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About Baby-Botox And Skinbooster

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Minimally invasive treatments like Botox and skinbooster help reduce wrinkles and create improved contours on the face. But what are the differences and where is the trend heading? Prof. Dr. med. Thilo Schenck, specialist for plastic and aesthetic surgery from Munich, answers all questions in this interview. Treatment with botulinum toxin (colloquially Botox) works against wrinkles and promises a young and fresh appearance. But what exactly does Botox do? Prof. Dr. Thilo Schenck about Botox. Botulinum toxin is a naturally occurring molecule that inhibits the signals between nerve and muscle. It is often referred to as “poison,” but that is what it is only at very different, much higher concentrations. Incidentally, the discoverers of Botox came across its effect as a positive side effect in the treatment of muscle spasms. Since then, Botox has conquered the world of beauty medicine for men and women alike, although the dosage and injection points differ for both sexes. The trend is towards “baby Botox” and “skin boosters”. What is meant by this? Prof. Dr. Thilo Schenck: Simply put, “Baby Botox” uses a lower dose of Botox compared to the conventional treatment technique. With this, lines and wrinkles can be smoothed without looking “frozen” and the skin quality, for example pore size, becomes much better. Very suitable are especially patients who are treated with Botox for the first time. The result is very natural and the micro-doses used make lowering of the eyebrows unlikely when treating the forehead. Skinboosters is a hyaluronic treatment that brings large-scale improvement in skin quality and a more youthful appearance. While traditional hyaluronic treatments are aimed at adding volume to specific areas of the face, a skinbooster treatment is a two-dimensional treatment of the skin. The body’s own regeneration and collagen formation is stimulated and the skin is provided with long-lasting moisture. What other trends are there? Prof. Dr. Thilo Schenck: The trend is toward specialized fillers for special applications such as the tear trough or the Jaw Line. When treating the Jaw Line, i.e. the area between the chin and the ear, hyaluronic acid and biostimulants are used to tighten and contour the area, giving the jawline a more prominent and youthful shape. The effect of the so-called Jawline Contouring is immediately visible, which makes this injection a very popular treatment method for a more prominent face. What else can you treat with Botox? Prof. Dr. Thilo Schenck: n addition to the three standard regions, forehead, frown lines and crow’s feet, Botox treatments in the neck area to eliminate vertical neck bands are strongly on the rise as an option.… weiterlesen

