With aging, different changes occur in the tissue layers on our face. The skin and muscles of the face begin to loosen, lose elasticity and wear out. Losses occur in the supporting tissues of our skin. The water holding capacity of our skin decreases. Loosening occurs in the skin that loses its firmness. This laxity also occurs in hail, which anchors our skin to our bones and muscles. Muscles and connective tissues sag and loosen. There is a decrease in subcutaneous fat pads compared to the past. Melting occurs in some areas of our bone structures as well. More obvious effects are seen in those with osteoporosis and tooth loss.
Harmful external factors such as the harmful effects of sun rays, malnutrition and smoking add to the effects of biological aging, making the current situation even more evident. Wrinkles on our face are divided into active and static wrinkles. Active wrinkles are wrinkles that appear when we use our facial mimic muscles. Botulinum toxin is successfully used to prevent the muscle from functioning partially and temporarily in the treatment of these. It has a preventive effect when started early. Since there will be a mass decrease in the muscles that are not used for a long time, the effect will be longer and permanent. Therefore, it is beneficial to repeat it at certain intervals for the effective treatment of long-term and deep wrinkles. Various methods such as filling (hyaluronic acid), mesotherapy, PRP, microneedling, chemical peeling, mechanical peeling, laser peeling, subcutaneous tightening with focused sound waves and face lift (HIFU), stretching with threads to reduce permanent (static) wrinkles It can be used alone or in combination depending on the skin and skin characteristics. For the loss of water and connective tissue in our skin over time, Hyaluronic acid applications are preferred because of the high water holding capacity of this structure. Filling applications add volume, vitality and radiance to the applied area.
In some filling applications, these effects become more pronounced when combined with mesotherapy. PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) increases the ability of our skin to repair and renew itself. Removing skin laxity and reducing wrinkles on the skin by abrading the outer layer of the skin with peeling processes using chemical, mechanical or laser beams; It is aimed to remove stains and lesions caused by aging and sun exposure. With HIFU (Focused sound waves), sound waves are focused on our subcutaneous tissues without causing any damage to our skin; As a result of this, the skin is recovered with point-like subcutaneous burns and our own collagen synthesis is stimulated and tightened. The fat tissues taken from our body are given to the areas on our face that collapse with aging (loss of volume), both gaining volume and making the folded wrinkled skin on it appear flatter. By giving stem cell rich fat cells together with our own fat, the skin looks brighter and more vibrant.
Skin sagging, which is not very obvious, is suspended and sagging is recovered thanks to the special threads used today. Thanks to the newly formed tissues around these stitches, the lifting effect increases over time and the effects of aging are delayed. Despite all these applications, surgeries provide a more permanent and long-lasting effect in patients with obvious signs of aging. The face and neck are handled as a whole with surgeries and a general recovery is provided. Although these surgeries are not anti-aging surgeries, forehead lift, eyebrow lift, face lift, mid-face lift, neck lift, eyelid surgeries and nose surgeries are the most effective methods today for the recovery, stretching and restoring of the sagging tissue in the head and neck region as a result of aging. The most suitable candidates for surgery are patients with pronounced sagging, but with good skin elasticity and with prominent bone structures, especially cheekbones.
