Anti Ageing

Anti ageing is the art of retaining a youthful appearance to improve quality of life without revealing one’s true age. A youthful appearace resulting from anti ageig treatments imparts greater physical attractiveness that can have greater psychosocial benefits including personal image, health and even longevity of life. Skin undergoes both extrinsic aging (mainly due to U.V. exposure) as well as intrinsic aging (which is genetically determined) Photoaging should be treated to avoid degeneration of skin barrier, symptomatic growths and potential malignant sequelae.

The art of aesthetic medicine lies in ‘tailor made’ procedures to suite individual needs- there is no single formula that fits all

The following are some of the popular modalities in treating an aging face :

• Fillers / soft tissue augmentation
• Botulinum toxin (commonly known as BOTOX)
• Photorejuvenation
• Fractional photothermolysis
• Non ablative radio frequency

Fillers used today are made of hyaluronic acid fillers, which is essentially a natural sugar which is found in our second layer of skin. This substance is gradually depleted with age, which when replenished via these fillers, augments the lax skin and thus enhances the facial features.

Following are some of the indications of fillers on face:

• Depressed scars (post trauma, acne or any other disease)
• Wrinkles and folds
• Lip augmentation
• Enhancement of facial contour etc.

Benefits:

• The current fillers are ready to use
• Practically no down time
• Can be reversed immediately (if need be)
• Safe (when used In the hands of a trained doctor)
• Effects lasts around 2 years
• Immediate results

The areas of treatment and expected results should be discussed at length with your doctor before the procedure who would customize a ‘tailor-made’ treatment to give you a younger and more importantly natural look at an affordable cost.

Unlike the common belief, Botulinum toxin is very safe and effective treatment for treating fine lines and wrinkles. Being extremely cheap and cost effective, the results are achieved as early as 3 days post treatment.

Benefits:

• No down time
• Results as early as in 3 days
• Visible enhancement to the face
• Can be customized as per one’s needs
• Can be safely done at periodic intervals for long lasting results
• Not habbit forming i.e. can be discontinues at any time

Following are some of the common indications for Botulinum toxin use on the face: