ANTI-AGEING
Reasons For Skin Ageing
❖ As we age, there is a decline in both the quantity and the size of our skin cells. As a result, our skin is less effective at being a critical barrier to protect our bodies.
❖ Regulation of our body temperature is less efficient and there is a fall in the production of sweat, sebum and Vitamin D.
❖ The skin becomes increasingly thin as we age due to the long-term reduction in collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid. Cells ‘turn over’ less quickly and less often and the healing properties are impacted.
❖ The factors that lead to skin ageing cause it to be drier as well as for fine lines and wrinkles to form.
Science Of Skin Ageing
- ❖ Whether we’re 20 or 80+ years old and anywhere in-between, our skin is ageing, and mayer | monroe can help.
- ❖ It is common knowledge that skin starts to sag through ageing. This sagging affect occurs because of structural changes in the bones, fat pads and tissue.
- ❖ The affects of ageing are distressing for some of our clients, but can be particularly frightening for clients who see these changes in their late twenties and early thirties.
- ❖ Modern science has made major advances in understanding the skin and how to slow down skin ageing.
- ❖ Although we won't be able to restore your youthful looks completely, we are very confident that you should see wonderful results with the right treatment plan and protocol.
UV Light and Skin Ageing
❖ If you have visited the mayer | monroe website or read any of our articles, it may seem like we are constantly being negative about the sun. We don't mean to, the whole team loves bathing in the sun, but the more we study and learn about the science of skin, the more precautions we take to enjoy the sun whilst appropriately protecting our skin.
❖ UV-A and UV-B rays in sunlight are the biggest culprits. A helpful way to remember the difference between them:
UV - A (A for ageing) UV - B (B for burning)
❖ And both together cause around 80% - 90% of skin ageing.
Anti-Ageing Products
Obagi medical has spent several decades researching skin ageing. They have put millions of funding into getting a better understanding of what causes skin ageing and then creating products to address it.
There are two premium anti-ageing systems available. The Obagi Nu-Derm® Fx Systems and Obagi-C® Fx Systems . Both of the systems are incredibly potent and are dispensed by doctors, dermatologists and plastic surgeons around the world.
The systems are so effective because they have a group of products that all work together. Patients don't just use one standalone product. It is this combination of products that leads to outstanding results. The mixture of products causes change at a cellular level and restores the skin from inside out.
Obagi Transformation Systems are perfect for patients with:
- Age spots
- Fine lines and wrinkles
- Hyperpigmentation (discoloration)
- Laxity
- Rough skin
- Sallowness (yellowish complexion)
Two variations are available: Normal/Oil and Normal/Dry
