Minimally invasive Surgery
Fillers
Temporary Fillers
Injectable fillers
are one of the most popular facial rejuvenation techniques. As a person
ages, our tissues begin to sag due to the effects of gravity, sun
exposure, diet, genetics, and years of facial movement and expression.
All these factors contribute to the development of lines, wrinkles and
folds in the face.
Modern day fillers
give shape with the body's own natural material called collagen or
hyaluronic acid. They bind water in your skin, to lift and give new
firmness. After injection, the gel binds water and generally remains for
many months. One of the great advantages of temporary fillers is that
they are long-lasting but not permanent.
How long a treatment
holds its effect is very individual. This depends on many factors, such
as your age, skin type, lifestyle and muscle activity, as well as the
injection technique. Once fully absorbed the gel disappears unnoticed
from the body.
Most patients choose
to have a follow-up treatment six to twelve months after an initial
treatment of wrinkles or facial contouring. After lip treatments, a
follow-up is normally needed after about six to nine months.
Permanent Fillers
Permanent fillers are
also available to correct contour defects of the face and body,
especially for plumping up the lips. These materials do not get absorbed
by the body and therefore have a long lasting effect.
Botox
Repeated facial
movements such as frowning, squinting, laughing etc. form lines known as
dynamic wrinkles. These are commonly seen around the eyes, forehead,
and mouth, and may give the appearance of advancing age. Botox works by
relaxing the muscles that cause dynamic wrinkles giving the face a
rejuvenated appearance. The procedure is so simple and quick that
patients can have it done in their lunch hour, and go back to work
immediately after.
When injected by a
trained doctor, the procedure takes just a few minutes. The
wrinkle-smoothing result can be seen within days, and can last for 3 - 6
months. It is a simple, noninvasive treatment that gives more relaxed,
refreshed, and younger-looking faces.
Specific areas can be
targeted for Botox treatment, such as ‘Crow's Feet' around the eyes,
drooping eyebrows or the deep lines around the mouth.
Botox can also be used to reduce excessive sweating of the hands and armpits.
Threadlifts
As we begin to age
our tissues become weak, we lose subcutaneous fat and the underlying
support structure becomes lax and begins to sag. Sagging is seen
earliest around the cheeks, eyes, brows, the jowls, and neck creating a
longer and older-looking face, with blurred or softened jaw lines.
The Threadlift
procedure is a minimally invasive procedure that utilizes sutures to
mechanically lift the skin. It is most commonly used in the face and
neck to correct signs of early ageing, although it can be used to lift
sagging breasts and buttocks. It is usually done under Local anaesthesia
and IV sedation, or entirely by local anaesthesia as a day care
surgery.
Threadlifts are done
using absorbable or permanent threads, and can make you look upto ten
years younger. The effect of a threadlift usually lasts for 2 – 3 years,
after which gravity and age begin to catch up with you again.
Threadlifts with absorbable threads can be repeated if necessary.
Fat injections
Fat injections are
also very useful to fill out aged sunken areas of the face and body, and
restore the volume of youth. The fat is first removed from an area of
your own body, processed and reinjected into areas that are depressed.
Fat injections are
mostly used to augment the breasts, lips, and cheeks. Fat injection can
give a much longer lasting effect than temporary fillers.