What treatments are available for facial rejuvenation?

  Everyone wants a younger looking face. The current face lifting, wrinkle removal and other mentions have a professional name in academia: facial rejuvenation, with surgical and non-surgical methods.  1, laser treatment: there are various laser machines, the concept is changing day by day, and there is a mix of fish. I can’t deny that there are some short-lived treatment effects, but only for age 35, mild facial aging, micro wrinkles, or just poor skin elasticity, these cases are applicable. The effect is not very significant.  2, injections of botulinum toxin to remove wrinkles: Botulinum toxin many people called botulinum toxin, is not correct. Botulinum toxin is produced by Clostridium botulinum, just like silk is produced by silkworms. Botox cannot be played into the human body, the injection is its toxin, the role is to paralyze the muscle. Our facial aging wrinkles have about three processes from light to heavy, the first stage, when we are 25-30 years old and later, you do not smile, no expression, no wrinkles on the face. And when you look up or smile, crow’s feet and head lines appear. This kind of wrinkles we call power wrinkles, which are caused by the contraction of facial muscles. In some people with rich facial expressions and frequent muscle contraction, the skin elasticity starts to decline again and the performance becomes more obvious. Botox injections can paralyze these muscles for the purpose of wrinkle control. Botox can only last for 6 months and must be injected repeatedly without side effects.  3, injection of hyaluronic acid and Iveran: the second stage: after 30-35 years old, due to the above power wrinkles, constantly with the contraction of muscles and the decline of skin elasticity, the formation of wrinkles become fixed, commonly known as the formation of dead folds, no expression are present, and aggravated by the gravitational force of the earth, we call gravity wrinkles. This is called gravitational wrinkles. They form what are known as frown lines between the eyebrows, crow’s feet, decrepit lines (or nasolabial folds), and tear troughs. This is where Botox injections can only reduce or slow down further development. To completely eliminate these dead folds, it is necessary to fill them in, and the most popular ones are injectable fillers, the most used are hyaluronic acid and Iveran, or injected autologous fat. Among the artificial materials, hyaluronic acid is the safest and can fill in very shallow areas like tear troughs, and different types of hyaluronic acid can last from half a year to 1.5 years, which also requires repeated injections. Because it is difficult to be absorbed completely, I advocate that it can only be injected into deeper areas, such as the lines of the face or Sichuan lines, and can last for 5-10 years, or even permanently (depending on its model). Of course, it is now also used for nose and chin augmentation, which is not in the scope of this topic. Self-fat injection, which has a high absorption rate, requires 2-3 surgeries, and is easily uneven and unsuitable for superficial wrinkles.  4.Surgical treatment: The third stage, usually after 40-45 years old, the dead folds of the skin are too deep, to fill in the bulge that needs to be filled in is not possible. The overall facial skin is sagging and sagging with gravity. This is when it is time to go under the knife, which is the facelift wrinkle surgery. There are major and minor surgeries. A simple jagged wire suspension or similar (jagged wires are not currently approved by the health department) is for mild sagging and lasts about 1 year. Major surgery involves cutting the scalp and the skin in front of and behind the ear, local or general anesthesia, either in one or two sessions, and requires an experienced surgeon to complete to avoid serious complications such as facial paralysis. This type of surgery can last from 5-8 years. And it also needs to be combined with eye surgery such as eye bags and upper eyelid skin laxity to achieve overall facial rejuvenation.