Facial skin rejuvenation: preparation, procedures, home care

What are we talking about?Facial skin rejuvenation is a process aimed at restoring natural elasticity, color and reducing the signs of aging. There are many methods available for home use or only in cosmetology or medical centers.

What procedures?Chemical peeling, photorejuvenation, mesotherapy and radiofrequency lifting are suitable for effective facial skin rejuvenation. Among home remedies, masks, creams, lotions and face washes have proven themselves well.

From this material you will learn:

• Causes of skin aging
• Tips for anti-aging procedures
• Preparation for rejuvenation procedures
• Facial rejuvenation procedures
• Facial rejuvenation procedures for different ages
• Homemade facial skin care
• Frequently asked questions about facial rejuvenation

Causes of skin aging

Modern cosmetology is constantly developing. New care products, drugs and devices are emerging. However, scientists have not fully understood the true causes of skin aging. But the research of biologists allows us to imagine how this happens in the body. Tissues become unstable against metabolic processes occurring in them. Cells cannot restore their chemical equilibrium after the reactions that occur in them. The skin dries up and wrinkles appear. However, it is not only about disturbed cellular regulation, but also about a number of factors provoked by the person himself:

• without caring for the epidermis;
• unbalanced diet;
• lead an unhealthy lifestyle;
• loading the skin, leaving it without protection (long exposure to the scorching rays of the sun or severe frost).

Yes, skin aging cannot be prevented, but it can be slowed down. For this, you need to carefully care for the epidermis and keep it in good condition.

A wide variety of procedures and care products have been developed to rejuvenate the skin of the face and body. All this has been studied more than once, so there will definitely be an impact. The main thing to remember is that these are not magic drugs that can keep your skin young and tight forever, but a great chance to keep it in good condition for as long as possible. Every woman wants to stay attractive and healthy in her 40s, 50s and 60s. Proper skin care helps with this.

Representatives of the fairer sex, who include anti-aging care in their daily routine, note:

• slow down the aging process of the skin by improving the drainage properties of the body and blood flow;
• activation of synthesis to restore the resources necessary for the epidermis;
• improvement of skin condition and facial contour;
• renewal of the epidermis.

The desired effect can be achieved only if all the recommendations of the cosmetologist are followed. You will have to revise the menu (add more healthy products to it) and lead an active lifestyle. Of course, you need to establish a sleeping routine and spend more time in nature.

Tips for anti-aging procedures

Many girls are afraid to miss the moment when changes in skin condition become visible and irreversible. Unfortunately, there is no specific age, after which you should start maintaining the good condition of the epidermis with creams and massages. As soon as the first signs of aging appear, even shallow wrinkles, you should incorporate anti-aging treatments into your daily beauty rituals to maintain youthful and firm skin.

Face and neck skin rejuvenation is necessary if:

• the epidermis has lost its previous tone, an unhealthy skin color is observed, the skin begins to sag;
• Wrinkles of any degree were detected (deep and shallow);
• the relief of the face changed, a double chin appeared;
• facial wrinkles and bags under the eyes were detected;
• the epidermis is very dry, open peeling is observed;
• swelling does not decrease;
• the corners of the eyes and lips are bent;
• folds appeared in the lower cheek area;
• pigment spots and acne are clearly visible.

This is just a small list. If a woman discovers any of the above, she should contact a specialist in the field of cosmetology. There are hundreds of other similar reasons. And here self-medication will not help. Only if you strictly follow the instructions of a qualified doctor, you can keep toned skin for many years.

Preparation for rejuvenation procedures

Non-surgical facial skin rejuvenation requires careful preliminary preparation.  

This is the most important thing that most cosmetologists insist on:

• such procedures should be carried out no later than 2-4 weeks after active exposure to the sun (we are talking not only about traveling to hot countries, but also about going to the solarium);
• care should be combined, the same manipulation of the skin should not be repeated several times in a row;
• During skin rejuvenation procedures, smoking and alcoholic beverages should be avoided;
• it is necessary to limit the consumption of salty and spicy foods, because they only strain the blood vessels more, which contributes to the appearance of swelling;
• you will have to start preparing the skin in advance, various creams, masks, serums, etc.
• After some procedures, it is advisable to spend a few days quietly at home, so that your work can be postponed for a while;

All skin manipulations are prescribed by a cosmetologist and are carried out only under his strict supervision. Sometimes he may send you for some additional tests. For example, some hardware procedures are strictly prohibited for people with heart disease and blood vessels. Rejuvenating injections are prohibited if patients have insufficient blood coagulation. If such health problems are already known to a person, then a specialist in the field of cosmetology should be warned about it.

