Looking young and attractive regardless of age is the dream of every woman. There are several ways to keep your skin fresh and elastic. Someone regularly visits a cosmetologist and spends a fortune on hardware procedures and injections of miracle drugs. And some people choose to take care of their appearance on their own. If you choose the right home care, it can become an effective beauty program and give results no worse than complex salon manipulations.
Causes of skin aging
With age, the water-fat balance in skin cells is disrupted. This is what leads to the appearance of wrinkles on the face and sagging skin. Insufficiently moisturized skin becomes dry and flaccid, loses tone, and dries out. In youth there are no such problems - the natural lipid barrier prevents the evaporation of moisture, but gradually it collapses and opens the way for age-related changes.
That is why in adulthood additional care is necessary, aimed primarily at moisturizing the skin. To restore elasticity and improve tone, you need to regularly replenish the lack of fluid. Unfortunately, for this it is not enough to drink a lot of water - hydration is required both inside and outside. But first, the skin must be properly prepared.
Gymnastics for sagging cheeks
Exercises against sagging cheeks, like exercises for the body, are designed to strengthen the facial muscles.
- Puff out your cheeks strongly and, counting to five, release the air through pursed lips.
- Hold a pencil between your lips and actively write the alphabet in the air, from A to Z. Feel how the muscles of your face and neck work.
If doing exercises against sagging cheeks seems boring to you, you can start painting real canvases by holding the brush with your lips. In the photo: artist Mariam Pare at work.
Each exercise must be performed daily.
Expert commentary
“I am often asked if it is possible to remove sagging cheeks with exercises. I answer honestly: due to the peculiarities of the location of the facial muscles in the lower jaw area, it cannot be removed. You can only prevent their appearance. Therefore, you need to start doing facial exercises even before you notice the first signs of age.
Gymnastics can only help at the first signs of jowls associated with excess weight. By the way, weight loss must be combined with massages and cosmetic care so that there are no problems with sagging cheek skin.
But what has already sagged cannot be restored either by massage or gymnastics.”
Andrey Iskornev, plastic surgeon.
Skin cleansing at home
Any facial rejuvenation procedures can only be performed on well-cleansed skin. Excess sebum, dead skin cells, decorative cosmetics and dust must be carefully removed. To do this, you can use any cleanser that suits you.
Cleansing procedures can be supplemented with steam baths - they improve blood circulation, which has a beneficial effect on complexion and overall skin tone. In addition, they open the pores, which means that care products can more easily penetrate the deeper layers of the epidermis.
Steam baths can be easily prepared at home. If you add medicinal herbs to the water, this will give additional results - it will lighten the skin, help cope with inflammation, and even out skin tone.
Features of anti-aging skin care
Skin rejuvenation at home requires a special approach, which depends primarily on age. The aging mechanism starts much later than 18 years.
"Mature skin"
The first signs of wilting appear around 30. During this period, metabolic processes in the body deteriorate. Already at this age, the skin becomes “mature”. By the age of 35, dynamic wrinkles become pronounced.
From 30 to 35 years old you need to use specialized cosmetics. An important stage in care is cleansing and toning. Light massage and peeling are effective.
The process of "reverse evolution"
By the age of 40, the amount of hyaluronic acid in the skin decreases, which can lead to a decrease in moisture. Gradually, the transformation of the layers of the epidermis begins - first the changes affect the deep layers, then the superficial ones.
At Balzac’s age, wrinkles appear dynamically: the nasolabial and frontal parts, “crow’s feet”. The epidermis becomes hard and dry, and pigment spots appear. There is also drooping of the cheeks and sagging skin on the neck.
Starting from the age of 40, it is necessary to pay more attention to skin nutrition using specialized creams. Weekly masks, scrubbing and massage are required. Salt baths and targeted treatment of problem areas are effective.
After 50 years
This age is characterized by a transformation of hormonal levels in the body, which is associated with menopause. A woman’s face ages dramatically due to the appearance of a large number of wrinkles. This is due to the loss of elastin and collagen, which is fraught with changes.
The skin becomes thinner and becomes dry due to the fact that insufficient oxygen reaches the cells. There is a thinning of the layer of subcutaneous fat. Pallor, dryness and flaking appear.
