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Many of the skin aging problems can be prevented or addressed by cosmetic therapies that are now available. Your anti-aging efforts are much more effective if started before changes in your skin’s complexion and texture become noticeable.
Botox works to relax the contraction of muscles by blocking nerve impulses. The result is muscles that can no longer contract, and so the wrinkles relax and soften. It is very popular to eradicate frown lines, forehead lines and crows feet around the eyes. It is also used to lift droopy mouth lines, lift saggy neck skin and can also be used to reshape the face structure.
Dysport® is a Botulinum Toxin Type A that is very similar to Botox®. They are both registered in New Zealand for the treatment of facial wrinkles.
Dermal fillers can be used to revolumise, enhance the shape of the face, or to lift the face. The most popular areas to use fillers include lips, cheeks, tear troughs, chin, brows, nasolabial folds, mouth corners, and wrinkles (static wrinkles).
As well as helping with anti-aging microdermabrasion targets a number of skin conditions including pigmentation and acne, it also helps to cleanse and detoxify the skin. Microdermabrasion is a non- invasive process that is based on the principles of exfoliation, the removal of dead skin particles leaving your skin smoother, brighter and firmer.
Fruit extract peels (a.k.a. chemical peels) are a non-(medical grade) invasive, exfoliating treatment that can help with anti- aging, pigmentation, acne, scaring, general skin condition and hydration. This procedure increases cell turnover encouraging new collagen and elastin to be produced which in turn improves skin texture and condition.
Through facial detoxifying lymphatic massage, and (medical grade) vitamin infusion therapy using medical grade serums and products to enhance penetration to a cellular level, your skin will be fully hydrated and both feel and look tighter, brighter and more nourished.
The Redensity injector gun delivers the Hyaluronic Beauty Booster treatment with Teosyal Redensity [I] into the skin. Treatment is a completely customisable with a wide range of applications to target dehydrated/crepey skin, discolouration/hyper-pigmentation and fine lines and wrinkles.
There are different levels in quality when it comes to (medical grade) topically applied products. For the highest quality and for the more results driven products, medical grade skin products are recommended. They are both highly concentrated and highly active and so attain higher achieving results.
Vampire Facial adds renewed luster and brightness to the skin via Platelet Rich Plasma Treatments and Micro-Needling to infuse the skin with Stem Cells. PRP is a bio active stimulator using cells derived from your own blood, these are then micro-needled into the skin to stimulate collagen and new skin cells.
The Vampire FaceLift® Procedure™ combines the science of hyaluronic acid fillers and uni-potent stem cells, to provide a custom designer procedure. Vampire FaceLift® creates volume and shape to Cheeks and jawline reducing jowling and improving the V Shape of the face.
The V2 skin booster utilizes a new delivery device, the V2 injector gun, which allows for precise and accurate dosage of hyaluronic acid, anti-oxidants, vitamins and minerals to the sub dermis of the skin.
Surgery can help with anti-ageing issues. The most popular procedures are under eye, upper eye, brow lift, lower face-lift, full-face lift, neck lift.
It is believed that as much as 80% of premature ageing of the skin occurs within the first 20 years of life. Skin biological starts aging at the age of 14-15. At the age of 28-30 the first signs of ageing appear. There are two different types of aging, Intrinsic ageing caused by genes we inherit, which is actually natural skin ageing. The other, caused by environmental factors such as sun exposure, smoking, alcohol, repetitive facial expression and so on, is called Extrinsic ageing and is in reality premature skin ageing.
Intrinsic (chronological) aging accounts for about 10% of all skin aging and is characterised by thinning of the skin, loss of elasticity and a decreased metabolic activity. Extrinsic accounts for the other 90% of skin aging happens as a result of photoaging which causes damage to the skin, resulting in collagen and elastin degeneration, dilatation of the small vascular vessels, deposition of abnormal elastin and collagen, and increased skin pigmentation.
Skin cells form at the bottom of the outer skin layer (epidermis) and move up to the surface, where they die. Dead skin cells are continually shed from the skin’s surface. At some point the cell renewal process slows down and the dead skin cells don’t shed as easily as before. Eventually they form a layer, which slows down the process of skin regeneration. At the same time the process of moisture evaporation speeds up.
The increasing skin dryness triggers the formation of fine lines and wrinkles. By the age of 50 our skin starts to show sagging and wrinkles form around the eyes and mouth. As we age the outer skin layer becomes thinner, loses underlying fat and moisture, and oil production gradually decreases (especially after menopause). At this time your skin type can change from oily or normal to dry. Dark spots, wrinkles, broken capillaries, dryness and other signs of ageing become more noticeable.
Collagen levels start to fall resulting in crow’s feet and frown lines
Collagen and elastin levels continue to fall resulting in edge of brow drooping, extension of nasolabial folds, lips begin to thin, glabellar (between the eyebrows) and forehead wrinkles appear
Collagen and elastin levels continue to fall resulting in eyelid bags and lines start to appear in upper and lower lips, forehead wrinkles deepen, gravity and the pull of muscles cause drooping or sagging of the skin and deeper structures from areas of deeper attachment
Menopausal effects, fat hangs in saggy skin nasolabial and marionette lines substantially deepen if not corrected, neck wrinkles, more of the eyebrow droops, the nasal tip droops, the lips thin so there is less dry vermillion (pink area where lipstick is applied) showing, perioral wrinkles deepen, platysmal banding appears in the neck.
Facial skin thins, skin pigment cells increase in number and size in a blotchy pattern giving rise to brown spots of the back of hand and face (senile lentigo).
As we age collagen and elastin production within the skin slows down. The skin has less spring and loses the ability to snap back into place. Collagen provides skin firmness and strength, while elastin adds flexibility and resilience. As we age the production of those two tissues slows down, the skin loses firmness and wrinkle formation intensifies.
This factor greatly influences the process of facial aging. When facial muscles lose tone, the signs of aging become more apparent. The skin on your face and neck is attached directly to the muscles. As years go by the muscle tone gradually decreases and the entire face starts sagging. As well as losing muscle tone the constant use of facial muscles for facial expression starts to leave deeper impressions on the surface of our faces.
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