Rejuvenation procedures should be postponed if the visitor has signs of viral infection, as well as any inflammation, wounds, neoplasms at the treatment site (face, neck, etc. ).

Facial rejuvenation procedures

Previously, only one method was used to solve skin aging problems - surgery. The doctor removed fat from under the skin, cut off the excess, tightened the oval of the face. Of course, plastic surgery can do many things, including removing visible wrinkles and any folds or loose skin on the face and neck.

Rejuvenation of facial skin after 50 years through surgery is quite acceptable. Young girls do not need it, because their problems with the epidermis are associated with photoaging (skin changes under the influence of sunlight). The sun causes the active breakdown of hyaluronic acid at the cellular level. The skin is not as elastic as before. Surgical intervention will not help, because plastic surgery can only tighten the existing and remove the unnecessary, but cannot affect the root cause of the aging problem.

Currently, most clinics are fully proficient in hardware, injection and laser methods of face and neck skin rejuvenation. All aesthetic procedures are carefully selected by specialists. A woman not only hides visible problems, but also gets comprehensive help that eliminates them as much as possible, and also prevents the emergence of new ones.

The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery has published statistics showing that the popularity of non-surgical procedures for facial skin rejuvenation has grown exponentially over the past decade, especially compared to surgical interventions:

Injection methods for facial rejuvenation

These methods involve the injection of drugs into the deep layers of the epidermis. The active components in its composition stimulate the rejuvenation and renewal of cells.

The following methods are most often used in cosmetology:

• Botulinum toxin injections.Smoothes the skin, removes facial wrinkles and prevents their reappearance.
• Biorevitalization (hyaluronic acid injections).It perfectly moisturizes the epidermis, fights wrinkles and gives a lifting effect.
• Blanching (filling small wrinkles with Beloterosoft).It improves skin texture and has a positive effect on changes in complexion.
• Mesotherapy (injections of mesococktails).It brings healing to the skin and stimulates its renewal.
• Ozone therapy (ozone injections).It supplies the epidermis with oxygen, qualitatively accelerates the metabolic processes in the skin, and eliminates inflammation in the face and neck area.
• Plasma therapy (injections of the patient's own plasma).It repeatedly improves the quality of the epidermis and strengthens local immunity.
• PRP therapy (injections of blood plasma with an increase in the amount of platelets). It removes wrinkles on the face, changes the texture of the skin, makes the color healthy, and has a rejuvenating effect.

Admittedly, injection methods are effective for facial skin rejuvenation. You should understand that the final result depends not only on the correctly chosen technique, the quality of the drug, the level of professionalism of the cosmetologist, but also on regular and competent skin care after such procedures. You should not use decorative cosmetics, as well as any creams or lotions containing alcohol or acids for 2-4 days after the injection. It is also unacceptable to take blood thinners.

You will have to give up visiting pools, saunas, steam baths and solariums for a while. It is important to give up smoking and any alcoholic beverages.

If small lumps or bruises appear after injections, do not panic. This disappears within 6-8 days. A reasonable frequency of using injection methods for facial rejuvenation should be observed - no more than 2-3 times a year.

Hardware methods for facial rejuvenation

Hardware facial skin rejuvenating products provide the desired effect due to their effect on the structure of the epidermis and the activation of internal processes in the cells. Such procedures are not dangerous, do not cause discomfort and have practically no contraindications. The result is noticeable after a few sessions and lasts for a long time. Hardware methods include:

• SMAS-lifting (high-intensity focused ultrasound). It emphasizes the contour of the face, tightens sagging skin, and accelerates collagen production by the body.
• RF lifter (high frequency electric current).Eliminates sagging epidermis, smoothes skin heterogeneity, promotes improved collagen synthesis.
• Apparatus carboxytherapy (injection of purified carbon dioxide under the skin).It improves blood circulation, helps metabolic and recovery processes.
• Microcurrents (low-frequency electrical impulse energy).Stimulate the active production of collagen and elastin, start the accelerated cell regeneration process.
• Myoplasty (impact on facial muscles with low-power current pulses).It helps to create a neat oval face, removes the double chin, and smoothes the "bags" under the eyes.
• Fractional mesotherapy (micro-needles with internal injection containing a certain set of vitamins).It provides additional nutrition of the skin layers, stimulates blood circulation, and strengthens the regeneration process at the cellular level.
• Hydromesotherapy (application of medicine without injection).Strengthens metabolic processes, significantly rejuvenates the face.
• Phototherapy (light pulses of different wavelengths and spectrum).Activates the renewal of epidermal cells, gives a healthy look.

The list of minimal restrictions for performing hardware methods includes individual intolerance to the components, cancer, chronic diseases in the acute stage, as well as pathologies of the heart and circulatory system. Pregnant women and lactating women are also not recommended to apply this type of cosmetology without a doctor's permission.

