Surprisingly or not, it turns out that the number of minimally invasive procedures performed in the last three years has increased by 200%. The trends in the field of aesthetic dermatology are to favour therapies that ensure the most natural results possible for a long-term youthful appearance. Non-aggressive natural beauty is the ideal for the new year, which requires the performance of non-invasive preventative skin care procedures – ultra-hydration therapies for facial rejuvenation and energy-based apparatus procedures as an alternative or complementation to the injectable ones.
Below, we present to you 5 of the most innovative minimally invasive procedures for this year.
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The simultaneous combination of mesotherapies and peelings
The most interesting development in the field of the minimally invasive procedures is the emergence of cocktails of mesotherapy and peelings, which combine very well in one simultaneous therapy. This enhances the action of both procedures and facilitates the faster solution of the individual problem. The use of products in the form of mesotherapy for muscle relaxation is another interesting development. They produce a botoxlike effect and are applied in areas that are more active and not particularly suitable for the injection of botulinum toxin – the neck, the neckline, the lower half of the face.
When the forehead is very low, the neurotoxin injection is avoided to prevent the eyebrows from descending too far down. But it is possible to apply a botulinum-like product to mimic and calm the muscle. The use of products that stimulate the muscle activity to lift the face is an intriguing trend. For example, when we want to lift the eyebrows in the area of the forehead or when we aim to lift the looseness in the area of the contour of the face and jaw, as well as in the area of the neck, when there is looseness instead of muscle activity. The combination of these two products is extremely effective in women around 45 years of age, because it renders the possibility to stimulate the activity of the muscle in some areas, while relaxing it elsewhere. It can be used with an aesthetic focus in the cases of asymmetries, for example, in the area of the neck with respect to the muscle regulating its movement – asymmetry of the platysma.
Silicon mesotherapies
It is possible to stimulate the collagen synthesis via the use of organic silicon in higher concentrations as part of the mesotherapeutic constituents. Injecting it at the tendon junctions, where they attach, results in a significant facelift. The application of mesotherapeutic products with a high silicon content in the dynamic part of the upper eyelid opens up the eye and lifts the eyelid considerably.
Looseness of the eyelid skin is observed in 90% of the patients. The problem is that the eyebrows descend and the skin of the upper eyelids grows thinner and loosens with aging, which leads to their complete drooping. This type of high percentage silicon-enriched mesotherapies achieves a satisfactory non-surgical lifting and tightening of the upper and lower eyelids, which is often combined with a non-surgical blepharoplasty.
Periocular mesotherapy for fat accumulations and swellings
Continuous efforts are being made towards the stimulation of the blood flow and the vascular lymphatic drainage in the eye area. The bags under the eyes are caused as a result of fatty tissue looseness, to which there may be a genetic predisposition. Alternatively, they may result from water retention or, thirdly, they may occur when weakness of the connective tissue has been observed since an early age. The innovative mesotherapies affect all three elements – one of their constituents breaks down fats in a very subtle and gentle way. They produce an anti-oedematous effect and stimulate the lymphatic and blood vessels to drain, while simultaneously stimulating the connective tissue by triggering the collagen synthesis.
A 24-hour blue light filter
In recent years, the cosmetic products against blue light have been gaining ground in the market as a trend to use during the day and in the evening because of the digital devices and the fluorescent lighting. Blue light is close to the ultraviolet spectrum, it changes the secretion of melanin, which causes the occurrence of pigmentations. Furthermore, it blocks the oxygen supply to the cells and the skin becomes more greyish and rougher, while also developing a greater number of spots and wrinkles. An interesting fact is that 4 hours of continuous work in front of a digital screen equals 20 minutes of exposure to the midday sun with no photoprotection.
Botulinum toxin in the superficial layers of the skin
Another intriguing therapy is performed through the injection of botulinum toxin into the superficial layers of the skin in combination with other cocktails to achieve a “porcelain” skin effect, and it is referred to as the so-called “mesobotox”. The application of these injection procedures shrinks the pores, reduces the sebum secretion, “erases” the fine lines and solves a variety of skin texture problems. As a result, the facial skin becomes smooth and shiny like porcelain.