Over time, our skin loses its youthful appearance. This natural ageing process is often accelerated by:
- Hereditary factors
- Sun exposure
- Cigarette smoking
- Chicken pox and acne
Signs of facial aging
The visible results are superficial blemishes – broken capillaries, freckles (lentigos), and keratoses (dry spots), scars, fine wrinkles and deep furrows.
In your 30's, wrinkles and age spots may begin to appear. Your skin may seem less radiant and may show signs of discoloration.
In your 40's, the collagen and elastin support network begins to break down. Lines and wrinkles become more prominent as your skin becomes dryer. The blood flow begins to slow down, leaving your skin with less of a blush.
Once in your 50's, the new cell production decreases. Your skin retains less water, which increases the wrinkle formation. At the same time the underlying fat cells in your face shrink and your excess skin begins to sag.
Rejuvenation of facial skin can be achieved in a number of ways.
Filler substances (implantations): for crows' feet, whistle lines and some scars.
- Collagen: a natural bovine extract. Tests for allergy are essential.
- Hyaluronic acid: non-collagen material suitable for deeper lines and lip augmentation: allergy testing is not necessary.
- Fat injections: extracted from patients own surplus fat
- Synthetic fillers containing polytetrafluoroethylene.
Resurfacing – treatment suitable for the whole face to improve fine lines, dryness, and blotchiness.
- Glycolic acid lotion: apply at night to soften the skin
- Kinerase® (furfurinyl acid), an anti-ageing preparation applied twice daily
- Vitamin-C solutions: antioxidant to mop up free radicals
- Topical retinoid: prescription cream to reverse photoageing
- Glycolic acid peels; a series of 'lunch time' freshening peels
- TCA chemical peel: medium depth, so a week or so off work is necessary
- Erbium-YAG laser resurfacing: medium depth, a few days off work are needed
- Dermabrasion: mechanical smoothing of the skin
- C02 Laser resurfacing: remarkable results are possible.
- New techniques termed nonablative resurfacing; a laser or radio frequency-device (thermage) is used to burn or tighten the collagen without removing the surface skin – the skin texture improves with treatment but there is no downtime.
Surgery – for sagging and loose skin.
- Full face lift includes muscle/facial tightening for jowls
- Neck lift for loose skin and muscles of the neck
- Temporal lift or endoscopic forehead lift for sagging of the forehead and eyebrow
- Blepharoplasty to remove baggy eyelids.
BOTOX - Botulinum toxin: to paralyse overactive muscles of facial expression especially in the central forehead.
Vascular laser: almost painless treatment of facial capillaries and brown spots on the hands.Although the ageing of our skin is a complex biological process, there are two main causes:
Chronological – the effect of time on our bodies: and
Photoageing – the effect of the sun’s harmful rays. As we grow older, the amount of collagen – the major supporting protein of the body – diminishes. In addition, the skin becomes less flexible. This means that our skin becomes drier and thinner as the body’s natural regeneration process slows down, and the skin slowly loses its ability to retain moisture. The harmful UVA and UVB rays in sunlight further compound these effects. These damage the skin by producing enzymes that break down the skin’s supportive structure and so prevent the creation of new collagen. Successfully restoring the skin overcomes the effects of time and exposure to the sun by helping to maintain normal levels of collagen. This is where Omnilux plays such as unique and valuable role. Omnilux: the right light for the right time for the right result
Omnilux delivers a totally natural method of light-only skin treatment which uses the body’s own natural processes to help counteract the effects of ageing. Unlike some anti-ageing treatments that work as a result of the body’s response to damage, Omnilux complements the skin’s own natural processes to help rejuvenate the skin's appearance. Omnilux can also be used to successfully complement other skin treatments. It can be used after microdermabrasion, THERMAGE, facial peels and laser and Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) therapy, helping to reduce the side effects and therefore speeding up the time your tissue takes to regenerate. Omnilux can also be used in combination with your regular facial treatments and with injections such as Botox and fillers, helping to maintain the effect of the treatment. On the following pages you will gain a better understanding of the procedures available at Aesthetica...the image centre.
If you require further information, pricing, or a no obligation consultation, please contact our practice manager Julie Dean via the email address link below. We look forward to further communication. Aesthetica Melbourne
55 Claremont Street South Yarra 3141 Melbourne Victoria Australia.
Freecall 1800 062 181 Phone 03 9829 7777 Facsimile 03 99829 7766
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Aesthetica Sydney - Enhance Clinic
793 George Street Sydney NSW Australia.
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