhood.
And, of course, the saddest skin change that predicts the life of most teenagers is acne, which comes during puberty and occupies the skin for years (sometimes for decades), despite all attempts to get rid of it.For many teenagers, fighting acne becomes the main goal of cosmetic procedures, and sometimes the meaning of life.Unfortunately, in the process of this struggle, many people cause severe damage to their skin, which can be very difficult to compensate for in the future.
A very small percentage of teenagers understand the need to protect their skin.Most, as a rule, at this time, mercilessly illuminate the skin with sunlight (and sometimes with artificially produced ultraviolet rays in the solarium), cover with layers of cosmetics (which are often left overnight), tattoos, exhaust them with night vigils and all kinds of toxic substances.Despite all this, the skin remains fresh and elastic for some time.
Youth
At the age of 20, the condition of the skin of many people improves - it becomes less oily, less prone to acne, more attractive and attractive.
The time from 20 to 30 years is a period of stability for the skin, when most people cannot think about the intricacies of cosmetic care, choose cosmetics based on packaging, aroma or company name, and, despite this, have good skin.
But all this is true only if the skin is healthy.Unfortunately, teenage stress, attempts to bury acne by randomly slathering anything labeled "for acne" on the skin, overuse of antibiotics or retinoids, and sometimes an unthinkable diet can lead to more skin problems,
The beginning of skin aging
From the age of 25, the skin gradually loses its youthful appeal.Cell renewal in the stratum corneum slows down, and the skin becomes dull.The rate of collagen and elastin formation decreases, and the skin no longer looks as elastic.Fine wrinkles appear under the eyes, skin defects accumulate, such as age spots, stretch marks, scars from past acne, etc.
The closer the 30-year mark, the more often women start thinking about skin care, trying to delay its aging or disguise its signs.And although doctors never stop repeating that it is necessary to protect and take care of the skin from early youth, in reality, only after 30 years the skin can expect its needs to finally be paid attention to.
Middle age
Between the ages of 35 and 50, skin aging becomes more noticeable.At this time, its ability to retain moisture decreases, cell renewal slows down, damaged collagen and elastin accumulate, the amount of hyaluronic acid decreases, the fat layer on the face becomes thinner and fat is redistributed (less fat on top.
It must be said that the wrinkles that bother women so much not only look different, but have different reasons.They are often divided into static and dynamic wrinkles.
Static wrinkles occur due to changes occurring in the skin itself (damage to skin fibers by various harmful factors, age-related wear and tear and destruction of skin structure, etc.).
Dynamic wrinkles are formed in places of constant muscle activity due to the fact that when contracting, the muscles shorten and twitch the skin, and when relaxing, it returns to its original position and "pulls" it back by itself.
In young women, the skin is elastic, it quickly responds to the movement of the muscles and returns to its original state.With age, such exercises become more difficult for him, and around the eyes, on the bridge of the nose, on the forehead and around the mouth - where the muscles of the face work most actively.
Age-related skin changes after 50 years
After 50 years, the skin is affected by the onset of menopause, when the amount of the female sex hormone estrogen in the body decreases.At this time, more wrinkles appear, the thickness of the dermis and epidermis rapidly decreases, and the skin feels faded.The rapid aging process continues until about 60 years, after which the skin enters a period of relative stability.At this stage, little depends on cosmetics, and any changes are only possible with the help of plastic surgery.Those who have spent a lifetime protecting their skin from damaging influences (especially the sun) will have fewer wrinkles, fewer blemishes, and will look fresher and younger.
If the skin has been exposed to intense sun exposure (this is more important in hot countries), then it will most likely show rough, deep wrinkles and be covered with age spots.
In old age (70 and older), the skin is characterized by a thickened stratum corneum (paper), a thin dermis (where subcutaneous fat tissue is visible, giving the skin a yellowish color), low elasticity, and many deep wrinkles and folds.
The path we have outlined now is followed by everyone's skin, and there is no product in cosmetology that will prevent skin changes that occur at every stage.
The skin of a teenager will never return to the fresh smoothness of a child's skin, and the skin of a woman of Balzac's age will not look like the skin of a 20-year-old girl.
Senile changes in the skin occur due to the fact that this is a program embedded in the cells, due to the fact that the skin, like the rest of the body, accumulates damage and disease throughout life, in other words, it wears.It is impossible to influence genetically determined aging, but you can slow down the rate of skin wear and prevent premature aging.To do this, you need to know the skin changes that are inevitable, and which are caused by our careless attitude or arise as a result of harmful environmental factors.
What happens to the skin as it ages?
As we see, almost all structures of the skin (and the body as a whole) deteriorate over the years and stop performing their biological functions.For convenience, we can identify specific aging targets, which are also prime targets for anti-aging procedures.
Professional cosmetic, aesthetic and medical cosmetology procedures - we know the procedures for facial skin rejuvenation offered by salons in our city.
