What is anti-aging therapy

In recent times, people's well-being has improved significantly, and life expectancy has risen. The relevance of the topic of prolonging youth has increased markedly, and for many of the fair sex, the prevention of aging has become one of the main priorities in life. In view of this, the methods of anti-aging therapy have gained immense popularity and have proven themselves from the best side.

Description of anti-aging

Such an industry includes numerous activities aimed at improving the quality of life, preventing a lack of collagen in the dermis, slowing down the aging of internal organs and stopping the development of age-related diseases. Anti-aging therapy helps to achieve better results while solving the following problems:

• fatigue and chronic fatigue;

• insomnia;

• depressive states;

• neuroses;

• phlebeurysm;

• lymphostasis;

• slow metabolism leading to obesity;

• hypertension;

• periodontitis and periodontal disease;

• heart attacks and strokes.

Anti-aging medicine methods are also aimed at increasing libido, maintaining reproductive function, increasing concentration and improving memory.

History of anti-aging medicine

The anti-age direction was talked about not so long ago, but the desire to prolong youth has been manifested for a long time. Even at the dawn of civilization, the representatives of the weaker sex cultivated rejuvenation. Queen Cleopatra used a special scrub for this purpose, consisting of cream and sea salt. The product was rubbed into the skin for ten minutes, and then washed off with slightly warm water.

In the II-III centuries. AD in Greece, the first beauty salons began to open. In the salons, healers worked, who knew numerous recipes for preparing skin care products. Ox bile was used to get rid of pigmentation on the face, cow placenta helped fight peeling, and an extract from calf genitals made it possible to cope with dermatitis. The ancient Romans knew how to remove wrinkles with astringent mixtures and donkey milk.

Without any doubt, the accumulated experience has been adopted by modern anti-aging medicine. However, most of all, such therapy owes its appearance to the accelerated development of the cosmetology and medical industries.

In the mid-1980s, the American researcher Ronald Klatz suggested that aging is a disease that can be cured. So the scientist introduced the term anti-age. In the 1990s, this industry turned into a separate medical specialization, quickly gaining popularity. Today it is one of the most modern clinical directions, which is based on the latest achievements in the following areas:

• therapy;

• cosmetology;

• endocrinology;

• genetics;

• dietetics;

• oncology;

• nutrition;

• immunology.

Innovative technologies and new equipment have significantly contributed to the emergence of anti-aging as a separate direction. Thus, a whole industry of rejuvenation has appeared, including a wide variety of methods: from simple recipes for preparing masks to hardware methods that work at the molecular level.

Signs of aging

The first signs of aging usually become visible after the age of 30. A person notices how the condition of his body and skin has changed. In fact, destructive processes begin much earlier – after 25 years. The formation of the body is completed, and the opposite process is activated, which leads to the withering of the integument.

In addition to genetics, other factors can also influence the acceleration of this process:

• poor nutrition;

• lack of physical activity;

• having bad habits;

• frequent stress;

• constant lack of sleep;

• unfavorable ecology;

• sedentary lifestyle.

Such factors bring destructive processes in the body closer. Usually, at the age of 35-40, there is an exacerbation of chronic ailments, hormonal disorders make themselves felt, vision decreases and memory deteriorates.

Principles of anti-aging therapy

Often, to get rid of the external manifestations of wilting, they resort to the methods of plastic surgery. However, they are aimed only at improving the appearance and cannot prevent the development of age-related pathologies such as sclerosis, osteoporosis, ischemia. It is fair to say that anti-aging therapy is based on the following principles:

1. Genetic analysis. Such a diagnosis allows you to identify the disease at an early stage and take into account the risk of its occurrence. The information obtained can be used to develop more effective prevention.
2. Solving problems with weight. According to scientists, obesity is one of the most common causes of premature aging. Weight comes back to normal thanks to an improved diet and getting regular exercise. Anti-aging medicine involves a change in lifestyle – the rejection of negative habits, the normalization of the mental state, the observance of the optimal ratio of work and rest.
3. regulation of metabolism. The endocrine system is responsible for hormonal, mineral and vitamin metabolism. With age, the hormonal background fades, resulting in aging. Thus, it is necessary to carry out preventive correction of the endocrine system.

Geroprotectors help to achieve the desired result – these are drugs that can prolong life . These include:

• Adaptogens – are of plant origin, allow the body to better adapt.
• Enterosorbents – provoke the removal of toxins.
• Biogenic stimulants – activate metabolism, which tends to slow down with age.
• Lipotropic drugs – inhibit the development of atherosclerosis.
• Antioxidants – protect cells from the negative effects of free radicals.
• Cytamines – vitamins, minerals, peptides. These biologically active substances normalize the work of the immune gland.

