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Looking
good, keeping our skin clear, wrinkle free and fresh is important
to the way we feel about ourselves and to our self confidence...
Facial Wrinkles
Expression
lines, loss of facial volume, sleep lines and gravity are
factors that can cause facial wrinkles. Wrinkles are generally
treated with anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers and skin
resurfacing procedures.
Expression
lines
Repetitive
muscle movement such as smiling and frowning creates lines
and wrinkles, known as expression lines. At first these wrinkles
will only be seen when smiling or frowning, however, the lines
may become visible while at rest as the skin becomes progressively
creased.
Loss
of facial volume
Wrinkles
are also caused by the loss of facial volume generally around
the chin and cheek area.. Younger skin is typically more plump
and full, as people get older this volume is lost leading
to laxity of skin, therefore wrinkles are formed.
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Sleep
lines
Sleep
lines are formed due to the compression of the skin
due to contact of the pillow to the face when sleeping
and are formed around the forehead, the eyes, cheeks
and upper lip area . The wrinkles are determined by
the underlying anatomical attachments of the superficial
musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS). Pillow contact puts
pressure on these attachments which then causes sleep
lines.
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Gravity
The
pull of gravity pulls the skin downwards on the face, leading
to the dropping of the cheeks and the formation of nasolabial
lines (lines from the corners of the mouth to the nose). Gravity
also causes the dropping of the eye skin and forms upper and
lower lid laxity and wrinkles.
Treating
wrinkles
Anti-Wrinkle
injections (Botox) relax the muscles and stop the movement
and expressions that cause wrinkles. Botox is most commonly
performed in between the brows and around the eyes and generally
last 3 to 4 months.
Anti-Wrinkle
injections can also prevent static lines from becoming deeper
by stopping the compression of the skin. Anti-Wrinkle injections
generally do not reverse static lines that are already present
or lines at rest, however, regular anti-wrinkle injections
will give the skin a rest from compression and over time static
wrinkles may improve. Dermal fillers are commonly used to
treat static lines or lines at rest; their effect is temporary
and lasts between 4 and 18 months. Dermal fillers work by
adding volume to the area that has lost volume due to factors
such as expression formation, gravity, sleep and ageing.
Skin
resurfacing is a more permanent solution to wrinkles and can
be done with lasers, deep chemical peels, or plasma skin regeneration.
Laser
resurfacing is an effective wrinkle treatment procedure, however
Laser resurfacing requires a large amount of downtime and
recovery. At The Victorian Cosmetic Institute, plasma skin
regeneration is the preferred method to treat wrinkles as
it offers quality results and has a minimal downtime and recovery.
Thicker
dermal fillers such as Perlane or Restylane Sub-Q are usually
used to replace lost volume. Using these treatments will help
add volume to the cheeks, chin and eye areas, replacing the
fat loss over a period of time. Fat grafting is performed
by plastic surgeons and is a more permanent option to treat
volume loss.
Dr. Gavin Chan (MBBS)
The Victorian Cosmetic Institute
Level 6, 200 High St
Lower Templestowe 3107
(03)88500655
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