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Anne-Marie van Geloven
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In 2012 I've launched an innovative medical grade eye lift strip called . It's the first and only product developed for Lily Leading Instant Eye Lift, botulinum toxin related ptosis (droopy eyelid) which became increasingly popular to use for create a temporary eye lift by makeup artists and customers with aging or hanging upper eyelids. Lily Leading Instant Eye Lift is sold in my online shop. Ever since, I started blogging more often about cosmetic related topics and of course injectables like botulinum toxin and dermal fillers. Here is the link to my new blog. I hope you'll visit me there to read my latest online articles.
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Not only do women start to age earlier than man, they also start to lose their facial femininity. The volume loss through changes in the skin and facial bone structure can result in (for example) wrinkles, sagging skin, hollow cheeks, hollow eye sockets giving women a more male appearance. These undesired aging effects can be treated safe and effective with injectables, like botulinum toxin and facial fillers. Botulinum toxin relaxes the muscles and reduces wrinkles. Facial fillers decrease fine lines and deeper creases, filling them up and/or provide volume and support where wanted. Injectables can even be used for a (liquid) non surgical facelift with reversible results, since most often no permanent products are used. Many excellent and approved treatments options are currently available, some with lidocaine (to reduce pain) or even antioxidants (to protect your cells against the effects of free radicals).
For more information about precautions, aging, botulinum toxin or facial fillers please check our other blog posts and always make sure you book your treatments with an experienced, well referenced and skilled professional to ensure the best quality, advice and results. The Leading Injectable Centers of the World® Quality in Beauty References and more reading: Aging facial bones cause wrinkles: Click here Dermal fillers effective in sun damaged skin: Click here Botox: Click here Increase injectable satisfaction: Click here 9 things to consider before botulinum toxin injections:Click here Martin Johannes Koehler, Karsten König, Peter Elsner, Rainer Bückle, and Martin Kaatz Optics Letters, Vol. 31, Issue 19, pp. 2879-2881 (2006) http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.31.002879 Exposure to ultraviolet light, UVA or UVB, from sunlight accounts for 90% of the symptoms of premature skin aging. Most of the photoaging effects occur by age 20. The amount of damage to the skin caused by the sun is determined by the total lifetime amount of radiation exposure and the person's pigment protection.
As we get older, the collagen in the dermis — the next-to-the-top layer of the skin — changes character, so the skin feels thinner and stiffer. Sun causes collagen to break down at a higher rate than with just chronologic aging. Sunlight damages collagen fibers and causes the accumulation of abnormal elastin. When this sun-induced elastin accumulates, enzymes called metalloproteases are produced in large quantities. Normally, metalloproteases remodel sun-injured skin by manufacturing and reforming collagen. However, this process does not always work well and some of the metalloproteinases actually break down collagen. This results in the formation of disorganized collagen fibers known as solar scars. When the skin repeats this imperfect rebuilding process over and over wrinkles develop. Fine wrinkles form around the mouth and across the cheeks. Sun exposure is also the main cause of crow's feet, the wrinkles at the outside corners of the eyes. Protecting your face from the sun is the single best way of keeping it youthful, so you need to put on sunscreen that protects against it and UVB light, which causes sunburn. Wearing a wide-brimmed hat is also a good idea. A study completed recently by a group of scientists at the University of Michigan Medical School, investigated the effect hyaluronic acid has on individuals suffering from sun damaged skin. The conclusions were that hyaluronic acid did appear to fill spaces in the skin’s structure. Not only that but injectable collagen fillers also appeared to stimulate the natural production of collagen as well. The Leading Injectable Centers of the World® Quality in Beauty Sources: Harvard Health About.com University Michigan. The signs of aging – sagging skin and wrinkles - may (also) come from deteriorating facial bones, according to a study released in the medical journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. CT scans of facial bones in 20 young, 20 middle-aged and 20 older people were compared. Dr. Robert Shaw Jr., a plastic surgeon at the University of Rochester Medical Center and his co-authors found that the facial bones - much as other bones in the body - shrink with age. “What we (plastic surgeons) focus on is the aging of soft tissue - how skin and fat ages,” he said. “Those aren’t the only structures in your face. Bones provide scaffolding and your muscles, fats and skin drape over bones. If you tighten skin, but the scaffolding has deteriorated it’s not going to bring patients back to a youthful look.” Researchers observed the following changes: - Eye sockets became wider and longer with age. This could result in sinking of the eyeball into the sockets, which alters how the soft tissue in your upper brows rolls over the bones. - The bones in the middle of the face such as the brows, nose and upper jaw shrank too. These changes may lead to drooping brow bones and formation of creases near the eyes and crow’s feet. - The size of the lower jaw shrank with age. This makes the chin projection appear smaller. The mandible provides the foundation of the lower face. The biggest physiologic changes in the bone structure occurred between middle age and old age. “The bones receded,” Shaw said. “When they’re deteriorated, it provides less support. The eyebrow and skin, they droop down a little bit… The overall process is that it loses volume and loses projection, all your soft tissues kind of droop because you don’t have the bones pushing out.” So what’s the point in taking care of your skin if aging bones contribute to wrinkles? These wrinkles probably occur from a combination of bones and the skin losing elasticity, Shaw said. “The skin aging is a big part of it,” he said. “It’s not just using creams; it’s taking care of yourself for bone health and skin health.” He suggested keeping up on calcium to maintain bone health. People who elect to have surgery might need a two-fold approach of tightening up the skin and adding volume, such as skeletal implants, deep space fillers or even fat to make up for bone loss. Shaw said the next research was to examine how bone density changes with age. Read more about the study from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The Leading Injectable Centers of the World® Quality in Beauty Source: CNN Health Some fine lines caused by smiling - and therefore are referred to as “positive lines” - you may consider not to “erase” completely when seeking treatment for “gently present” crows feet (not “ostrich feet”) or fine smiling lines around the mouth (not deep wrinkles). These fine lines make your smile genuine. You use 12 muscles in case of a genuine smile.
Muscles involved in a "zygomatic" (i.e., genuine) smile: - Zygomaticus major and minor – bilateral - (4): These muscles pull up the corners of the mouth. - Orbicularis oculi (2): One of these muscles encircles each eye and causes crinkling. - Levator labii superioris - bilateral (2): Pulls up corner of lip and nose. - Levator anguli oris – bilateral (2): Also helps elevate angle of mouth. - Risorius – bilateral (2): Pulls corner of mouth to the side. Despite the fact that smiling uses more muscles, David Song believes it takes less effort than frowning. People tend to smile more frequently, so the relevant muscles are in better shape. A superficial, homecoming-queen smile requires little more than the two risorius muscles. So if your goal in expressing emotion is really to minimize effort or "wrinkling", go for insincere. Some less desirable or “negative lines” are associated with an analytical or even an angry face are caused by frowning. It takes 11 muscles to frown: Principal muscles involved in a frown: - Orbicularis oculi (2). - Platysma (2): Pulls down lips and wrinkles skin of lower face. Bilateral (though joined at midline). - Corrugator supercilii – bilateral - & procerus – unilateral - (3): Furrow brow. - Orbicularis oris – unilateral - (1): Encircles mouth; purses lips - Mentalis – unilateral (1): Depresses lower lip. Read about the potential impact of injectables on your personal and professional life: Click here The Leading Injectable Centers of the World® Quality in Beauty References: David H. Song, MD, FACS, plastic surgeon and assistant professor at the University of Chicago Hospitals Cecil Adams |