Collagen
is a
protein
present in the
connective, bone and cartilage tissue of our body.
Essential to guarantee
the firmness, elasticity and sustainability
of our skin, bones, tendons, ligaments and cartilage, its production, unfortunately, begins to
decline, from the age of 25, around 1.5 and 2 % year.
That is, when you reach 50, production is reduced by 30%.
How much and how does the drop in a substance as important for our body as
collagen
affect ?
A lot and in different ways, as many as 'places' whose 'functionality' depends on their presence.
That is,
less collagen, more joint and tendon problems
.
That is, more injuries and pain.
And, less collagen,
more wrinkled and sagging skin
.
Both for one thing (bones, muscles, tendons, etc.) and for the other (skin, nails and hair), the
lifestyle
(diet, physical activity and rest plus the
appropriate food supplements
and in their correct doses) plays a decisive role.
But in the second case, where our good habits do not reach us -always essential for the accounts to come out- a light is glimpsed:
biostimulation
.
"
Biostimulation
is a new trend in the world of
aesthetic medicine
that consists
of activating the fibroblast, the cell responsible for producing collagen and elastin.
These two molecules are essential for
the tension, firmness and elasticity of the skin
. being present in other structures, such as ligaments, their role is key to preventing
flaccidity and sagging
at a deeper level", explains Juan Manuel Revelles, dermatologist at the Ricart Medical Institute and the Doctor Morales Raya Clinic (Madrid).
The plan could not be more suggestive: to show off younger and firmer skin, using the induction of a natural process in our body as a revulsive.
But, how is that achieved?
Revelles clarifies it for us.
"Within the processes of aesthetic medicine with infiltrative techniques, we have
calcium hydroxyapatite
from Merz Aesthetics (Radiesse). It is a substance that is found
naturally in the human body
, so it is
biocompatible
and fully
degradable
. This molecule it provides a
double collagen-stimulating effect on the fibroblast
, both through a
mechanical stimulus
and a
chemical stimulus
."
To give a very graphic example, what is achieved in this way is to help our skin to build a scaffolding that allows it to
revoke its façade to stand up again in all its splendor
.
"This redensification promoted in the deepest layers will
increase the tone, firmness and elasticity of the skin
(without volumes or artifices), favoring other more superficial functions that improve the
texture
(smoother, more uniform and luminous skin). and the
barrier function
(more hydrated skin).These procedures, obviously, must be adapted to the
particular needs of each person
, and can be offered from a
young people seeking to prevent and/or treat the first signs of aging
, as well as
more mature patients who also require biostimulation at a deeper level
, including supporting ligaments, to seek a lifting/tightening effect, a replacement of lost volumes" .
In case there was any doubt about it, this specialist clarifies that we are talking about "a
very safe molecule with 20 years of scientific evidence and clinical experience
, which is very versatile and can be adapted to different dilutions and techniques to be able to adapt it to the needs of each patient depending on their age and their state of aging, both at the facial and body level (neck, décolleté, back of the hands), and also for different dermatological pathologies such as acne scars or stretch marks".
Absolutely painless and without sequelae (such as a slight swelling of the treated area that disappears after a few days), the effects of biostimulation, as it is a method that induces our body to induct collagen, are not noticeable in any way. but these
become visible three or four months after application
, time required by the skin to consolidate its new structure, and last more than a year.
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