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Alternatives To Face-lift

There are other methods apart from a face-lift to restore firmness and tone to your face and remove or reduce wrinkles and lines.

Firm up your skin with laser treatment
A new laser treatment, involving no removal of tissue, stimulates the natural production of collagen and fibroblasts by heating the dermis (second layer of skin) without affecting the epidermis (top layer). There are no post-operative effects, so you can return to your normal routine the day after the session (usually three are needed, one per month). You can also combine this therapy with a chemical peel using glycolic acid or alumina crystals. The only disadvantage is that the possibility of side effects cannot be ruled out, because this is such a recent technique.

Microinjections and mesolifting (mesotherapy)

• Microinjections: remedial substances are injected directly into the wrinkles. The substances used are hyaluronic acid (absorbent; its effect lasts for 9-12 months and botox frequently used for smoothing out lines on the forehead (non-degradable). Botox is based on the botulinum toxin and produces a temporary paralysis of the muscles that causes wrinkling. Three sessions are needed in the first year and two in the second.
• Mesolifting or revitalization from the inside: instead of injecting specific wrinkles, this therapy involves a large number of superficial injections of a gel with a base of hyaluronic acid into the dermis of a whole area of the face. An electronic pistol syringe is used for the purpose. This restores tone and suppleness o the tissues (four sessions - once a fortnight - then three sessions a month). The result last longer than microinjections.

Crysculpture or cold therapy
This technique combines the use of electrical waves and freezing to help injected remedial substances to penetrate.

Some Facts

• These procedures are very expensive because they require several sessions.
• The risk of rejection or allergic reactions to these substances is very small but it is a factor to be taken into account.