Facial Massage + Botulinum Toxin Injection
Facial Massage ─ Manual or hardware ─ is one of the appropriate procedures to use to prevent age-related changes even at a relatively young age.It also has a good effect when correcting age-related changes that have already appeared (the mentioned nasolabial folds, "pride wrinkles" and longitudinal wrinkles on the forehead, "crow's feet" in the eye area, loss of facial contours, double chin).Massage allows you to work and tone relaxed muscles or, conversely, relax tense ones.Due to this, we get the effect of reducing the severity of wrinkles and increasing the oval of the face.Massage is done in a course (an average of 10 procedures, two a week), and after that you can correct facial wrinkles using botulinum toxin injections.In this case, it will be possible to get with a smaller amount of medicine and get a clearer result.
Facial skin lifting + filler or autofat injection
With the help of plastic surgery, you can achieve a lifting effect, but, unfortunately, it cannot completely remove wrinkles.After plastic surgery, for example, wrinkles around the mouth remain, as well as "puppet lines" (the so-called "sad lines").To make it less noticeable, filler injections are used in the nasolabial fold area, lips, and cheekbones.An alternative to filler injections is the lipofilling procedure, when your own fat cells are used to fill the volume.They are taken with a syringe from certain areas of the body (stomach, inner thighs, knees) and injected in small quantities into the desired area.This must be done very carefully, because the main task is to ensure that the fat cells adapt to the right place and take root.The advantage of lipofilling over filler injections is clear: the filler needs to be renewed every year, while the fat cells remain in the injected area for years.Also, in the case of lipofilling, the possibility of an allergic reaction that may occur to the injected filler is excluded.
Laser blepharoplasty procedure +
To a greater extent, this combination is suitable for plastic surgery of the lower eyelid, where the muscles are "soldered" to the skin and it is impossible to remove all their excess.That is why laser treatment in this area is indicated three weeks after surgery.The laser has a stimulating effect on the skin, thereby reducing it and activating the synthesis of new collagen and elastin - after which the skin thickens and becomes more elastic.One session may be enough for a clear effect.
Often this technique is used in cases where it is necessary to remove the hernial sac (this problem, by the way, can also bother young people).The operation to remove such a hernia is performed transconjunctivally (through a small incision on the side of the lower eyelid mucosa), and after removing the fat bag, the excess skin remains to be tightened - for this purpose a laser is needed.
What is lifting and which procedure is better to choose?
Probably almost every woman sooner or later begins to think about lifting.Over time, the skin loses its former elasticity and the first wrinkles appear.This is an inevitable process - after 30 years, the amount of collagen and elastin begins to decrease gradually, and without this framework, the skin becomes smooth and inelastic.
All procedures are divided into surgical and non-surgical.Operating rooms require the intervention of a surgeon.Non-surgical methods include various types of hardware lifting, as well as injections of cosmetic preparations that improve skin tone and plump it with moisture.
Lift round
A circumferential facelift usually refers to an operation that corrects the front and sides of the neck, the middle and frontotemporal areas, the outer eyebrows, cheeks, and the area around the corners of the mouth.The operation is performed under general anesthesia and can last several hours.After the operation, you need to spend several days in the hospital, after a week the stitches are removed, and the swelling completely disappears within 2 months.You can speed up recovery with the help of massage and physiotherapy.You can fully evaluate the results after a facelift after 6-8 months.The circular lift is the most serious and traumatic lifting operation.However, the effect is very long-lasting - medical experts recommend using the operation no more often than once every 7-10 years.Circumferential lift should not be done before the age of 40-50.Based on the depth of impact, there are two types of circular lifting: SMA lifting, which affects not only the skin, but fat and muscle tissue, and the shallower subcutaneous lifting.The first can cope with the most significant age-related changes, while the second is suitable for less significant problems.
This is important
This procedure has several contraindications, including blood diseases, oncology, serious disorders of internal organs, heart disease, hypertension, diseases of the nervous system, epilepsy, pregnancy, breastfeeding and some others.Therefore, it is very important to consult a doctor before surgery.
Endoscopic lifting
This procedure is sometimes also called a sutureless lift.All manipulations are carried out through small incisions, after which there are almost no scars left.Endoscopic lifting is indicated for age-related changes - the appearance of facial wrinkles on the forehead and in the area of the nasolabial folds, and drying of the eyebrows.But if there is significant skin deterioration, it is better to choose a traditional circular lift.In terms of effectiveness and recovery time, endoscopic lifts are very similar to conventional circular lifts.Contraindications are the same: heart and vascular diseases, oncology, diabetes, hypertension, blood clotting disorders, diseases of internal organs, thyroid gland, cuts and wounds on the surface of the face, pregnancy, breastfeeding, etc.
By the way
Facelift surgery reduces the blood supply to the skin, which affects its elasticity.Therefore, after surgery, additional procedures are always needed for quick recovery.
