Skin Alive Clinic’s Dr. Chiranjiv Chhabra tells, how we age and to cut back those years

Skin Alive Clinic’s Dr. Chiranjiv Chhabra tells, how we age and to cut back those years

Dr. Chiranjiv Chhabra, Leading Dermatologist, Skin Alive Clinics, Delhi

Ageing is an inexorable process that cannot be stopped. But whether you look your age or ten years younger is something on which you do exercise control on.

The skin starts showing signs of ageing from 25-30 years. These changes get more pronounced after 30-35 years of age. The first sign of ageing is change in texture and hydration level of the skin. The skin gets drier, patchy and the skin radiance reduces. We feel that we are looking dull, darker and are not glowing the way we used to! By 35 years of age fine lines start developing around the eyes called crow’s feet .By 40 frown lines, forehead wrinkles set in. By 50-60 years the laugh lines get deeper and neck wrinkles appear and skin laxity sets in. Some people develop age spots patchy skin and pigmentation. Due to drop in metabolism and hormonal imbalances there is gain in weight which is hard to lose. The areas like abdomen, upper arms, thighs also sag and lose there tone. Cellulite and worsening of stretchmarks are also common issues of ageing women. I am sure by the time you finish reading this paragraph many of you would have entered throes of depression. Please do not despair because the good news is that ageing can be retarded, prevented and reversed.

There are variety of antiageing face and body therapies. As per the grade of skin laxity, wrinkles and other indications  the right therapies are chosen. A right choice and combination of modalities like Lasers and other new world technologies help to deliver extremely gratifying results to the patients. Following are few therapies suggested for antiageing-

 Upper body

Common concerns –Pigmentory disorders, Fine lines and wrinkles on face, sagging jawline, loss of cheek volume, marionette lines, drooping eyelids and deepening of nasolabial folds.

Solutions–Affirm fractional laser, Thermage, Scarlet, Vampire’s face lift or Platelet rich plasma therapy, Botox and Fillers.

Affirm fractional multiplex laser- Affirm Laser is an advanced fractional laser which uses two wave lengths- 1440nm and 1320nm to achieve skin lifting . We use it for photo ageing, wrinkles, lifting of  face, jaw and neck and also for retexturing of the skin . Helps in skin tightening, toning  and rejuvenation.

Thermage- Thermage is one of the latest and effective treatments available for skin lift up and skin tightening. Thermage is a safe, non-invasive, no downtime, single treatment, cosmetic procedure that is clinically proven to tighten, contour and rejuvenate facial skin to help naturally restore a more youthful appearance. It is FDA  cleared Immediate results are visible and continue to improve for up to six months. 

wrinkles from the face with ease & comfort. It tightens the upper & lower eyelids with ease and comfort

Scarlet- It is radiofrequency treatment with micro needling for skin lifting, tightening and wrinkle reduction .It induces remodeling of collagen and elastin. It delivers very promising results in tightening Loose abdomen, arms, thighs and hips and also treating stretch marks.

Vampire’s Face Lift Or Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy-Blood is made of RBC (Red Blood Cells), WBC (White Blood Cells), Plasma, and Platelets. When in their resting state, platelets look like sea sponges and when activated form branches. Platelets were initially known to be responsible for blood clotting. In the last 20 years we have learned that when activated in the body, platelets release healing proteins called growth factors. There are many growth factors with varying responsibilities, however cumulatively they accelerate tissue and wound healing. Therefore after increasing the baseline concentration of these platelets, we are able to deliver a powerful cocktail of growth factors that can dramatically enhance tissue recovery.PRP is virtually a cocktail of many proteins that collectively stimulate repair and regeneration. This cocktail can be used on facial skin with mesotherapy techniques for skin rejuvenation and antiageing as it stimulates neo collagen. Very promising results for thinning on the neck, laxity of the jaw line and cheeks.

 

Antiageing Mesotherapy-In this technique a special caviar cocktail is penetrated into the skin with different meso techniques as per the skin type with active ingredients like hyaluronic acid, retinols and peptides which help boost the collagen and elastin. It helps in skin rejuvenation, softening fine lines and wrinkles and restore the youthful appearance.

Botox –It is an injection treatment which relaxes the muscles that create wrinkles thereby lessening the appearance of frown lines and crow’s feet. It is used for other indications like face contouring, lifting of eye brow, Jawline and drooping lips. A small amount of Botox is injected right into the muscles that are responsible for creating wrinkles..
Fillers such as Juvederm are used to fill up wrinkles on the forehead, around the eyes, mouth lines and neck lines. They are also used to create pouty lips and to enlarge thin, wrinkled lips to give a fuller and younger appearance. Fillers also help in volumising the sunken areas of the face. Down turned dropping lips can be converted into upturned smiling lips through this procedure.

Mid Body

 

Concerns- Excess fat and Laxity Breasts, Upper back, Arms, Abdomen, Flanks ,Stretch Marks on the same areas. Crinkling of Skin of Hands

Solutions- Ilipo, Smooth Shapes, Prowaveice, Affirm fractional laser, Thermage, Scarlet, Platelet rich plasma therapy, Mesotherapy, Fillers

Ilipo- I-lipo Ultra is the latest in laser lipolysis and it is a non-invasive, painfree fatloss treatment that targets stubborn fat areas and delivers immediate results .This is a new safe and easy way to mobilize fat from stubborn hard to shift areas like Tummy, thighs, love handles, lower back, arms, chins, even ankles.

Smooth Shapes- Cellulite appears when fat cells just under the skin swell or enlarge and the once flexible collagen bands become brittle and no longer stretch properly. This treatment uses dynamic laser and light energy with mechanical manipulation (vacuum and massage) to assist in moving the expressed fat out through the lymphatic system and smooth the appearance of skin.

Thermage- Thermage is one of the latest and effective treatments available for skin lift up and skin tightening.

Scarlet-It delivers very promising results in tightening Loose abdomen, arms, thighs and hips and also treating stretch marks.

Prowaveice- It is a revolutionary treatment which uses cold radiofrequency energy to lift & tighten the face and other parts of the body. It also helps to Lift and tighten the face, breasts, buttocks, thighs, upper arms and sagging abdominal skin. It is best suited to tighten loose skin after weight loss . Delivers very good results in reducing stretch marks also.

Antiageing Mesotherapy-In this technique a special caviar cocktail is penetrated into the skin with different meso techniques as per the skin type. with active ingredients like hyaluronic acid, retinols and peptides which help boost the collagen and elastin. It helps in skin rejuvenation,softening fine lines and wrinkles and restore the youthful appearance.

For Hands-

Affirm fractional laser-For antigeing and rejuvenation of hands

Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy-Back of hands and arms and also Chest and Décolletage.

Fillers- Back of hands of hands rejuvenation and antiageing

 Lower body

Concerns- Excess fat ,Laxity,Stretch marks and Cellulite on Hips,Thighs and Calves.

Solutions- Ilipo,Smooth Shapes,Prowaveice,Affirm fractional laser,Thermage,Scarlet,Platelet rich plasma therapy and Mesotherapy.