Unlocking youthful radiance: The answer to age-defying skin with collagen stimulating treatments.

What an honour it is to be ageing? Absolutely, but what you may not realise is that from the age of 25, the average individual loses 1% of their skin collagen production per year. This climbs to a huge 5% reduction per year during the perimenopausal years and is most dramatic between the ages of 45 and 55, leading to the visible signs of ageing.

This loss of collagen causes the common signs of ageing in the face, from nose to mouth lines, sagging skin, formation of jowls, and loss of elasticity, sunken cheeks, a loss of elasticity, volume and radiance in the skin, loss of definition of the jawline, and a more tired look overall.

Fortunately the aesthetic industry is moving further away from distorting faces with overdone dermal fillers, and closer towards a regenerative medicine arena with an emphasis on collagen stimulating treatments.

These treatments are based on the principle that stimulating collagen production can help rejuvenate the skin by creating more youthful, radiant skin. The collagen stimulating treatments available at Pelle Aesthetics include:

• SkinPen Precision Medical Microneedling: Microneedling, also known as collagen induction therapy (CIT), involves the use of a device with fine, sterile needles that create controlled micro injuries that stimulate the body’s natural wound healing response which initiates the release of natural growth factors to improve collagen and elastin production. The result is smoother, firmer, and more youthful-looking skin.

• Profhilo: PROFHILO is an award winning treatment and a real game changer for those desiring a more youthful look. Neither a mesotherapy treatment nor a dermal filler, PROFHILO is a bioremodelling hyaluronic acid treatment which cures lines and wrinkles from within. It deeply hydrates the skin without adding volume, with its unique lifting and tightening effect to remodel sagging and ageing skin. It can be used on the face and body.

• Radiofrequency (RF) Microneedling: This treatment combines traditional microneedling with radiofrequency energy. The RF energy heats the deeper layers of the skin, promoting collagen remodeling and tightening. It can be effective for treating sagging skin and wrinkles.

• CO2 Laser Skin Resurfacing: Fractional Co2 laser resurfacing is by far the most powerful skin rejuvenation technique available for facial skin. The laser beam from a CO2 laser is divided up (fractionated) into thousands of very narrow shafts of light which make tiny holes through the surface of the skin. As the skin heals this leads to the formation of new healthy collagen to tighten the skin and smooth out the acne scars.

• Medical grade skincare. Some favourites of Dr Sabrina include Vitamin A (in the form of retinol or tretinoin) and Vitamin C serum, both of which stimulate collagen production. Also, proper skincare maintenance, including sunscreen use is essential to support and maintain the results of collagen stimulating treatments.

Newcomers taking the UK by storm and also available in the clinic:

Exosomes are tiny vesicles released by cells that contain various bioactive molecules, including growth factors, cytokines, and microRNAs. These molecules influence tissue repair, enhancing the skin's natural regenerative processes. This can lead to increased collagen synthesis. Polynucleotides or nucleotide-based therapy, is a relatively new approach in the field of aesthetic medicine and skin rejuvenation. It involves the use of DNA fragments derived from salmon or other sources which have anti-oxidant and collagen stimulating properties when injected beneath the skin.

There is no one-size fits all approach so if you want to explore how to harness your own ability to kickstart collagen production and welcome your most youthful looking skin, book your consultation with Dr Sabrina for your personalised treatment plan.