A person can always guess another persons age by the condition of their hands, but it is not so easy to keep your hands looking youthful. The hands age the fastest because your hands receive so much exposure from the sun and other environmental elements.
The Causes of Aging Hands:
All of these attributes contribute to make the hands look older.
Hand rejuvenation treatments restore the hands to a more youthful appearance. Medical technology has created a variety of treatments to rejuvenate your hands appearance. Cosmetic surgeons and specialists offer one treatment or a mixture of treatments to achieve youthful looking hands.
Aging is a part of everyone's life, its something we have no control over. The most difficult thing about aging is when we are looking in the mirror and actually can see the changes visually. The use of rejuvenation treatments can change our appearance by restoring our youthfulness and attaining the look we desire.
There are numerous treatments available such as lasers, injectable fillers, microdermabrasion and chemical peels.
The most common treatments include:
Chemical Peel: a technique used to improve the appearance of the skin. In this treatment, a chemical solution is applied to the skin, which causes it to "blister" and eventually peel off. The new, regenerated skin is usually smoother and less wrinkled than the old skin. The new skin also is temporarily more sensitive to the sun.
Microdermabrasion: This treatment is done by sanding off the first layer of skin with diamond tip wands. This procedure can rejuvenate the skin and may reduce the appearance of fine lines.
Intense Pulsed Light (IPL): Skin treatments with lasers or a technique known as intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy is said to be the most effective for hand rejuvenation. IPL removes brown-pigmented spots. This procedure gives your hands a natural more youthful look.
Restylane Vital: Restylane Vital is a clear gel, which is injected into the dermis to moisturize the patients, own skin from within. The main component of the gel is HA known as hyaluronic acid. It is formulated naturally in the body but just like melatonin, its production decreases with time. Restylane Vital helps skin cell activity to increase the production of collagen and elastin to restore a more youthful contour.
Fraxel Laser Technique: The Fraxel laser resurfacing is a new treatment for reducing facial wrinkles and skin irregularities, such as blemishes or acne scars. This technique directs short, concentrated pulsating beams of light at irregular skin. Laser skin resurfacing removes skin very precisely, layer by layer. This technique helps bring the skin back to life. It also causes the body to produce new collagen; in result, the skin will rejuvenate itself over an extended period.
Injectable Fillers: Once the filler is injected, then the injectable filler is massaged across the back of the hand and spread out to plump up and fill in the entire area. The treatment takes less than 20 minutes, and results are visible in a couple of weeks. This treatment will restore volume and again prompt collagen growth.
The timeframe depends on the treatment you are having done. On an average it usually takes between 30 to 45 minutes. These treatments can be used on the face, neck and arms to reduce the signs of ageing.
The amount of time the treatment lasts depends on the treatment you are getting for example, the hyaluronic acid treatments can last for around four to six months but this can differ from person to person. Most of the treatments last for a long period.
Microdermabrasion does not have any known side effects but other treatments such as laser treatments or injections can include some slight swelling, bruising and there may be a risk of infection. Anything type of injection can cause soreness in the injected area. Risks are minimal and can all be explained by your practitioner.
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