At some point in your adult life, your skin’s elasticity won’t be as solid as when you were younger. This is because the skin loses a lot of collagen as you age. Reduced amounts of collagen can make your skin less supple, especially on your face. Additionally, you can lose bone and fat which also speeds up skin deterioration. Too much exposure to the sun’s UV rays, smoking, and bad eating habits can also take a toll on your skin. Even genetics may play a role in how your face ages.
There are safe, noninvasive and effective procedures that reduce and smooth wrinkles on the face and body.
All of these factors combined can lead to wrinkles, sagging jowls, bags, crow’s feet, and more. Exercise and improved diet can help slow the process of aging. You can even use creams and face peels. But if you want something that works quicker and more effectively than these options, you may want to consider skin treatment for the face such as Botox or Thermismooth. What are these treatments, and which is the best choice for reducing the signs of aging?
How Botox Helps Reduce Aging
Botox is a way to improve your face. A medical professional will administer a shot filled with a neurotoxin into your face in specific areas. Fluids paralyze the muscle movement in the face. As a result, the lack of muscle movement helps prevent your face from developing signs of aging associated with facial expressions.
One of these critical areas a medical professional may inject includes the forehead around the glabellar, areas known as the “elevens.” You may also get injections around the mouth, under the eyes, and in the jaw area known as the masseter. However, the FDA has only approved forehead, crow’s feet, and glabellar lines injections.
Since Botox only stops muscle movement, it is more effective to use it with other skincare regimens. For instance, if you want your face to be fuller and plump as when you were younger, you will need to get dermal fillers in addition to Botox shots. Botox shots take a few minutes to inject, and you will start to see results in as little as a week.
Although there is no recovery time required after getting Botox, there are some things you shouldn’t do for a few hours after getting treatments. For instance, you shouldn’t lie down for four hours. This may spread the substance to areas other than the ones that the medical professional treated. You should also avoid touching the area. Finally, it would be best to avoid the sauna, exercising, or sun exposure for about a day after getting Botox.
How Thermi Minimizes the Signs of Aging
As with Botox, Thermi, which is short for Thermismooth, helps reduce the signs of aging. Medical professionals treat some of the same parts of the face using an RF (radiofrequency) tool and gel. The medical professional usually applies gel and moves the device around the areas of the face that need treatment. These areas can include the eyebrow, under the eyes, around the mouth, and the jowls. The heat the tool creates helps develop new collagen in the areas giving your face a fuller, youthful look.
With Thermi, you won’t have to worry about getting needles injected into your face. Nor will the treatment paralyze your face muscles. Instead, you will feel some warmth as the tool glides across the treatment areas. In addition, you won’t have a four-hour timeframe for minimizing activities as you do with Botox. You can return to your routine after treatment. Within a few months, you will start to see the results of Thermismooth face treatments.
Which Procedure Is Best?
When trying to determine which treatment is best for you, it is a good idea to speak with your medical practitioner about your goals. Ultimately, your goals will determine your choice. For example, if you prefer to stay away from needles to achieve the desired results, it may be a good idea to choose Thermi. However, if you know that you have strong facial expressions that you can’t seem to control on your own, Botox can help minimize muscle movement in your face.
While both allow you to go back to your routine shortly after the procedure, Botox is somewhat riskier than Thermi. Some bruising may occur, and if you accidentally touch parts of your face after Botox, the treatment could move to other areas.
If you want similar results as Botox without the risks, you should consider Thermismooth face. Body Sculpting Spa in St Clair Shores offers Thermi and other spa services including Fibroblast, Coolsculpting and more. All of which are noninvasive to reduce fat, tighten skin and smooth wrinkles. If you are interested in sculpting your body and face safely and effectively, this is the place for you. Call today to schedule a Free consultation to learn more about our services!