Aesthetic Medicine The Aging Face

AESTHETIC MEDICINE

FACIAL AESTHETICS IS ABOUT FEELING AS GOOD ON THE OUTSIDE AS YOU DO ON THE INSIDE

Restorative facial aesthetics is about looking good for our age, looking well rested and healthy. As we age we lose volume in our face and gravity causes sagging of our facial structures. Our skin thins as we lose collagen and elastin which helped to keep our skin tight, thick and youthful. Rejuvenation is about combating the signs of aging and restoring a more youthful appearance.

There is extensive science behind facial aesthetics and facial plastic surgery. We can break it down to preventative measure, maintenance and restorative. Preventative measures involves taking care of ourselves, avoiding factors that accelerate the aging process. This includes excessive sun exposure, wearing quality sunscreen and protective clothing, abstaining from smoking, drinking plenty of water and getting enough sleep. Preventing additional damage to our face is important.

Additional preventative measures include botulinum treatment (Botox, Dysport and Xeomin) to prevent wrinkle formation. Maintenance is about keeping us looking youthful and includes replacing volume loss (fillers, fat injections), stimulating collagen production (skin tightening, topical physician grade cosmeceuticals). Restorative involves reversing the hands of time and aging process. Restorative measures involve more aggressive skin resurfacing and skin tightening, skin repositioning/ surgical interventions and larger volume replacement. This multi-faceted approach is critical for establishing the most natural results.

The key is a customized approach to meet your goals from minimal, subtle changes to significant restoration. There are many tools for facial rejuvenation and individual patients may require or desire a variety of these interventions now or in the future. Every individual is unique, we age differently. Restorative facial aesthetics involve an individualized approach. It is about understanding the patients concerns and goals and making you feel good inside and out. Looking good leads to self-confidence and that is what makes us shine.

Author

David J. Bauder, PA-C David Bauder, PA-C, is a certified physician assistant and the assistant medical director at Weight Loss and Vitality in Manassas and Alexandria, Virginia, Washington, DC; and Gaithersburg, MD. He enjoys helping patients optimize their physical and mental health to improve their overall well-being. He earned his physician assistant degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Afterward, he gained admission into the reputable graduate program for physician assistant studies at the University of Nebraska Health Science Center in Omaha. David has over 26 years of experience working as a physician assistant. He’s practiced in podiatry, family medicine, emergency medicine, general surgery, urgent care, and functional medicine.