To Slow Down Aging: Treat All Three Layers of Skin

TO SLOW DOWN AGING: TREAT ALL THE LAYERS OF THE SKIN

The skin has three different layers to it. To help slow down the aging process of the skin, all three layers of the skin need to be treated. The treatment is different for each layer because the aging process affects each layer differently. To help you understand what is the best treatment for you, read on.

The top layer of skin, the epidermis, regenerates itself every 6-8 weeks, but as we age, the natural exfoliation process of the epidermis begins to slow down. This leaves the skin appearing uneven, dryer and duller. Your skin care products don't work as well because they now have to pass through this thick layer of dead skin for them to have an affect. The best treatment for epidermal aging is microdermabasion or glycolic peels.

The middle layer of skin, the dermis, is where collagen and elastin are produced. After the age of 30, we begin producing less collagen and elastin fibers. This causes the skin to thin, and if you are fair, it may appear more red because the superficial blood vessels under the skin are more noticeable, and skin begins to sag. If you have sun damage, there is an accumulation of abnormal tissue that begins to replace collagen, causing it to further weaken. The skin begins to develop fine lines, deep wrinkles and leathery skin. The best treatment to help rebuild this layer are the fractional resurfacing lasers (the PIXEL). These lasers penetrate deeper in the dermis to build collagen and elastin. If there is more redness, the skin rejuvenation lasers can help decrease the redness. The last layer of the skin is the hypodermis, the subcutaneous fat which provides us the natural fullness seen in young faces. As the dermis thins and atrophies, gravity begins to take its effect and slowly begins to pull the subcutaneous fat down to the jawline. Our facial structure begins to slowly change. In our twenties and thirties, we had an inverted triangle with the fullest part of our face in our cheeks with a natural tight jawline. In our forties and fifties, our face becomes more square or rectangular like as the dermis thins and gravity begins to pull the fat in the cheeks down towards the jaw line. As we approach our sixties, the fat is now at the jaw line causing more of the jowling and sagging effect. The end result is that we have an upright triangle rather than the inverted triangle we started with as a young person. The treatment for this layer is the Accent laser that helps remodel the subcutaneous fat while tightening the skin.

Shanti MedSpa at The Institute for Advanced Skincare and Optimal Health can help you slow down this process with our new 3 in 1 combo: ACCENT, PIXEL, MICRODERM. This treatment procedure helps you rebuild, remodel and revitalize all three layers of the skin to truly slow down the aging process. To see if you are a candidate for this revolutionary anti-aging treatment, please call or email us today!