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Aesthetic Medicine: Putting your best face forward
The pursuit of beauty has been one characteristic activity of human civilization across time. It is the reason that billions of dollars are spent annually on facial cosmetics and skin treatments. Each civilization, in which beauty was in the eye of the beholder, has had different interpretations of beauty. Western beauty ideology basically holds to those characteristics traceable back early to Greek civilization, of clear and perfect skin, of uneven tone, small pores, no imperfect of moles or pigments, clearly, arched high cheek bones, absence of wrinkles, definitive chin, and absence of depressed and hollowed facial areas.
Given these rather classic beauty definitions, there are two lines of possible treatment. One is surgical such as facelift, tightening of the lids and tissues around the eyes called blepharoplasty, reconstruction of the nose called rhinoplasty, and prostheses to augment the chin and jaw line. Major considerations can limit surgical options for patients. First of all they can be very expensive and not covered by insurance. Healing and “down-time” can be several weeks for recovery. In the aging population with chronic medical problems with chronic diseases like diabetes, healing may be delayed or incomplete.
Medical aesthetics, therefore, becomes a viable and successful option. Treating the outer skin imperfections with laser is a non-invasive method for stimulating the skin to heal over pits and scars, and for stimulating underlying colloid to tighten up and increase. Remember modern lasers are non ionizing radiation. They do not cause cancers. The next two techniques involve relaxing overactive facial muscles with injections of one which is a Botulinum (Botox) toxin. There is an ever developing array of injectable skin fillers as volume increase.
Botox became FDA-approved for cosmetic treatment in 2002 and Dysport in 2009. It was first designated for glabellar frown lines of the forehead. Injected at multiple dermal points in the forehead temporarily relaxes the underlying muscles which causes the frown lines. It is now used for “crow’s feet” which occur at the outer edges of the eye orbit. Maximal treatment effect usually occurs in 3 to 4 days and lasts 85 to 120 days. There is no problem with reinjection when the result wears off. It is often the first step to significant improvement.
The second technique of medical aesthetics is the injection of fillers to restore volume to the tissues under the skin. A good model for this is trying to make a raisin look like a grape. Reduction of wrinkles won’t do the job, but injection of liquid will come a lot closer. Nothing will make it look just like a grape again, nor will anything exactly restore total youth. There are different fillers out there-some are actually colloid; others are like poly-L-lastic acid. They were first approved to treat the marionette or puppet lines that run from both sides of the nose to the outer lip areas. They are now used all over the face, including glabellar frown lines, crow’s feet, augmentation of the chin and volumizing the lips. They are like other helpers in that they are gradually reabsorbed by the body and treatments have to be repeated. Excellent results are attainable in the hands of a knowledgeable, well trained, and experienced physician.
When you are choosing a medical aesthetic physician, ask him about the level of his expertise, for example, the number of patients he has treated. Ask to see before and after treatment pictures of his patients if he has any available. He should have an excellent camera system to follow and document your progress and treatments. Will the physician do the procedure and take his time with great care or will he have his assistant do it? Be a well-informed patient –go online and read everything you can about Botulinum toxin and dermal fillers. This will help you understand what your results may be, exact techniques, and in general, what to expect.
Medical aesthetics is an ever-evolving science which has been the object of intense study in the last fifteen years. The ever-increasing, aging population wants to forgo, for as long as possible, the facial effects of aging skin. By face, it is generally meant to be everything that sticks out above the collar! Medical aesthetics is an excellent set of techniques and procedures for accomplishing this objective.
Finally, medical aesthetics would advise excellent and regular self-care of the skin for wrinkling toning and good skin health. Maintain all treatments for chronic illnesses like diabetes. Stay well-hydrated by drinking at least six glasses of water a day. Avoid the damaging rays of the sun with hats and sun blocking agents. Clean the skin carefully and moisturize with a good moisturizing product. Cleaning the facial skin involves exfoliating the outer layers of the skin with top of the line or often prescription products very specific for you. Make sure regularity is achieved to remove toxins from the body. Take calcium and vitamin D to maintain bone volume throughout the body. Take a multivitamin every day. Finally, exercise to improve circulation to your skin and to other parts of your body.
Together, you and your medical aesthetic physician can maximize the youth of your face. The object is to make you as happy as possible about the way you look.
About the Author
Dr. Laurusonis has been a medical doctor (M.D.) since completing his Internal Medicine residency in 1987 in New Jersey. Dr. Laurusonis became licensed in four states and ultimately chose to move he and his family to Georgia to begin his private practice. Due to Dr. Laurusonis’ extensive experience in Emergency Rooms throughout Georgia and other states, and his residency in Internal Medicine, Dr. Laurusonis decided to open an Urgent Care Center instead of a 9-5 doctor’s office. Dr. Laurusonis and Doctors Medical Center is open 7 days a week from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm. Dr. Laurusonis welcomes you to either make an appointment or just walk-in to see him. Give Doctors Medical Center a call–Dr. Laurusonis will be happy to speak with you.
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