A healthy lifestyle, a balanced diet, exercise and proper self-care can help delay the onset of the obvious signs of aging, but still cannot stop time. Therefore, women who want to maintain their beauty as long as possible are beginning to look for new methods of prolonging the youthfulness of the skin. One of the popular anti-aging remedies is face-lifting. Hearing about it, many immediately imagine plastic surgery, but the concept of facelift is much broader. Lyubov Zinovyeva, a dermatocosmetologist and an expert at Herbalife, told the editorial staff of Woman’s Day about what this method is and how effective it is.
1. The word “lift” means “to lift”, that is, face-lifting is the “lifting” of the sagging tissues of the face. When we talk about it, we do not necessarily mean surgery. We can also talk about cosmetic procedures, injection methods, special gymnastics complexes and the use of anti-aging cosmetics.
2. The reason for tissue prolapse, which occurs throughout a person’s life, is natural gravity. Also, this process is influenced by changes in the tissues under the skin, the weakening of collagen support, a decrease in elasticity and tone. This leads to the appearance of such signs of aging as a change in the oval of the face, the formation of wrinkles, the appearance of “wings”, which many women seek to correct in order to look younger.
3. There are different methods of facelift. The choice of this or that measure depends on the stage of ptosis – prolapse. When diagnosing the first or second, that is, mild, degree, some methods are suitable, for example, gymnastics or massage, but in more advanced cases, serious procedures are already needed.
4. A lifting (or plastic) massage, which tones up the skin and muscles of the face, can be performed with high quality by a cosmetologist. To do it yourself, it is better to first contact a specialist in this field to learn the techniques and techniques of self-massage. You can master this process and achieve noticeable positive results, but nevertheless, the procedure from a professional will be more effective.
5. You can work on the muscular frame of the face with the help of special gymnastics. There are sets of exercises aimed at improving muscle tone and restoring skin elasticity. Exercise can help remove swelling, delay the appearance of wrinkles, and restore elasticity. To achieve the effect, the exercises must be performed regularly, and the complex must be selected and shown by an experienced specialist who will control the correctness of the implementation.
6. We often see the inscription “face-lift” on cosmetics. However, you need to understand that it is impossible to achieve a truly serious result with the help of care products. With a significant omission of the cream and masks will no longer be able to “lift” the skin, nevertheless, anti-aging care is still necessary. With the help of cosmetic products, for example, a cream, we can achieve hydration, which also has a positive effect: the skin, having absorbed the components from the composition of the product, smoothes a little, wrinkles become less noticeable, and this is what provides visual changes for the better.
7. When choosing an anti-age cream, you need to pay attention to the content of components for moisturizing, as with age, the skin becomes drier and needs intensive nourishment. Also, the composition should contain vitamins that will provide tone and fresh appearance. For example, Herbalife SKIN Lifting Eye Gel is formulated with vitamin B3, antioxidant vitamins C and E, as well as aloe vera and cucumber extract. Due to these components, it helps to reduce puffiness and increase the elasticity of the skin around the eyes.
8. Also, the lifting effect is provided by plasticizing or alginate masks, which contain a large amount of algae and abundantly moisturize the dermis. They are able to simulate the oval of the face, but their action does not last long. This is an effective but short-term method for looking good in the evening. Immediately after their application, the skin is tightened, and if the prolapse is still at an early stage, then the use of such funds is very important. However, it should be remembered that aging is a process that has many causes and cannot be prevented by masks alone.
9. The above methods are suitable for diagnosing the first and second, that is, a mild degree of omission. But when the ptosis is significant and pronounced, at the second or third stage, only procedures at a cosmetologist, such as “stitching” or bio-reinforcement, can help. In difficult cases, a cosmetologist can work in cooperation with a surgeon, but this still does not apply to surgical methods of plastic surgery. These are low-traumatic measures that do not require a long period of rehabilitation and allow you to quickly recover and return to working order.
10. Each of the methods has its own indications and contraindications. For example, infectious skin diseases or acne in the acute stage are a contraindication to applying a greasy mask. Naturally, during such a period, you cannot use more serious methods and even perform massage. Therefore, before deciding on any procedure, you should definitely consult with a specialist.