Mature skin can be moody. It requires special care to maintain its elasticity and hydration for longer. What treatments for mature skin are worth testing out in order to hide the signs of aging and restore the skin’s youth?

Some people may be surprised by the information that the term mature skin applies to the complexion of 30-year-olds. After crossing the magical border of 25 years, the processes occurring in the skin, as well as its needs, change – the skin begins to age. It is easier to dehydrate and lose elasticity, which is associated with the loss of collagen, elastin, and water. Then, the first wrinkles appear. With age, the blood supply to the skin also decreases, which makes it gray and dull.

These are just some of the changes that take place in the skin over the years. Of course, aging of the skin progresses gradually. Nevertheless, it is the fastest in the case of dry, sensitive and allergy-prone skin. Why? Because such skin types are thinner and more delicate, and therefore poorly protected from external factors such as the sun, which accelerates aging.

How to take care of mature skin?

Proper care of mature skin can minimize some of the unwanted effects of skin aging. It is worth following a few simple tips that will help you keep your skin in good condition for longer. Beauty is really in our hands.

Basic principles of mature skin care:

1. Sun protection – tan makes us older-looking, and the sun dehydrates the skin, emphasizes wrinkles and causes discoloration; this effect is called skin photoaging.
2. Regular exfoliation – it is a treatment that mature skin loves because it cleanses residual dead skin cells and speeds up the process of cell renewal.
3. Cosmetics for mature skin – on a daily basis, it is worth using anti-age cosmetics with ingredients that provide the skin with proper hydration and vitality, as well as enhance elasticity, for instance, hyaluronic acid, coenzyme Q10, vitamin C, retinol, phytohormones, etc.

Treatments for mature skin

Home care methods do not always work well enough. When we need stronger support or we want to see immediate and clear effects, we can choose something from a special range of professional, rejuvenating beauty treatments. Which of them are worth testing out?

VOLUMETRIC FACE LIFT

Recommended in many beauty salons, a rejuvenating treatment, which involves injecting hyaluronic acid or polylactic acid under the skin. What for? To increase the volume of tissues and bring the skin out in areas lacking flexibility and where wrinkles appear. Volumetric facial lift improves skin tension, smoothes wrinkles, firms and even lifts the cheeks, which may become flabby with age. Well-made volumetric treatment is able to shape the face oval. The effect is immediate and lasts up to two years. Unfortunately, you have to pay a high price for it.

SONOPHORESIS

A less invasive rejuvenating procedure that uses ultrasound. A specially prepared mixture of active ingredients in the form of ampoules is applied to the face. It includes ceramides, amino acids, collagen, elastin vitamin A + C + E, hyaluronic acid, aloe and phytohormones, which is everything that mature skin needs. By means of vibrations generated by ultrasounds, substances are absorbed into the deepest layers of the skin and they work as intensively as possible. Sonophoresis smoothes, nourishes, improves skin color and visibly rejuvenates it.

FILLING IN WRINKLES

Some of the most popular treatments are those using wrinkle fillers. Filling in wrinkles with hyaluronic acid, for example, looks similar to the volumetric treatment, but with a few differences. The effects last shorter – about a year. However, during the procedure, the filler is injected only in areas affected by wrinkles. The aim is to smooth out the skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, not to improve the entire face oval, as in the case of a more expensive version of the lifting treatment.

LIFTING THREADS

An interesting alternative to acid lifting is the use of lifting and revitalizing threads. If we do not feel comfortable thinking of a surgery, then this will be a good solution. It is a treatment for mature skin, which consists in placing a thin thread under the skin. It is inserted using a needle. Its task is to raise selected parts of the face and maintain proper skin tension. Lifting threads help model the eyebrow, mandible, neck, neckline and even bust.

PHOTOREJUVENATION

For people who want to use the interesting properties of treatments for mature skin, but prefer these less invasive methods, photorejuvenation will be appropriate. In this case, we act on the skin with a pulsating light of the so-called IPL with appropriate intensity and wavelength. Thanks to this, the skin is warmed up and stimulated to produce collagen and elastin. Photorejuvenation reduces discoloration, makes the skin elastic, narrows pores and minimizes the visibility of broken capillaries. The treatment is non-invasive and requires no special preparation. Unfortunately, people who take medications that increase photosensitivity cannot undergo the therapy.