It is the desire of every human being to look good and youthful irrespective of their age. Face is the most prominent and distinguishing feature in our entire body. As we age, there are changes in our face and body. Hence, it becomes imperative that we take care of our face as any other part of our body.
Facial rejuvenation includes a series of cosmetic procedures, surgical and non-surgical, that treat your face to maintain youthful look and reverse the signs of aging.
Treatments for facial rejuvenation
- Dermabrasion: This is a surgical procedure that involves removing the outer layer of skin on the face by scraping the skin with a rotating instrument. It helps in treating scars, wrinkles, fine lines, sun damage, acne scars, and uneven textures.
- Facelift: This is a surgical procedure through which excess skin and fat from the face is removed and then re-draped, removing wrinkles and making the face look smoother and younger.
- Microdermabrasion: This procedure involves sanding your first layer of skin gently using tiny crystals. Sanding involves exfoliation, which helps in rejuvenating the skin. It is mostly used to treat light scarring, discoloration, sun damage, and stretch marks.
- Botox: Botox is a procedure that involves injection of botulinum toxin in that part of the face where wrinkles appear. Botox works by blocking the nerves that contract muscles. However, this is not a permanent procedure as its effect remains only for a period of time. People who are allergic to Botox may not be able to use this.
- Collagen injections: This procedure involves injecting collagen, a protein that helps strengthen tissues and organs. With aging and excess sun exposure, collagen breaks down and causes wrinkles and visible signs of skin distress. Collagen is injected externally to treat minor imperfections mostly on the cheeks, crow’s feet, creases, acne scars and for getting fuller lips. However, the effects last only for 3 to 6 months.
- Fat injections: This procedure is also called as fat transfer or fat grafting, wherein fat is taken from those areas in your body where there are excess fat deposits and is transferred to those places that may be lacking in fat. Fat is sucked through VASER liposuction or micro lipo and transferred.
- Chemical peel: This procedure involves applying a chemical solution on facial skin to remove skin’s top layers. It helps in removing age spots, reducing sun damage, uneven pigmentation, and wrinkles. Chemical peels are categorized as light peels and strong peels.
- Laser skin resurfacing: This procedure is also called lasabrasion, laser peel or laser vaporization. Short concentrated laser beams are directed at irregular skin, removing the skin layer by layer. This helps in stimulating collagen production and new skin cells in the underlying skin.
- Photo rejuvenation: This procedure is also called as photofacial or IPL therapy. It uses lasers, intense pulsed light to induce controlled wounds on skin, thereby stimulating the skin to heal itself by creating new cells. Photo rejuvenation helps remove effects of photoaging, reduce redness and flushing, giving the skin a smooth and toned look.
- Sclerotherapy: This procedure is also called spider vein treatment. It involves injecting sclerosant solution into the vein directly to treat varicose veins and spider veins. The solution causes the vein to scar, forcing blood to reroute through healthier veins. The collapsed vein gets reabsorbed into the tissue and disappears.
- Thermage: This procedure involves passing of radiofrequency device over the face. It heats the deeper layers of the skin and cools the skin surface through a device called ThermaCool. This stimulates new collagen development, resulting in smoother and tighter skin.
- Photodynamic therapy (PDT therapy): This procedure is one of the latest additions to facial rejuvenation therapies for reducing acne lesions. At first a light microdermabrasion is done to remove dead skin cells, followed by application of aminolevulinic acid solution to the skin to enhance the effects of laser. Then the targeted skin is exposed to specific wavelengths of light to kill the acne-causing bacteria.
To know more about the best facial rejuvenation therapy that suits your skin, book for a consultation at Desire Aesthetics. We will be more than happy to rejuvenate your skin and give you the glow that you always wanted.
