In women aged 50+, estrogen production decreases sharply, which affects the condition of the skin. After 50 years, facial rejuvenation without surgery is possible with the help of cosmetology methods and competent home care.
Skin care after 50 at home
Plastic surgery works wonders, but not all women can afford it. However, competent skin care at home is available to everyone. The main thing is to be regular and thorough.
Daily care plan:
- Cleaning;
- toning;
- Hydrating, nourishing;
- UV protection.
It is worth doing nourishing masks twice a week, as well as combining self-massage and surface peels for the face.
Cosmetics
The set of skin care cosmetics for women aged 50+ is the same as in previous years. But the composition of funds should be different.
Needed:
- Get rid of dry skin products - alkaline foams for washing, alcohol-based lotions;
- Get protective cosmetics to protect your skin from the negative effects of sun, wind and frost;
- Replace regular creams and tonics with anti-aging ones.
For cleaning and toning you need:
- Micellar water to clean makeup;
- Cleansing milk or cream with the right pH;
- non-alcoholic tonic;
- Facial gommage (use once every 7-14 days, depending on skin type).
It is useful to wipe the face with ice cubes - it tones and refreshes the skin. It is recommended to use chamomile, consistency, linden decoctions to make ice.
Use day and night creams for hydration and nourishment. Separately, you should buy a cream for the periorbital area, but you can use the same products as for the face for the neck. You do not need to buy expensive creams, pharmacy brands are also suitable.
Good anti-aging creams include:
- AHA and BHA acids;
- vitamins (tocopherol, retinol);
- coenzymes;
- peptides;
- Hyaluronic acid;
- Collagen.
It is better to buy ready-made masks than to make them yourself. After 50 years, nourishing and moisturizing masks are useful.
Self-massage
Massage will help you stay young. Ideally, this should be done by an experienced cosmetologist, but self-massage is not excluded.
An effective technique is plastic massage. Provides several types of impact - kneading, tapping, vibration. The procedure begins with surface effects, then proceed to deep kneading.
Basic facial massage techniques:
- Squeeze. Light strokes are performed in the direction of the least elongated lines (massage lines);
- Kneading becomes surface. It is performed with four fingers (except the thumb), a movement similar to a spiral pull with small turns;
- Deep kneading. All is done with five fingers and palms, the pressure should be more intense;
- tapping. All massage is done with fingertips along the lines;
- Vibration. It is performed with the lower part of the palm, the movement is directed from the middle of the sternum along the clavicle to the ear and then to the temple.
Before the massage session, the face is cleansed of cosmetics and powdered with talcum powder. Some cosmetologists use cosmetic oil instead of talc.
Another technique is a complex massage with spoons. For the procedure you need to prepare two containers filled with hot and cold water, a few tablespoons, cosmetic oil.
The blow is carried out by the convex part of the spoon. Squeezing, rubbing, light rubbing methods are used. It is recommended to use silver spoons, but you can take the usual ones. Hot oil is applied to the skin before the session. The effect is done alternately with a cold and a hot spoon, the direction of movement is strictly along the massage lines.
Gymnastics
A controversial way to rejuvenate the face without injections and surgeries is gymnastics for the facial muscles. It is not difficult to learn how to exercise at home, the main thing is that the lessons are regular.
There are different sets of exercises on the Internet, but the opinion of our doctors is the same: gymnastics stimulates the appearance of facial wrinkles! Therefore, we do not recommend gymnastics, choose massage.
Salon procedures for non-surgical facial rejuvenation
Salons offer a variety of ways to rejuvenate without surgery after the age of 55. These are traditional methods (peels, massages, masks, skin care procedures), injection procedures (application of fillers, mesotherapy, biorevitalization) and hardware methods that affect the skin.
Rope lifting
The essence of the technique of face and neck rejuvenation without surgery is to perform skin punctures and the use of synthetic fibers that create a strengthening frame. The effect of the procedure area lasts 2-4 years.
Lifting with ropes is recommended for ptosis of facial tissues, sagging cheeks, double jaw formation, changes in facial contours, deep wrinkles.
Polymeric materials, silicone, various acids, platinum, gold are used for the production of yarns. The diameter of the strands is not more than the thickness of human hair. It is not felt after the application of the topic and is not visible to others.
Photo rejuvenation
The essence of this procedure is that the skin is exposed to pulsed light. Radiation is a quantum flux provided by explosions. Different wavelengths are used. The maximum effect of the procedure is not visible immediately, but after the end of the course. Thanks to the photo rejuvenation procedure, the collagen frame and the structure of the skin are strengthened, the face is tightened, fine wrinkles are smoothed.
Benefits of light energy:
- Improves skin color;
- Increases turgor and skin elasticity;
- The synthesis of hyaluronic acid, collagen and elastin is activated;
- pores narrow;
- Improves skin relief;
- Pigmented spots are highlighted.
The technique is not suitable for all age-related changes. A cosmetologist combines apparatus and injection techniques to eliminate deep wrinkles and improve facial ovality.
laser update
Laser skin rejuvenation is a procedure that stops aging and helps to get rid of acne scars or other skin imperfections. The bottom line is that the epidermis is affected by the laser. The top layer of cells evaporates, which stimulates regeneration processes.
Grinding is one of the types of machine peeling. The procedure can be performed only by a doctor with higher medical education and a certificate.
The rehabilitation process lasts up to 4 weeks. But an obvious result involves a long recovery after the procedure.
Thermage
Thermage is an apparatus procedure based on exposure to radio frequency waves or RF radiation. Radio is carried out using a device that transmits wave energy.