Methods of laser facial rejuvenation

Laser facial skin rejuvenation is very popular now. The device uses a narrow beam of light to affect the epidermis. The laser heats the layers of the skin to a certain temperature, which causes them to evaporate moisture. Thanks to this, regeneration occurs at the cellular level.  

Laser techniques include:

• Carbon (deep) peeling.It makes the skin healthy not only externally, but also internally, because it has an active effect on tissue renewal.
• Laser facial rejuvenation (fractional CO2 laser).It rejuvenates the epidermis, emphasizes the contour of the face and qualitatively affects the production of natural collagen by the body.
• Fractional laser rejuvenation (infrared light with a wavelength of 10. 6 microns is used).The epidermis is toned, internal rejuvenation begins.

Such procedures are prohibited if there is inflammation in the affected area. Not recommended for pregnant girls and nursing mothers. Laser rejuvenation is not allowed in the presence of neoplasms or a history of oncology. Here is another list of contraindications:

• autoimmune diseases;
• infections and viral diseases;
• diabetes;
• epilepsy;
• various mental disorders.

It is recommended to avoid laser facial skin rejuvenation procedures in the summer. But if a visitor to cosmetology still decides to go for it, then 2 important conditions must be strictly observed:

• you should not stay in the sun for at least 14-16 days after cosmetic surgery;
• It is necessary to renew the sunscreen layer on the skin before each exit from the room.

Aesthetic methods for facial rejuvenation

The cosmetologist uses fillers, mesothreads and other preparations that can restore lost soft tissues. Aesthetic methods allow you to restore the previous neat contour of the face and strengthen the natural regeneration of cells. Facial skin lifting and rejuvenation is a whole complex of cosmetic procedures related to compression.

Among them:

• Lifting (rejuvenation of facial skin without needles through the device). Tightens the skin significantly.
• Elevation of the subject's face (mesotypes). Equalizes the relief of the epidermis and qualitatively corrects the contour.
• 3D lifting (facial modeling with special threads). Smoothes facial lines and corrects relief differences.
• Filling wrinkles with fillers (non-surgical contouring). Visible rejuvenation, work with facial features.
• Peeling PRX-T33 (increasing fibroblast activity and improving the synthesis of natural collagen). Evens the skin, removes scars, scars and other visible irregularities of the epidermis.

A condition that will interfere with the procedure may be individual intolerance to the components used. Other contraindications include:

• cancer diseases;
• local skin lesions;
• facial rash, acne and other visible skin problems;
• infectious and viral diseases;
• pregnancy and lactation period.

Facial rejuvenation procedures for different ages

The most effective facial rejuvenation procedures after the age of 30-35

If you choose the right skin care from adolescence, the first signs of aging will appear only after the age of 35, this is normal. From the age of 30, it is necessary to carefully monitor that the epidermis receives enough nutrients. This is the best time to prevent further aging and fading of the skin.

At this age, chemical peeling should be added to the list of skin care measures. This will help to get rid of the stratum corneum and renew the skin to eliminate wrinkles.

With the help of mesotherapy and biorevitalization, you can nourish and moisturize the skin. For this, it is enough to visit a cosmetologist once every 6 months.

Some patients have very active, lively facial expressions. Botulinum therapy will help to cope with its consequences. This procedure prevents the appearance of medium and deep wrinkles by reducing the contraction force of the facial muscles.

Rarely, but still at this age, microcurrent therapy, electroporation, whitening and filling of wrinkles with fillers are performed.

The most effective facial rejuvenation procedures after 40 years

At this age, it becomes clear whether skin care has been worthy of the last 10-15 years. It is impossible to correct an advanced condition with 1-2 sessions focused on hydration and nutrition. At the age of 40, deep wrinkles begin to appear, so facial rejuvenation creams alone cannot cope. Complex therapy is required.

The obvious effect is achieved by using hardware and injection methods in combination with contour filling plastic surgery. The skin of the face will be tightened, the oval will be clear, even, neat. At this age, botulinum therapy is often recommended due to the abundance of facial wrinkles.

As already mentioned, mature skin requires more nutrition. Injections of specially selected vitamin ingredients will help with this. It is necessary to complete a course of 5-7 sessions.

The regeneration process slows down with age. Hardware or injection procedures can speed this up. The best way to deal with it is plasma therapy and exposure to microcurrents. These two procedures increase the possible effect several times.

The most effective procedures for facial rejuvenation after 50 years

A woman who has reached such a beautiful, noble age should not be in a hurry to sign herself up for plastic surgery. It is very important to choose the best set of anti-aging procedures. They should be aimed at renewing the epidermis, improving its nutrition and replenishing lost volumes.