Pick up the thread
This is a relatively simple, minimally invasive and very effective procedure.That is why he gained such popularity.The essence of this method is to implant a thin thread under the skin that strengthens the skin.These threads are made of gold, caprolactone, polypropylene, polylactic acid, they are biologically compatible with the human body and do not cause allergies or other unwanted effects.The thread is inserted using an elastic needle.Over time, connective tissue forms around the thread, which supports the skin and prevents it from sagging.
Today, both nonabsorbable and absorbable sutures are used.The latter breaks down after 8-9 months and is eliminated from the body naturally.Threads are used not only to lift the face, but also to contour the body.
The operation is performed under local anesthesia and lasts about an hour.After 2-4 days, the swelling disappears, and after 2 weeks you can return to your normal lifestyle.
This type of lifting has far fewer contraindications than the previous two types.These include pregnancy and breastfeeding, acute infections, skin diseases, allergies, oncology and autoimmune diseases.
Lifting hardware
Hardware tightening is done using equipment that uses different types of energy (laser, radio waves, ultrasound) to affect the skin.Lifting hardware can be found not only in plastic surgery clinics, but also in medical cosmetology clinics.Such methods do not require general anesthesia or a long recovery period, and they are much cheaper than surgical methods to restore youth.However, one should not forget about contraindications, including epilepsy, oncology, heart disease, pregnancy and some other serious diseases.
Pick up the laser
When the laser is applied to the skin, thermal energy is produced, which promotes the natural rejuvenation process.After laser lifting, the skin becomes denser and more elastic, the production of collagen and other elements that contribute to the natural rejuvenation process increases.Wrinkles are placed, blood circulation is accelerated, and the face acquires not only smoothness, but also a healthy color.
Laser lifting is performed quickly and without anesthesia, although very sensitive people may experience minor discomfort during the procedure.Significant and long recovery is not required - slight redness disappears quickly on its own, and the effect of laser lifting can be seen immediately.
Ultrasonic lifting
Ultrasonic lifting is the only hardware technology that allows you to act at a deep skin level.This type of lift is often called a non-surgical SMA lift.The procedure is quite painful and lasts for 30-60 minutes.After the procedure, slight redness or swelling may persist for another 2-3 hours.
When carrying out this type of lifting, ultrasonic waves act specifically on the inner layer of the skin and the aponeurotic layer of the muscles, activating the process of the formation of new elastin and collagen fibers.The synthesis of new collagen fibers continues for 3-4 months, so the skin will be fresher and younger every day.The effect can last up to 3 years.
The safety of the procedure is ensured by ultrasound visualization of the skin and muscles;In real time, the doctor sees the tissue changes produced by the ultrasound waves.
Pick up radio waves (pick up RF)
RF lifts affect the surface layer of the skin and subcutaneous fat using high frequency electrical current.Some devices combine RF with exposure to magnetic fields.The pulse heats the skin cells, activates them and stimulates collagenogenesis.As in the case of ultrasonic lifting, RF lifting has a long-lasting effect, which increases over several months and lasts up to 1.5-2 years.This session only lasts about 20-30 minutes and does not require pain relief.This procedure is carried out without age restrictions.
This method is contraindicated for people with heart sensors and metal structures in the body (pins, plates, etc.).
Photolifting
This procedure promotes skin rejuvenation through the use of thermal pulses of light that affect the inner layer.It is performed using an IPL therapy device.Light energy is absorbed by various skin chromophores (hemoglobin, melanin pigment), converted into heat, because the renewal process of skin cells is stimulated, the pigment spots lighten and the vascular network disappears.This type of lifting is often used not only to smooth out wrinkles, but also to remove spider veins and also out of the skin.The duration of one session is about 30 minutes.This course consists of 1 to 3 procedures.
Plasmolifting
Our blood contains platelets - the cells responsible for its clotting.But in addition to this, platelets release special substances that accelerate cell division.The introduction of platelet-rich plasma stimulates the synthesis of new cells and initiates the regeneration process.For this procedure, blood is taken from the patient in the amount of 8 to 40 ml.Using a special centrifugation mode, platelet-rich plasma is separated from the blood.The concentration of platelets in plasma for cosmetic injections is 4-5 times higher than in human blood.Thanks to the high content, the effect is noticeable and very quickly achieved.This course consists of 3-5 weekly procedures.The first results can be seen on the day of the procedure.
Like other types of lifting, plasmolifting has several contraindications: pregnancy and breastfeeding, skin diseases, tumors, infectious and autoimmune diseases, etc.
Lifting using hyaluronic acid injections (fillers)
Contour plastic surgery can also achieve a significant lifting effect.For example, with volumetric correction, by creating volume, for example, in the cheekbones, a general lifting of the lower part of the face occurs.Enforcement of biore in the cheek and neck area, when the filler is injected intradermally and subcutaneously in the form of a mesh, the skin becomes more elastic and firm.Vector Lift - Fillers are injected subcutaneously into sagging skin, thereby strengthening and tightening it.
Contraindications to the procedure are blood diseases, infectious diseases, pregnancy and breastfeeding, damage or inflammation in the treatment area, drug intolerance.