The Aging Process

As we age, we all undeniably see changes in our face and body. These changes can often be out of proportion to how we feel, potentially leading to decreased confidence and self esteem.

There are several factors that contribute to the aging face:

Skin changes affected by time, genetics, and sun exposure
Fat volume changes: loss in some regions and accumulation in others
Loss of tone of facial muscles and ligaments
Facial bone loss

In order to understand how to combat these aging changes, let's see how these changes occur.

the face & neck

Skin Changes

As the skin ages, it loses its firmness due to a loss of collagen production; there is a decreased ability to regain its original form when stretched due to an elastin loss and becomes and becomes thinner and drier due to a lack of hyaluronic acid.

Over time, these changes lead to cracks, crepey skin and wrinkles over areas of muscle contractions.

Furthermore, pigment changes with dark and discolored spots emerging on the skin, a process accelerated by sun exposure and hereditary factors.

Some treatments that help to improve the skin quality are:

Botox
Skinboosters - Revive, NCTF or Volite
Prophilo
Radiesse Collagen Biostimulation
Harmonyca
Microneedling with Stem Cells or NCTF
Fibroblast Transplant with FCELLS
CO2 skin Resurfacing Laser
Hydrafacial
Casmara Signature Facials

Volume Loss & Bone Density

We can all appreciate the plump, vibrant appearance of a baby’s face.

This vibrance is due to abundant facial fat under the skin. As we age, we lose facial fat volume and facial skeletal bone density. These changes combined with gravity and loosening of the facial ligaments and soft tissues contribute to the deeper facial changes we see with aging.

The Upper Face

In the upper face, we can see mainly the effect of constant muscle activity, when the muscles contract to generate an expression, the skin fold and collagen breaks. Eventually we end up with wrinkles all around.

We also lose fat and bone, changes are most evident with hollowing of the temples, flattening of the forehead and deflation of the eyebrows.

Around the eyes, hollowing of the upper eyelid due to a loss of fat together with excess skin result in a aged eyelid and baggy wrinkled lower eyelid.

Treatments that can help the Upper Face:

The Midface

Bone and fat loss creates a reconfiguration and migration of the facial fat pads to the middle and lower part of the face.

When we are young we have full cheeks with defined jawline creating the appearance of a nice triangle, however as we age and the skin turns heavy this triangle gets inverted making the lower face squared.

We notice a flattening of the cheeks and depression of the transition zone between the lower eyelid and cheek with creation for infraorbital hollows and a more prominent tear trough.

Since the volume in decreased and the ligaments are pulled forward, the nasolabial folds (the folds between the cheeks and the nose) become deeper. Most patients ask us to fill out the folds, however , now that we understand how the aging process happens and that most aging is going on in the back part of the face, we always start correcting the volume loss in the cheeks in order to pull back the skin and take weight off the fold itself.

Treatments that can help the Midface:

The Lower Face

In the lower face the weight that is coming from the midface can lead to deepening of the marionette lines (folds on the corners of the mouth), formation of jowls, flattening of the space between the lower lip and chin and loss of jawline definition.

Treatments that can help the Lower Face:

The Neck

The skin of the necks is one of the thinnest in the body, so the breakdown of collagen and elastin, loss of hyaluronic acid, and sun damage occurs more quickly and noticeably than on other parts of the body.

The skin has fewer oil glands compared with the face, so is impacted by environmental damage more strongly.

Under the skin, the platysma muscle gets stronger producing the vertical neck bands and the horizontal neck lines (due mostly of sleeping positions) make the skin look wrinkled.

At our clinic we always aim for a non surgical approach and to prevent and delay premature aging if treated at early stages.

Treatments that help the neck:

BODY

Decolletage

The decolletage is one of the most neglected body areas in terms of skin care. It can receive just as much UV exposure as the face & neck, making it an area that is prone to wrinkles, sun damage, age spots, dehydration and crepey skin.

The weight of cleavage pulls on the skin of the chest, and the skin in this area is frequently folded in on itself. A lifetime of side sleeping or the use of push-up bras can even exacerbate creasing and wrinkling.

Treatments that can help the decolletage:

Hands

Hand aging is characterized by a loss of tissue volume and elasticity of the skin which can increase the visibility of tendons, veins, and bones on the back of the hand. Additionally, years of exposure to UV rays and other free radicals cause the skin on the hands to appear spotted, dull, wrinkled, dehydrated and crepey.

Treatments that can help your hands:

Abdomen

The abdomen skin may have several issues: fat, wrinkled skin, stretch marks, scars, aged belly button, sun damage and more!

Factors that contribute to an aged abdomen are rapid weight loss, pregnancy, or just time.

Mostly is the result of lost elasticity and needs to be stimulated for new collagen to grow.

Treatments for FAT DEPOSITS:

Treatments for SKIN QUALITY:

Cellulite & Buttocks

Cellulite is the name for collections of fat that push against the connective tissue beneath your skin. It often appears on your thighs, stomach and buttocks. It can make the surface of the skin look lumpy and puckered, or appear dimpled at all times or only when you pinch your skin.

Treatments that we have for Buttocks: