Skin begins to age almost as soon as the word “teen” appears after the number of candles on your birthday cake. Our genes play a big role in the natural ageing process, which manifests itself as visible wrinkles on our faces, a loss of youthful fullness, and thinner, drier skin. Extrinsic ageing, which includes factors including the environment and lifestyle decisions, can hasten skin ageing.
There are numerous reasons to appear younger than your chronological age, ranging from boosting self-esteem, as part of an overall regimen to look and feel younger, to professional career goals or social reasons.
Non-surgical anti-aging treatments are becoming more popular than traditional surgical methods because of high patient satisfaction, immediate (and in some cases, long-term) outcomes, no downtime, minimum discomfort, low incidence of adverse effects, quicker recovery time, and reduced prices. To sustain surgical results, minimally invasive therapy alternatives are also utilised frequently – and successfully.
Today, a growing number of clients are trying out a variety of non-surgical aesthetic procedures and pairing them with a home skincare routine using medical grade products.
Here, we run through the most popular anti ageing treatment options available right now:
- Dermal Fillers
The natural loss of collagen, hyaluronic acid, and flexibility in the skin as people age causes wrinkles and a loss of fullness in the face, particularly around the eyes, mouth, cheeks, and jawline. Injectable dermal fillers are anti-aging procedures that can plump thin lips, soften face creases, erase or decrease wrinkles, and improve the appearance of recessed scars. Injecting soft-tissue dermal fillers is a minimally invasive process that produces natural-looking and long-lasting effects with regular, ongoing treatments, making it a popular non-surgical choice.
- Microneedling
Microneedling is a collagen-inducing anti-aging procedure that improves skin texture while also reducing the appearance of acne scarring, sun damage, fine lines, and enlarged pores. Microneedling generates micro-channels in the top layer of skin by utilising tiny needles set to penetrate varying depths, allowing serums and skincare products to treat the skin.
- PRP
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy injections uses the body’s natural healing abilities to stimulate new tissue growth and give your skin a more youthful appearance.
To generate platelet rich plasma, a little amount of the patient’s own blood is obtained and the plasma separated from the rest of the blood using a centrifuge. The platelets release their growth factors when the plasma is injected into the area of concern.
PRP enhances skin texture and tone while also regenerating collagen, assisting in the reduction of wrinkles and lines, the treatment of blemishes, the improvement of scars, and the restoration of a healthy, young glow.
- Laser resurfacing
On the face, neck, chest, arms, and hands, fractional laser skin resurfacing can remove wrinkles and reduce pigmentation concerns. A fractional laser transmits precise microbeams of laser light into the lower layers of skin during this anti-aging treatment, causing deep and narrow columns of tissue coagulation that promote natural healing and the creation of healthy new tissue.
- Chemical Peels
Chemical peels are commonly performed on the face, neck, and hands to enhance the appearance of aged skin by exfoliating the outer layer of old skin using a chemical solution. Fine lines around the lips and beneath the eyes, facial wrinkles, moderate scarring, age spots, sun damage, and the overall tone and texture of the skin can all be treated with a peel. The new, regenerated skin is much smoother and wrinkle-free than the old skin.