Wrinkles are usually a “crisis point” for a lot of people, both women and men. The moment the first wrinkles appear on a person’s face, it sets off a realization that the person is indeed aging. As wrinkles are very visible, especially as the person grows older, many methods are employed to try and hide it. Make-up is a typical solution, but it doesn’t hide it all, and is rather temporary. Other folks use “facelifting devices” that help stretch the skin of the face to eliminate unwanted lines. But these devices are also temporary, and sometimes, make the face look unsightly. One solution that is making a big impact on the world of cosmetic surgery is Hylaform. What Is Hylaform? Hylaform is a cosmetic surgery treatment that comes in the form of an injectable hyaluronic acid gel. Produced by Inamed, a leading producer of medical products, it is an FDA-approved substance, and is actually a highly purified form of hyaluronic acid, which is very identical to substances found in the human body. This makes it a natural treatment that has very little allergy risks. It works by drawing moisture into, and adding volume to the skin. This, in turn, greatly reduces—and even completely removes—the appearance of unwanted facial wrinkles and lines. A stronger form of Hylaform, Hylaform Plus, is made by the same manufacturer and made from the exact same material as Hylaform. This substance, however, is for a different purpose. While Hylaform is used to remove the finer wrinkles and creases of the face, Hylaform Plus is used to lubricate deeper lines and creases, rehydrating them, and in...
Wrinkles are an ever-present threat to people who wish to preserve their youthful appearance. This is because wrinkles are a clear sign of aging, and can really be a problem for those who do not want their looks to be compromised. Some wrinkles are mild, and can usually be prevented through a healthy lifestyle, proper diet, and care of the skin. But other wrinkles just really occur despite all preventive efforts. One of the common areas where wrinkles occur are the nasolabial folds, those deep lines that run from the side of the nose to the corner of the mouth. Deep nasolabial folds can give the impression of severe aging, making it a very big issue for appearance conscious folk. Fortunately, the cosmetic surgery industry has solved this problem through what is known throughout the industry as the Artecoll treatment. What Is the Artecoll Treatment? Artecoll, also known as Artefill, is a brand new kind of dermal filler that gives longer lasting results than usual cosmetic filler injectables. In fact, it is often advertised as being a “long lasting to permanent” collagen treatment, and is used to push wrinkles back out and to reduce the skin folds that come with the aging process. Because of its effectiveness, this is the filler of choice when it comes to dealing with the nasolabial fold, due to the difficult nature of this section of the face. It is primarily made of collagen, a material abundant in all mammals, making it a very natural material to use. In the case of human beings, thinning of the collagen is responsible for the face’s aged...
The main ingredient in Sculptra is poly-L-lactic acid (PLA). It is poly-L-lactic acid that makes Sculptra so unique among dermal fillers. PLA is a synthetic dermal filler made from a polymer of lactic acid molecules. While it is synthetic, lactic acid occurs naturally throughout the body. In poly-L-lactic acid, individual molecules of lactic acid are hooked together in long chains and branches. This branching serves two purposes. First it provides volume to Sculptra, allowing it to occupy space beneath the skin. Second, since the lactic acid is united in long chains, enzymes in the skin have a hard time breaking down Sculptra. This means that Sculptra is not cleared from the body as quickly as simple lactic acid injections would be. Sculptra obtained FDA approval as a treatment for lipoatrophy occuring as a side effect of some HIV medications. It seems that people being treated with protease inhibitors tend to lose subcutaneous fat, that is, fat just below the surface of the skin. Lipoatrophy, it turns out, is not only caused as side effect of a medication. Lipoatrophy is literally fat atrophy. Similar to the way that muscles atrophy when they are not used, many tissues in the body atrophy over time. Lipoatrophy occurs as we age. All of us will lose subcutaneous fat as we get older and, in fact, the process of fat loss starts in our 20s. This fat loss causes our faces to sag and wrinkle and the veins underneath the skin are more easily seen, since the layer of fat covering them is thinner. Most dermal fillers simply provide volume to an area—their volume...
