The term anti-aging is gradually losing ground in the world of beauty and well-being. It has been replaced by the terms pro-aging and slow aging, which signal a change in concept when it comes to addressing and treating the signs of aging.
Instead of drastically intervening in the appearance, trying to abruptly reverse the loss of volume, the wrinkles, the melting effect of the face, the new strategy involves two main pillars. The first is to reinforce prevention, starting to take care of the face before the signs become too pronounced. The second is to improve the appearance in a soft way, adding therapies and delivering results in a subtle and progressive way. The image gains freshness and youth, but the treatments carried out are practically undetectable.
Prevention: the first pillar of Slow Aging
In order to slow down the aging process, action is needed on several fronts. Change begins with re-evaluating and adjusting lifestyle habits, and health professionals can help their patients by supporting them through this time of transformation.
A balanced diet ensures that the skin and the tissues that help anchor it - muscles, fat, bones - receive adequate nutrition, with the vitamins, proteins and lipids they need to function properly and maintain their quality. Supplementation, when carried out under the supervision of a specialist, can help to replenish nutrients when necessary. Adopting a healthy menu and being nutritionally aware are attitudes that bring benefits even when adopted late in life - a 50-year-old who takes care of their diet will reach their 60s, 70s and 80s in a better way than someone who does not.
Paying attention to the quality of your sleep and establishing rituals for a peaceful night is essential. Putting screens aside, avoiding stimulating drinks in the evening, making the bedroom a quiet and comfortable environment (no noise, no TV, no bright lights) all help to ensure that sleep comes and the body rests - and the skin repairs itself in the meantime.
Not abusing alcohol and quitting smoking are essential attitudes for those who want to grow old well, healthy and looking good.
With specific regard to the skin, sun protection is imperative. And ongoing dermatological care, which identifies specific issues and helps to maintain the good quality of the tissue, is also essential. If the skin is healthy, hydrated and elastic, it will respond better to any type of treatment in the clinic, and this at all times of life.
Regeneration and well-planned interventions: the secrets of freshness.
And how do aesthetic treatments fit into the Slow Aging movement? In a very strategic way, by working on various facial dimensions in a continuous manner.
Collagen biostimulators are at the core of this type of approach. By promoting a response from the body itself - the skin starts to produce more collagen thanks to the stimulation of calcium hydroxyapatite or poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) - these injectables bring about a gradual, natural-looking improvement. Periodic sessions (with intervals of a year or two between each one, depending on the needs of each individual) ensure long-lasting results in terms of skin density, resistance and radiance.
Precisely chosen injectables, with a specific formulation for each area of the face, and applied in a customized way, respecting the characteristics and needs of each patient, help to maintain the volume and contours of the face in a natural and elegant way.
Finally, cutting-edge technologies can be used as a complement. They act on the skin both superficially and in depth, reaching the muscular system that supports it (the SMAS). This includes lasers, radiofrequency and ultrasound - the latter are particularly interesting because they have no downtime and deliver significant results while respecting patients' features.
When it comes to aesthetic treatment, the latest proposal is to combine techniques, products and equipment in order to build - in stages, in a personalized way and maintaining continuity - a youthful appearance. And with this, we achieve a result that can be defined with the help of another term that is also on the rise: we are in times of quiet beauty, a beauty that is built with discretion and expertise. That which laypeople will register as a fresh and rested image, and which only professionals will understand how it was achieved.
