Wrinkles

Although wrinkles can signify wisdom, most of us nowadays would rather remove wrinkles & not have them.  Skin wrinkles typically appear as a result of aging processes or temporarily processes. Some of these factors are beyond our control therefore you need to have an understanding of what causes wrinkles in order to remove wrinkles.

 Factors that promote wrinkles include:

- Most wrinkles appear on the parts of the body where sun exposure is greatest and where over exposure to the sun occurs.  The damaging factor of the sun must be taken into consideration if you are trying to keep a younger looking appearance. Years of exposure to the sun causes “photo aging”’ which include freckles,
yellowing of the skin, roughness, visible blood vessels, dark spots and wrinkles. This process can be limited by using a high quality moisturizer and sun-block daily.  

-  Toxins such as alcohol and cigarettes become a priority because they limit Collagen production in the body.   Skin products and Vitamins are needed to boost Collagen production. 

- People with light skin types normally with blue eyes and skin that burn easily, is more prone to sun damage.

- Heredity. Were some families wrinkle more easily than others

- Occupational and recreational activities (farming, golfing, sailing, using of tanning booths.)

- Prolonged water exposure, which take place if the skin has a prolonged immersion in water.
 

- Depletion of water in the body as occurs with dehydration. Keep your skin hydrated from the in and from the outside.  

Wrinkles come in two categories:
 

1. Fine surface lines.  Wrinkle treatments are much more effective for fine lines
2. Deep furrows.  Deeper creases may require more aggressive techniques, such as injections of fillers. 

Keep your skin hydrated from the in and from the outside.  Plenty of water and prevention of sundamage.

Wrinkles in Eye area

Your eyes are the window to your soul and you can tell a lot about a person by looking at their eyes. The skin around your eyes are unfortunately the first to show signs of aging because the skin is thinner and has fewer oil glands, making it drier and more vulnerable to wrinkles.
To prevent wrinkles in this area you must wear your sunglasses – don’t leave home without them.
Us a good eye cream containing wrinkle-relaxing peptides to smooth out the lines & help remove wrinkles. Wear your sunglasses – don’t leave home without them.

Wrinkles on Forehead

Forehead wrinkles are very aging.  And those number 11 lines (best way to describe) between you eyes, which are brought on by repetitive frowning can make you look angry.  This area between the brows, is a problem area for most people and squinting while reading or watching telly or repetitive squinting will only deepen those forehead furrows.  The best clinical treatment for forehead wrinkles is Botox as fillers can look raised and obvious.
  
Smokers Lines

People who smoke expose their skin to toxins that accelerate the aging of their skin.  And the repeat pocking to inhale can cause deep lines around the lips.  Frequent squinting to avoid getting smoke in one’s eyes can cause noticeable crow’s feet. Smoke effects the flexibility of skin leading to wrinkles and a leathery texture – and the damage it does inside is even worse.
Smoking activates the genes responsible for skin enzyme that breaks down existing collagen and also slows down the production of new collagen, causing your skin to lose its elasticity, leading to sagging and wrinkles.
The nicotine causes the blood vessels in your skin to become narrower which lessens the blood flow to your skin, depriving it of oxygen and important nutrients, such as Vit A.  Cigarettes also rob your skin of Vit C and no matter how much to take in as a supplement, you can not absorb enough to replenish what is lost.

Puffy Eyes and Bags

Over the years, the fat under your eyes move down and forms a ridge, which is incredibly aging.  This is a problem that might be inherited from your parents. If you do have this problem, have them done sooner rather than later.  In the mean time try to do a gentle massage in a circular motion from the inner corner of your eye towards your temple to help dispense fluid and reduce puffiness.  When you lie down to sleep, the water in your body levels out and settle underneath your eyes, causing puffiness.  To sleep on you’re your back with your head higher that your body will help the fluid to drain away.

Wrinkles in lip area

Full lips have always been associated with youth and beauty.  Sadly, as we get older our lips lose their pillowy plumpness and the tissue around them loses volume.  The bone above the teeth also starts to shrink back so the lips have less support and begin to curl inwards.  There are loads you can do to restore some plumpness either by tricking with make-up, applying clever creams or paying a visit to our medical spa to take advantage of the latest non-surgical techniques, which have come a long way.
Temporary inject able fillers can give a subtle plumping effect that looks natural.  This procedure is a popular treatment and our good doctor can achieve a very natural effect.

Pucker lines

Not something that is an every day discussion but a problem that many people have.  As we age, some people start to develop those nasty lines that run vertically across the top lip, known as pucker lips.  You can see these lines if you look in the mirror and pucker up as if you’re about to kiss.  With age these lines become permanent and are incredibly aging, particularly when your lipstick starts bleeding into them.
To prevent them is; No smoking – and do not neglect the upper lip area when it comes to cleansing and moisturizing.  This cause a lot of bacteria across this area and as there is not much flesh in this area it ages faster than other areas. Laser resurfacing and Botox and filler treatments are best for these hard-to-shift lines.
 
Wrinkles in Neck

The neck is often the area that gives away the age you at, so do not stop your beauty regimes at your chin.  The skin in these areas is delicate and exposed to the elements daily so you need to treat it exactly as you would your skin on your face. This means exfoliating, moisturizing every day with a SPF cream and treating it regularly to other face savers such as masks, peels and anti-aging serums.  Good quality creams that contain rejuvenating AHAs to improve the texture and firmness of your skin. Peels are good for sloughing of those surface layers of dead skin cells and tightening the skin, and with our doctor Botox, fillers and peels can soften necklines, this will remove wrinkles from the neck.

Wrinkles on Décolleté

One more annoying change that occurs as we age is that the supporting muscles under the chest skin become weaker and thinner, resulting in a drooping effect and causing vertical lines to develop. At the first these lines are only noticeable when you get up in the forming, fading as the day goes by.  Over time the gradually become more severe and become permanent fixtures.
Now don’t get in to a panic!  Some tips to prevent then is to sleep on your back.  Invest in a c-shaped curved pillow.  Special bras are also available that can prevent and soften the ones you already have.  Another option is to use a good night-serum the help treat these lines and the soft texture doesn’t overload this delicate area of skin.  Micro needling at our spa in Cape Town is a great treatment to give your cleavage a smoother finish and help eliminate fine lines.  Botox can soften unsightly chest wrinkles in some cases.