Cheeks & Co: The Pro Face Guide

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Drei Zonen sind fĂŒr harmonische Proportionen im Gesicht ausschlaggebend. Wußten Sie, dass bei Filler-Behandlungen die Wangen immer an erster Stelle stehen sollten? Focus auf die Wangen. Dr. Nadine Peukert, Dermatologin in MĂŒnster und Expertin fĂŒr Beauty-Treatments mit Fillern auf HyaluronsĂ€ure-Basis, erklĂ€rt, warum sie immer mit den Wangen beginnt, nachdem sie das Gesicht optisch in drei Partien unterteilt hat. Sie sagt: „Es geht um mehr, als nur ein paar FĂ€ltchen zu reduzieren, sondern darum, einen harmonischen Gesamteindruck zu erreichen.“ Das Mittelgesicht: hoch mit den Wangen „Ich empfehle immer zuerst den Blick auf die Wangen-Partie“, sagt Dr. Peukert. Wie wichtig sie ist, machen auch die wechselnden Beauty-Trends deutlich: Vom Kardashian-Contouring bis hin zum „Cold Girl-Look“ wie frisch vom Winterspaziergang – sie alle haben rosige, pralle Haut und ausgeprĂ€gte Wangen-Konturen als Highlight im Gesicht.“ Warum ist das so? Dazu Peukert: „Die Wangen sind fĂŒr mich das Zentrum des Gesichts, die ihm Halt und Struktur geben. Im oberen Gesicht lenken sie den Fokus auf die Augen- und SchlĂ€fen-Region. Im unteren Gesicht beeinflussen sie die Mund-Zone sowie die Kiefer-Linie.“ Die Partie der Wangen kann also als Basis eines ganzheitlichen Treatments gesehen werden: Im ersten Schritt wird dabei mit einem Filler Volumen in den Wangen aufgebaut bzw. wiederhergestellt. Die Dermatologin verwendet dafĂŒr einen Filler, der speziell fĂŒr diese Anwendung entwickelt wurde (JuvĂ©derm Voluma). Er besitzt die nötige Hebekraft und Festigkeit. Er „zerlĂ€uft“ nicht, sondern hĂ€lt das Mittelgesicht in seiner Position, wenn das Gewebe durch die gezielte Behandlung an speziellen Punkten des Jochbogens angehoben wird. Das Ergebnis: Das Gesicht kann definierter, die Haut glatter und insgesamt frischerwirken. Als schöner Nebeneffekt erscheint durch die Straffung auch die Nasolabialfalte weniger stark ausgeprĂ€gt. „Meine Patient*innen sind immer wieder positiv ĂŒberrascht, wie bereits eine erste Behandlung im Mittelgesicht zu einem harmonischeren Gesamteindruck des Gesichts fĂŒhren kann“, so Dr. Peukert. Das untere Gesicht: Kieferlinie definieren Nach dem Wangen wandert der professionelle Blick der Ärztin in die untere Gesichtspartie: „Kinn und Kiefer definieren den unteren Abschluss des Gesichts und prĂ€gen in Kombination mit den Wangen vor allem dessen Kontur“, erklĂ€rt diese. Eine Filler-Behandlung hĂ€lt sie in dieser Partie erst fĂŒr sinnvoll, wenn im Mittelgesicht bereits Volumen vorhanden oder aber aufgebaut und dadurch die Partie angehoben wurde. Kinn- und Kiefer-Partie kann mit einer Filler-Behandlung gezielt modelliet und konturiert werden, wenn ein dafĂŒr geeignetes Material (z. B. von Allergan) verwendet wird. Durch ein Jawline-Treatment kann eine klare Abgrenzung zwischen Kinn, Kiefer und Hals erreicht und damit ein verbesserter Gesichtswinkel modelliert werden.… weiterlesen

Filler Injections: Beauty as a Craft

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They have long been the gold standard in aesthetic dermatology. Even if the hyaluronic acid fillers that are injected today are adapted in their molecular structure to the various facial areas or tissue structures, an experienced doctor is still needed. He oder she is the best guarantee for the desired result. Real craftsmanship and experience is required, especially in order to optimize the areas around the eyes, cheeks and forehead. Our interview partner Dr. Marion Runnebaum is an expert when it comes to filler types and special injection techniques. The German M.D. is not only a practicing dermatologist in Jena, but also coaches doctors. Hyaluronic acid fillers and botulinum toxin for facial rejuvenation and wrinkle treatment are the gold standard in aesthetic dermatology. What leads to a good result in your opinion? The practitioner’s know-how, the art of thinking aesthetically and of course the materials. Especially in the filler world, it is crucial to use a safe material. Here, hyaluron is still first line therapy for me. And only here is a reliable antidote available , i.e. an antidote like the hylase, to dissolve hyaluron in the tissue if necessary. In the case of botulinum, the doctor alone decides which skills to use to “soften” a face. This is my favorite word for botulinum, “blur” and not freeze. What has changed in the field of beauty optimisation in the past years? We can fall back on over 20 years of experience with botulinum and hyaluron. That was unthinkable in my early days but has now become standard. Combined treatment and, above all, being able to holistically perfect a face is the trend today. By holistic I mean being able to deal with skin, fatty tissue, muscles and also the changes in the bones. What are the differences of the various hyaluronic fillers? Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an amino acid, i.e. the basic building block of all proteins. The name is misleading because it is not an acid. Uncrosslinked hyaluronic acid is very fluid and not stable in use, i.e. the durability in the tissue is then only 24 hours. That certainly improves the moisture of the skin, but nothing more. HAs are made durable by networking them. Depending on the crosslinking and the technology, both of which are well-kept secrets with the respective companies, the different HAs for the respective areas in the face are produced synthetically.Unfortunately, the market in Germany is extremely overloaded.… weiterlesen