The flow of energy destroys old skin structures. As a result, new collagen and elastin fibers are formed and have a compressive effect.
The method is suitable for rejuvenating the skin of the face, neck, décolleté, as well as other parts of the body. It is also used in the fight against cellulite.
Mesotherapy
The injection procedure is essentially an intradermal application of special "cocktails". Preparations include hyaluronic acid, vitamins, amino acids, peptides, growth factors, etc.
The following changes occur with the application of mesococktails:
- Pigment spots disappear;
- Improves skin color;
- Dryness is removed, wrinkles are smoothed;
- Microrelief is corrected.
Medicines are injected with very thin needles. In addition, many microtraumas occur, which stimulate the production of collagen and elastin and improve blood microcirculation.
Injections
When planning a rejuvenation without surgery, many women choose injection procedures. Different drugs are used in cosmetology:
- Hyaluronic acid;
- Mesococktels;
- botulinum toxins;
- Contour plastic with fillers;
- Bioreparants;
- Preparations based on calcium hydroxyapatite.
Selected drugs are given by injection. Injection needles or cannulas are used.
Ozone therapy
Rejuvenation of the face and neck is carried out with the use of special oxygen-ozone cocktails. After the procedure, the face gets a fresh look, small wrinkles, acne scars disappear. The technique stimulates the production of collagen.
Fractional laser rejuvenation after 50 years as an alternative to plastic
Fractional laser rejuvenation is also called:
- Fractional photothermolysis;
- Fractional peeling;
- Laser nanoperforation.
After 60 years, effective facial rejuvenation without surgery is possible using fractional laser exposure techniques. In terms of facelift effectiveness, the procedure can be compared to the use of stem cells, but fractional laser rejuvenation is safer and more affordable.
The procedure should be performed in a cosmetology clinic with the appropriate certificates. Non-professional use of the laser can cause burns and other adverse effects.
Advantages of the method
Fractional laser exposure is a unique method of non-surgical facial rejuvenation and has many advantages:
- There is no severe pain
- Significant effect even after a procedure;
- No negative side effects;
- Short recovery time.
An important advantage is the affordable price with obvious efficiency. The procedure solves several cosmetic problems at once - smooths wrinkles, tightens, removes scars after acne.
Indications and contraindications
It is recommended to use fractional laser in case of the following cosmetic defects:
- Photo and chronoaging;
- Superficial and deep wrinkles;
- Skin sagging, loss of clear oval of the face;
- scars, scars;
- Vein stars;
- Enlarged pores;
- Black dots.
But there are contraindications. These should be taken into account, because not everyone in their fifties has iron health. Laser rejuvenation is prohibited in the following cases:
- inflamed areas of the face;
- skin infections;
- Psoriasis, eczema;
- Malignant neoplasms of any localization;
- heart disease;
- epilepsy;
- immune deficiency condition;
- neurological disorders;
- Diabetes;
- Autoimmune diseases.
The patient should warn the cosmetologist about the presence of any chronic diseases. Based on this, the specialist decides which technique to use.
The essence of the procedure
The technique involves the action of a laser beam on the deeper layers of the skin. Cells are "burned" in the affected areas, which stimulates the recovery process, the synthesis of collagen and elastin.
Women over the age of 50 are recommended to use the non-ablative method. The difference is that there is no rehabilitation process. This allows you to smooth even deep wrinkles without a rehabilitation period.
Effect
The skin will be inflamed in the first days after exposure.
It can be noted:
- In the first 2-3 hours - a slight burning sensation;
- In the first 1-2 days - redness;
- On the 2-3rd day - peeling lasting 4-5 days.
During the month, the skin will be especially sensitive to sunlight, so it is necessary to apply a protective cream with SPF before going out.
The effect of the procedure will be noticeable after peeling. Wrinkles become less deep, skin tightens, face looks fresh. But to get a clear result, you need to go through a course of procedures. Their number is determined individually.
What methods are ineffective at this age
Assistance in choosing the appropriate method of rejuvenation will be provided by a professional cosmetologist.
After 50 years, it will not be possible to get a good effect when using:
- Light fruit peels;
- cosmetic masks;
- BBL facial rejuvenation.
These procedures are good for young women. After fifty or even more than sixty years, there is a need for combined methods that give a clear lifting effect and smooth wrinkles.
Reviews of rejuvenation without surgery
Opinions about facial rejuvenation methods are mixed: there are many positive reviews, but there are also those who do not like the procedure.
- "Wrinkles and clear age spots appeared with age. Facial rejuvenation is a contraindication for me, so I decided to use non-surgical methods. The cosmetologist recommended laser rejuvenation. I am satisfied with the procedure, I did it without severe pain and bruising. On the day, the face looked more pink than usual, but it looked decent. I can say that there is a result - the eyelids tightened, wrinkles shrunk, small pigment spots disappeared, but the adults just faded. I will repeat the process later. "
- "I'm afraid of plastic surgery, so I looked at my skin very carefully. But after 50 my face" fell down ", I had a network of cheeks, a second jaw, wrinkles. I preferred laser rejuvenation. What can I say, it was very painful for me. , tears welled up in my eyes, I could hardly stand the execution. I got up in the morning and was afraid of myself in the mirror - the face of a beaten homeless woman. She survived for 3 days, then she recovered. The oval became clearer, the nasal-labial wrinkles deepened less. The effect is not bad, but for the second time I will not dare to endure this pain, even for the sake of beauty.