As science progresses, we understand the bilological principles behind tissue regeneration increasingly better. The identification of new growth factors and stemcell response mechanisms to degenerative processes has led to a variety of modern treatments being tried out on aging ptaients. The accent of optimizing the skin's condition has now shifted from the passive "filling up of wrinkles and hollows" to the dynamic restoration of the condition of the skin, both superficial and deep. In this section we shall illustrate some of the more tried out techniques that we use to this effect in daily practice.
MEDICAL AESTHETICS
THE SHOEMAKER'S POLISH
THE DOUBLE LEVEL APPROACH
 Just like shoe leather needs looking after and a good polish now and again, so is full justice to the art of plastic surgery only done after the substrate on which the surgery has taken place, been conditioned to the maximal radiance. In particular for the facial skin this is the make or break of any appearance, whether operated upon or not. Whereas the uppermost layers of skin are best treated by means of specific dermal treatments, the deeper layers require injections to add volume. The skin dynamics are generally modified by special variants of the Botulinum toxin that softens the wrinkling mimicry. |