Laser peeling works most effectively. It uses the upper layers of the epidermis, renews them, and stimulates the regenerative process.

After the age of 50, many women complain of thin lips, very open "bags" under the eyes, unsightly folds around the nose and lips, and a visible double chin. All these problems can be corrected at once with contour plastic surgery. Use fillers to smooth out wrinkles, folds and correct the oval of the face.

It is possible to nourish the epidermis by applying mesotherapy, plasma therapy or biorevitalization procedure. Yes, the course of skin regeneration will be long. It is necessary to undergo at least 9-13 sessions with a short break between visits to the beauty salon.

All of the above allows us to draw several important conclusions:

1. If the signs of aging are not very visible, then hardware and injection methods will help correct the situation. It is not necessary to resort to surgery immediately. You can help it by gently applying it to your skin. This will help slow down the descent.
2. If age-related changes are already very noticeable, then you can turn to laser rejuvenation methods. They can even correct deep wrinkles, severe nasolabial folds and facial asymmetry.

Homemade facial skin care

Facial skin rejuvenation at home is quite possible. It is very important to choose the right care and follow certain rules that can keep the epidermis in excellent condition for a long time:

Makeup remover

Those who do not remove makeup from their face every day are making a big mistake. Even the safest cosmetics have a certain effect on the skin. They close the pores and prevent breathing. It is recommended to wash off cosmetics with clean water or soft products specially selected for your skin by a cosmetologist.

Skin cleansing

Epidermal tissue is renewed. The frequency of this process is different for everyone (from 25 to 45 days on average). Old cells die and exfoliation begins. These old pieces of tissue also prevent the pores from breathing normally. This can lead to the development of pathogenic microflora. Skin cleaning should be done using scrubs or pads. They perfectly exfoliate dead skin particles without damaging them.

Moisturizing facial skin

The older a woman is, the more moisture her skin requires due to problems with the chemical balance of the epidermis. Dryness can cause microcracks. With the help of special cosmetics - serums that nourish the epidermis tissue, you can give your skin life-giving moisture.

Proponents of home care are advised to take a closer look at medicinal plants. They can also help your skin. For example, soak a gauze with chamomile infusion, then apply it on your face and keep it for about 10-15 minutes. Broth can also be replaced with aloe juice or pulp.

Regular facial massage

The fact is that nutrients are not produced by the skin itself. They enter the layers of the epidermis with the blood flow. It is clear that nutrition becomes less with age and blood vessel disorders. The skin fades and loses its former appearance.

Facial massages help a lot. You can do them yourself at home or make an appointment with specialists in beauty salons.

The implementation technique is primitive. It is enough to gently move your palms in different areas of the face for 3-4 minutes. You should always start from the forehead, the bridge of the nose. Such actions will provide the necessary blood flow to the skin, which means that nutrients will begin to flow with a vengeance. In this way, you can tighten and tone your skin.

PP diet and maintenance of water balance

The chemical balance of the skin directly depends on what a person eats. There should be no high-fat, high-calorie foods in the diet, you should also avoid pickles and chocolate, and limit the consumption of fast food and processed foods.

Coffee, carbonated drinks and alcohol have nothing to do with maintaining water balance in the body. They only have a harmful effect on the blood circulation in the human body. We are talking about clean drinking water.

The daily menu should have a sufficient amount of:

• fruits, vegetables and herbs;
• fermented milk products;
• cereals;
• bran bread;
• fish and seafood;
• lean meat.

If the diet is varied and really interesting, it is easier to follow it. For example, you can prepare your own porridge (millet, oatmeal, pearl barley, etc. ) for breakfast, you can add oils or dried fruits to it. For dinner, it is advisable to serve lean meat with a side dish (rice, buckwheat, hard pasta) or fish with boiled potatoes. You don't need to eat a lot for lunch, a light yogurt with tasty nuts or berries is enough. Portions should not be too big. Snacks are also acceptable, but not with burgers and pizza, but with fruit or vegetables. There should be about 4-5 meals a day.

Proper drinking regimen is no less important than good nutrition. Thus, an adult should drink at least 1. 5-2 liters of clean drinking water per day. Only this amount can maintain the necessary level of moisture in the epidermis. An alternative to ordinary drinking water can be mineral water, but slightly carbonated.

Which injections are more suitable for rejuvenation than others?

The best are considered:

• mesotherapy;
• biorevitalization;
• botox therapy;
• contour plastic surgery with fillers.

Only a specialist in the field of cosmetology can choose the right skin care. The doctor's office has the necessary equipment and certified products to help determine the appropriate methods of rejuvenation. By following your doctor's advice and performing certain skin care rituals every day, you can achieve consistently good results.