The number of such drugs is constantly increasing, more and more new therapeutic agents are appearing to delay old age. Scientific research is being carried out on the topic of prolonging youth. Anti-aging medicine does not imply universal programs, each individual patient is offered a unique course based on the data of his genetic diagnosis and health status.

Directions in anti-aging

Anti-aging therapy includes two main areas – aesthetic medicine and internal rejuvenation. The first implies all kinds of anti-aging procedures, these include contouring, various peelings, liftings, massages using certain creams, gels, lotions containing bioactive substances. These include contour liposuction, methods of hardware cosmetology.

As for internal rejuvenation, here the result is achieved primarily due to the improvement of metabolism, which becomes less fast with age. Activation of metabolic processes contributes to the speedy disposal of old cells. Techniques are used that affect the process of withering of tissues and organs at the level of genetics. We are talking about injections of stem cells, injections slow down the action of genes for old age. In addition, nutritionists develop special diets that allow you to set up your body for a more active life. The field of anti-aging medicine employs specialists from many other fields, such as immunology, psychology, etc.

Injection techniques

Injections of drugs such as Botox and Dysport allow overactive muscles to relax. Such injections help to remove wrinkles on the forehead, between the eyebrows, on the back of the nose, "crow's feet". With the help of Botox, you can also get rid of excessive sweating of the palms and legs.

Mesotherapy is a minimally invasive procedure, it involves the introduction of special cocktails, which are selected taking into account the characteristics of a particular organism. When the dermis receives the necessary substances, it becomes more elastic, and wrinkles are smoothed out. The procedure has proven itself well for such skin problems as scars, cellulite, acne, stretch marks, spider veins, seborrhea, localized fat deposits.

One of the most effective methods of mesotherapy is biorevitalization, it is aimed at restoring tone, elasticity and firmness, returning a healthy color. The procedure involves the introduction of hyaluronic acid, which restores the water balance of the skin. Problems such as poor complexion, pigmentation, dehydration, mimic wrinkles are solved. Hyaluronic acid allows you to recreate the optimal conditions for the vital activity of cells.

Contour plastic

The essence of such procedures is the introduction of certain drugs under the skin, allowing you to get a quick lifting effect. The injections are done under local anesthesia. The session usually lasts no longer than an hour.

Restylane injections eliminate the emerging wrinkles on the forehead, "crow's feet", wrinkles above the upper lip. The skin becomes more elastic and beautiful. The result is saved for a year.

Perlane is a thicker biogel, which, penetrating deep under the skin, is slowly absorbed. The drug is indicated in cases where it is required to get rid of noticeable wrinkles or correct the chin, cheekbones. The effect lasts up to two years.

Juvederm has the highest concentration of hyaluronic acid. The drug fills nasolabial wrinkles, frontal wrinkles, it is also used in blepharoplasty and correction of facial contours. The youthfulness of the skin as a result of injections with this substance lasts from six to ten months.

Surzhiderm is recommended, if necessary, to make the face more symmetrical or to get rid of other external defects. The result lasts up to a year.

Hardware methods

Ultrasonic peeling is carried out by means of ultrasound, which affects the skin and removes wrinkles and scars from its surface. So the skin in problem areas is updated. The procedure is performed in a hospital and requires a ten-day treatment.

A method such as microcurrent therapy allows you to have a complex effect on the body. Microcurrents help to accelerate cell metabolism, restore the activity of cells that have been damaged, improve blood flow and lymph metabolism. This technique is an excellent prophylactic against skin aging and the appearance of wrinkles. The procedure is relaxing and absolutely safe. The technique is indicated for edema, age spots, acne, cellulite, scars, dehydration.

Laser skin rejuvenation is gaining popularity. The skin is exposed to a laser, which contributes to the restoration of damaged areas. The procedure helps to get rid of pigmentation, scars, wrinkles, stretch marks, acne and cellulite. Exposure to a laser beam is more effective than laser resurfacing. In just one procedure, you can correct several flaws in appearance at once. The laser can be used not only on the face, but also on the eyelids, neck, hands. The duration of the procedure is twenty to thirty minutes.

The essence of anti-aging is the prevention of aging processes and timely treatment. Such programs involve a comprehensive approach to health problems, they are tailored individually, depending on multiple factors, including the patient's habitual lifestyle and state of health.