Wrinkle Treatment

What treatment for wrinkle is available?

Remarkable changes in facial appearance can be obtained, giving a younger appearance and improving complexion. Often combinations of different cosmetic procedures are required for the best results.
It is most important to protect the skin from the sun life-long using sunscreens on exposed areas daily, and to avoid smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke or other pollutants.

Moisturisers

Ageing skin feels and looks better when moisturisers are applied regularly. These improve the water-holding capacity of the skin. Choose one that feels nice to apply, doesn’t sting or burn or provoke acne.

  • Use tepid or warm tap water and a non-soap cleanser to wash your face twice daily.
  • If you will be outdoors even briefly, include UV-protection as part of your morning regime.

Anti-ageing formulas

Many face creams may include so-called anti-ageing ingredients. These may include anti-oxidants and/or

  • Topical retinoids
  • Vitamin c
  • Alpha hydroxy acids
  • Polypeptides
  • Various plant extracts

With the exception of the retinoids, vitamin C and Alpha hydroxyl acids, the effectiveness of many of other anti-ageing ingredients are unproven.

Resurfacing

Resurfacing refers to various techniques in which the top layers of the epidermis are peeled off using chemical or mechanical means. Peels may even out pigmentation and improve skin texture. They can improve fine lines and static furrows but have no effect on dynamic lines.

Implantation

Individual lines and furrows can be lifted up with implants, i.e. temporary or permanent fillers or grafts. They can also be used to improve the appearance of a thinning lip.

Botox

Botulinum toxin or Botox is most useful for dynamic lines. It can be used to paralyse the muscles that are responsible for frown lines, crow’s feet and forehead lines. It can also be used to change the shape of the eyebrows and to soften so-called smoker’s lines around the lips, among other uses.

Cosmetic surgery

Cosmetic facial surgery involves repositioning facial tissues (rhytidectomy) and altering the structure of the sagging tissues.

  • A facelift or mid-face lift remove excessive skin and tighten underlying muscles of the lower two thirds of the face (cheek and neck).
  • A forehead or brow lift, and mid-temporal lift reduce static lines and lift up drooping eyebrows.
  • Rhinoplasty may lift up the tip of the nose, reshape it or thin out excessive tissue due to rhinophyma
  • Upper and/or lower blepharoplasty removes redundant skin and fat pads from the eyelids.
  • Correction of platysmal bands in the neck by an open plication technique improve the appearance of a sagging neck.