R.find a toned and fresh face without resorting to the surgeon’s scalpel it is a thought of many. Today, between face filler And aesthetic medicine treatments (non-invasive or semi-invasive) there are more and more alternatives to facelift to choose from.
As we age, the most evident sign of aging is given not only by classic wrinkles but also by one progressive loss of volumes and compactness of the tissues that lead to a hypovolumetry of the face. Here are the best ways to give your face youthfulness again according to experts.
5 alternatives to facelift for a sculpted oval
Get a more toned and defined face, especially after the age of 40, when the force of gravity becomes inescapable, it becomes easier and easier. In fact, during the pandemic, attention to face care has increased more and more, both through the use of skincare and through small surgeries.
“The use of electronic devices has increased the so-called “look down effect”that is, the one for which, looking downwards on smartphones and tablets, one arrives at one premature and effective laxity of the lower third of the faceat a younger age than we saw before the lockdown “as confirmed by the doctor and aesthetic doctor Eleonora Iachini.
1) Filler against puppet wrinkles on the sides of the mouth
If the face appears tired and “sad”, it is often due to the so-called “puppet wrinkles” on the sides of the mouth, that push the smile down.
The reason? A progressive loss of collagen, elastin and bone thinning: all factors that support the muscles of the face. “To lift the smile, the filler in the cheekbone component remains ideal»Comments the doctor instead Andrea de Santis, aesthetic doctor expert in bio regenerative treatments.
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“The successful filler is an ageless treatment, perfect for restoring the oval and filling the signs of aging from the inside ». In this case, the hyaluronic acid is placed at the bone level, therefore very deeply.
2) Botox to lift the eyes
Even the botox it remains a valid aid against the signs of aging and its success, especially following the pandemic, knows no brakes. «The so-called botox or the treatment injectable with botulinum toxin has a tightening effect on the upper third of the face: so he lifts and “opens” his gaze by lifting the tail of the eyebrow »continues doctor Iachini.
3) Radio frequency + microneedling to tone the whole face
There radiofrequency is one of the most popular treatments for recompacting tissues deteriorated by aging. The heat, in this case, allows you to reactivate the production of collagen and elastinstimulating the contraction of their fibers.
In America it is depopulating Morpheus8: a technology that combines needling with fractional radiofrequency, that is the skin micro stimulation with very thin needles that stimulate the collagen. A method that aims at subdermal layers of skin and tissues, reshaping lax skinand in particular by acting in the lower quarter of the face.
4) FaceTite, against sagging skin
The FaceTite instead it is a skin tightening treatment, lifting effect, minimally invasive.
It is about a further variation of radio frequency technology: starting from a hole of just 1 millimeter at the attachment of the earlobe and one under the chin comes inserted under the skin a very small cannula capable of emitting radiofrequency energy.
The goal is to stretch and compact the skin, especially on areas such as the eye contour, mouth and jaw region.
5) The absorbable threads, against skin sagging
The last one semi-invasive treatment best among the alternatives to facelift? The absorbable threads: the technique involves the outpatient insertion of defined permanent small suspension ligaments Infinity Thread.
These are polyester “threads” (different from the classic threads used in surgery) which aim to reposition the volumes of the face: lifting it and counteracting skin sagging.
Not only that: the their particular composition stimulates the skin tissue triggering a new production of collagen. With a rejuvenating effect in terms of skin firming and elasticity.
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