Signs Of Aging and Anti Aging Treatments

 Common Signs Of An Aging Face 

 

As we age, we all experience many of the same signs of aging. Thankfully for us, science has created a variety of surgical AND nonsurgical solutions. Learn more about the common signs of aging and anti aging treatments that our Savannah Med Spa offers!

  1. Skin – age spots, wrinkles, large pores, loss of elasticity, sagging, and loss of clarity.
  2. Hair – thinning or receding hairline in both men and women.
  3. Loss of facial volume – Youthful faces are full and convex. Aging causes loss of volume in skin, fat, and even bone, causing shadows and hollows.
  4. Sagging brow – brows sag with age, particularly the outer brow. There should be an arch between the middle and outer 1/3 of the brow.  
  5. Upper eyelids – excess skin and even fat occur with age, causing a “tired” appearance. Sometimes excess skin covers the lashes.
  6. Lower eyelids – bags and/or excess skin may develop. Dark circles look like shadows from volume loss and/or protruding fat pads.
  7. Crow’s feet – wrinkles lateral to the eyelids, usually from sun damage and animation. 
  8. Also, frown lines and forehead furrows.
  9. Lips – aging lips thin, and the distance between the nose and upper lip elongates. The corners of the mouth may turn down, giving a sad appearance.
  10. Jowls – these develop from loss of volume and elasticity.
  11. Neck – excess skin and/or fat develop. Platysma muscle bands may occur.

 Anti Aging Treatments

  1. Good skincare. We prefer New Youth Cosmeceuticals combined with resurfacing with lasers, e.g., CO2 or less invasive lasers (Cool Peel Laser) or a Hetter Peel is very effective.
  2. Hair transplant with micro-grafts, preferably FUE (follicular unit extraction) with Neograft, or strip excision technology called FUT.
  3. Fillers, such as Restylane products (e.g., Lyft), Juvederm products (e.g., Voluma), Sculptra, and Bellafill, the longest-lasting filler, can be used and often in combinations for the best overall results.
  4. Brow lift– under local or general anesthesia according to the extent of the procedure
  5. Upper lid lift. Usually local anesthesia. Very rewarding for a more youthful appearance.
  6. Lower lid lift to remove skin, fat pads, or both. Laser resurfacing or Hetter peel can be done at the same time to remove fine lines.
  7. Botox or Dysport–for crow’s feet, frown lines, forehead furrows, and even elevation of the corners of the mouth and diminishing mouth wrinkles.
  8. Fillers in lips can add volume and/or reduce wrinkles. A minor lip lift procedure can also be done with inconspicuous scarring under the nose–an excellent procedure when indicated called a “buckhorn” lift.
  9. Jowls– facelift is usually indicated. Improvement can also be achieved non-surgically with fillers on each side of the jowl along the mandible and with micro-liposuction of the jowl.
  10. Sagging neck, a mini- or full facelift is sometimes best. When the problem is only fat, liposuction with Renuvion (to reduce loose skin) works very well. Excess neck skin can also be removed with direct vertical excision. Recovery time is minimal, scarring is usually inconspicuous, and it effectively removes the extra skin.