Anti-Aging Skin Tips for Wrinkles, Sagging and Hyperpigmentation

Looking Great in Your Middle Age Years

“Aging gracefully” has a different meaning today than it did twenty years ago. Our 50’s look very different than our mothers’ thanks to breakthrough innovation in preventative and anti-aging medicine. Below are three inevitable issues that make us look old before our time and anti-aging skin tips to address them.

Wrinkles, Lines and Folds

Welcomed by some. Despised by most. Wrinkles and lines come in two varieties: dynamic and static. Dynamic wrinkles are caused by expression and muscle movement such as frowning, smiling and squinting. When we’re young and our skin is supple dynamic wrinkles aren’t visible while the face is at rest.

As we get older and over time dynamic wrinkles can morph is the static kind – always there and making their presence known whether we’ve expressing ourselves or not. Botox is the number one treatment for both types; however, once static lines have become deep it may take years of Botox use to soften them. Wrinkles due to sun-damage may require CO2 Laser Resurfacing to eradicate.

Skin Sagging and Laxity

The most common cause of sagging skin is the breakdown of collagen and elastin. This can result from a combination of photoaging (sun exposure) and biological factors such as genetics and lifestyle. We start to lose the supportive connective tissues that give our complexion a soft, plump and youthful appearance.

The best course of action to restore lost volume and tighten the skin with procedures such as  Profound RF to stimulate collagen production and dermal fillers such as Juvederm Vycross to add volume to areas with deflation such as cheeks and nasolabial folds.

Hyperpigmentation and Melasma

Although generally regarded as harmless, hyperpigmentation is characterized by patches of dark skin. This type of darkening occurs when melanin, the pigment that gives our skin colour, forms excess deposits in the deeper epidermal layers. Age spots, freckles and melasma are examples of hyperpigmentation. Common causes are sun-damage and hormonal influences. Depending on skin type, beneficial treatments to consider are CO2 Laser Resurfacing, Sublative Facial Rejuvneation, skin peels and products with Hydroquinone and Retinol.

Dr. Nino Kuzmar is a general practitioner practicing non-surgical cosmetic rejuvenation and enhancement procedures for the face and neck. His extensive clinical experience, training and expertise in the area of cosmetic injectables, laser and energy based technologies spans 12 years. BOOK YOUR COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION