SKIN AGEING PROCESS
Skin ageing is part of a natural process that becomes evident and follows different paths in organs, tissues and cells over time. While the signs of ageing in internal organs are not visible to the naked eye, the skin provides the first obvious marks of the passing of time.
Skin ageing is a complex biological process influenced by a combination of endogenous (genetics, cell metabolism, hormones and metabolic processes) and exogenous (chronic exposure to light, pollution, ionizing radiation, chemicals, toxins) factors. These factors lead to accumulative structural and physiological changes and progressive changes in each layer of the skin, mainly affecting the areas of the skin exposed to the sun.
The aging of the entire face is associated with the impact of gravity, muscular action, loss of volume, decrease and redistribution of superficial and deep fat, loss of bone skeletal support, leading to facial sagging, changes in shape and contour.
The Fotona 4D protocol is designed to work on deeper, medial and superficial connective structures to sculpt and tighten skin.
Healthy Aging focuses on health and active participation in life, contradicting traditional conceptions that aging is a period of illness and is increasingly associated with minimizing the signs of aging on the skin, face and body. From this perspective, preventive aesthetic medicine can complement the quest for healthy ageing.
AVENUE CLINIC philosophy
True to our commitment to looking after your health, self-esteem and well-being, at Avenue Clinic we use technology to rejuvenate the different layers and structures of the skin: EMFace and Ultraformer allow the toning of the muscular structure and the deep dermis. Laser technologies such as Fotona, CO2, Halo, Profractional, Picosecond laser, Frax pro; Radiofrequency such as Thermage, NuEra; Microneedling such as Potenza and Forever Young BBL allow collagen to be remodeled and stimulated, resulting in a general improvement in sagging and elastic skin.
By combining treatments, we can improve the integrity of the skin by taking advantage of the body's natural processes to help replenish collagen and elasticity that has been damaged over the years.
Daily care should not be neglected either and it is important to mention two main groups of agents that can be used as components of anti-ageing creams: antioxidants and cell regulators. Antioxidants, such as vitamins, polyphenols and flavonoids, reduce collagen degradation by decreasing the concentration of free radicals in the tissues, with vitamins C, B3 (niacinamide) and E being the most important antioxidants due to their ability to penetrate the skin as a result of their low molecular weight. Cell regulators such as retinols, peptides and growth factors have a direct effect on collagen metabolism.
It is thus possible to achieve healthy, blemish-free, beautiful and resilient skin...in an Avenue Clinic approach that integrates health, beauty and well-being.
Article originally published in Marketeer, by Avenue Clinic.