The skin usually has natural collagen and elastin that keep it firm and glowing. However, the production levels of these elements reduce with age, causing fine lines and wrinkles. Sun exposure, diet, and injuries can also result in dark spots and increase wrinkles and fine lines.
Thanks to the evolution beauty industry, there are numerous techniques that people can use to rejuvenate their skin and keep it looking younger for longer. While these procedures are mostly sought after by women, men can also benefit.
Below are the best safe skin rejuvenation non-surgical techniques depending on your issues and goals.
Anti-wrinkle injections
Commonly referred to as Botox, this is a purified botulinum toxin type A version that works by paralyzing or freezing the muscles under the injected area. This causes the skin to relax, reducing or eliminating the appearance of wrinkles and skin lines.
Since the muscles underneath don’t contract, it also helps prevent or slow down the formation of new wrinkles.
One downside of this treatment is that it only treats wrinkles that result from muscle movements like frowning, smiling, squinting, and smoking. The following are the issues you can correct with anti-wrinkle injections.
- Frown lines- Horizontal lines that appear on the forehead above the brows.
- 11 lines- Vertical lines that appear between the eyebrows.
- Crow’s feet- Wrinkles and lines around the eyes.
- Top lip lines- Also called smoker’s line, appear between the nose and upper lip.
- Bunny lines- Fine lines on each side of the nose that happens when you scrunch the nose or make extreme facial expressions.
- Nasolabial lines- These resemble bunny lines but extend to the sides of the mouth. They happen when you smile or laugh a lot.
You will start noticing results a few days after the treatment, and the results start diminishing after three to six months.
Dermabrasion
This is an exfoliating technique that involves the use of a rotating device to remove the top skin layer until the desired depth. This leaves a new, smooth, and youthful skin layer. This procedure helps with acne scars, sunspots, uneven skin tone, and fine lines.
The specialist gives you topical anesthesia to alleviate pain and discomfort. It is, however, not recommended for all skin types because it can affect pigmentation.
After treatment, the skin will be sensitive, and you should avoid exposing it to the sun or other extreme temperatures.
Hormonal therapy
Hormonal rejuvenation for men helps increase epidermal hydration, skin thickness, and elasticity. It also helps reduce wrinkles and fine lines.
The most common hormone used in rejuvenation for men is testosterone, prescribed in pill or cream form. It improves skin elasticity, tightness, and thickness, eliminating the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Thyroid hormones are other essential hormones that help prevent skin dryness and coarseness that cause wrinkles and skin patches.
Hormonal therapy also helps in the maintenance and improvement of the muscles, nerves, and joints.
Laser treatment
Laser skin rejuvenation uses highly concentrated light beams that penetrate the skin to help improve the skin’s texture, appearance, and tone. The following are the benefits you get from using this technique.
- Minimal wrinkles and fine lines
- Tighter skin
- Balanced skin tone because it eliminated discoloration, redness, and spots
- Removal of surgical scars and acne
- Removal of unwanted body and facial hair
Depending on the issue you are treating and its extent, you can use ablative or non-ablative lasers. Ablative lasers work by removing the skin’s outer layers, encouraging new and younger skin to replace it.
On the other hand, non-ablative lasers don’t break your skin’s surface. Instead, they heat the skin below, encouraging new collagen generation.
There are also different laser treatment techniques depending on your needs.
- Erbium resurfacing- This helps remove shallow and moderately deep wrinkles and lines on your neck, chest, hands, and face. It also works best for people with darker skin tones.
- CO2 laser resurfacing- This technique involves using continuous light beams or short pulsed light energy to remove thin skin layers in a scanning pattern. It helps with scars, wrinkles, rhinophyma, and birthmarks.
- Fractional laser resurfacing- As the name suggests, this method uses many light columns to target fractions of the skin at a time. It helps with wrinkles, acne scars, and hyperpigmentation.
- Pulse-dye lasers- This technique treats skin issues related to blood vessels like rosacea, broken capillaries, hyperpigmentation, and redness.
Dermal fillers
Dermal fillers are injections used to add volume to sagging skin, smooth out wrinkles and lines, and pump up lips and cheeks. They can also help make facial features more symmetrical. There are different types of dermal fillers depending on the ingredients used to make them.
- Hyaluronic acid- This is a naturally occurring chemical in the skin that helps maintain your skin’s volume and keep it hydrated. These fillers usually last between six months to a year.
- Calcium hydroxylapatite CaHA)- This ingredient naturally occurs in the bones and helps minimize moderate to severe facial lines and enhance facial fullness and contours. The results from this filler last for approximately a year.
- Ply-L-lactic acid (PLLA)- This ingredient helps boost the body’s generation of collagen to help smooth wrinkles and maintain the skin’s elasticity. The PLLA results last around two or more years with proper skin maintenance.
- Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)- These fillers contain small balls and collagen that restore the skin’s volume and firmness.
Conclusion
Unlike surgical procedures, these procedures take minimal time to complete and have lower recovery times. They also give natural-looking results but are usually temporary.
Before getting the procedure, ensure you have a consultation with your specialist. Explain the issues you want to deal with and what you expect from the treatment. Your specialist will consider your issue, skin type, and overall health before deciding the best procedure.
Ensure you ask what to expect during the procedure and how to prepare yourself. It would help if you also asked about complications or risks associated with the procedure and how to take care of yourself afterwards.
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