From the age of 50, it is recommended to take a comprehensive approach to skin care. It is important to use high-quality cosmetics and include foods rich in vitamins A, E and C in your diet. Face-building combined with massage is effective. It is important to maintain a drinking regime - from 2 to 2.5 liters per day. Products based on natural oils also give good results.
After 65 years
There is a strong thinning of the dermis, the appearance of pigment spots and neoplasms. If no measures are taken, facial features become sharpened, pronounced bags under the eyes and dark circles appear. Multidirectional wrinkles are visible on the forehead.
Even after 65 years, you can keep your skin in good condition to look well-groomed. To do this, you can use scrubs developed on the basis of natural salts and oils. Massages using special devices are effective.
Homemade peeling and face masks
Exfoliation is necessary to deeply cleanse the skin.
It allows you to delicately remove dead cells from the surface of the epidermis and even out the texture. Homemade peeling products can be purchased at the store or prepared yourself. Most often, coffee grounds or oatmeal are used as the peeling base. Ground coffee beans are more aggressive, and flakes are suitable even for sensitive skin. Oatmeal peeling is a very gentle cleansing that simultaneously fights inflammation and has a calming effect.
After deep cleansing, you must apply a nourishing mask to your face. It is best if it is based on natural oils (almond, apricot, olive, etc.). The vitamin E they contain promotes good cell regeneration and slows down the aging process.
How to remove severe cheek ptosis
The Silhouette Lift thread lift helps even against severe ptosis. The threads very naturally redistribute the tissues of the middle third of the face upward, to a “young” position. And their effect doesn’t end there. The threads stimulate the production of new collagen, which visibly refreshes the skin.
Installation of threads does not require general anesthesia, the procedure takes about 40 minutes, rehabilitation takes only a few days.
Surgeon: Vasiliev Maxim. Lifting sagging cheeks with V-Lock threads + lip contouring.
Homemade face mask with olive oil
Add 5-10 drops of olive oil to a mixture containing 1 egg yolk, a teaspoon of honey and a few drops of lemon juice.
The resulting mask is applied to the skin of the face and décolleté after peeling, and after 15 minutes, washed off with warm water. After all procedures, it is useful to do a light massage, for example, stroking or tapping your face along the massage lines for several minutes, moving from bottom to top. This activates blood circulation, improves tone and prevents the appearance of facial wrinkles.
How much does natural rejuvenation technology cost?
Considering that we work with the whole body, and not just the face, and all the work is based on the comprehensive restoration of youth, one might assume that visiting the gym is very expensive, but this is not the case.
For comparison, let’s take a gym membership with free time, it costs from 2,000 rubles per month (for 30 days). Typically, the gym is visited 3 times a week, that is, 12-13 times, so the cost of a one-time visit will be about 150 rubles.
The cost of classes in the gym for the face is only 48 rubles per class, if you pay for a subscription for 5 weeks (25 working days), you will agree that it is cheaper than visiting the gym.
For those who want to try, there is an option with a trial week - you pay for a trial week, study, get involved, and then pay up to the full price of a 5-week subscription and get the same 5 weeks of classes.
The cost of joining the facial gym can be found here.
What should you protect your skin from?
The main enemy of female beauty is ultraviolet radiation. The sun's rays dry out the skin, and regular tanning (including in a solarium) can lead to early aging and wrinkles. Avoid overexposure to UV radiation and be sure to use sunscreen.
Our appearance also reflects the internal state of the body. Overwork, irritation, and nervous tension have a destructive effect on the functioning of absolutely all organs and systems, and sooner or later this will definitely affect the condition of the skin.
Try to maintain balance, avoid stress, get more rest and relaxation. And if you feel that the pace of life is becoming too tiring, take a break, spend the day in nature, or at least drink a soothing herbal tea with lemon balm.
How to lift sagging cheeks without surgery
If the sagging of the tissues is already noticeable, go to the mirror and conduct a simple experiment. Pull the skin in the cheekbone area slightly upward. You will see bulldog cheeks disappear as if by magic.
Of course, there is no magic here, and the secret is simple: sagging tissues need to be lifted, and the contour of the face will become much younger, clearer, and more beautiful.
For this purpose, plasmafiller or dense gel of Belotero hyaluronic acid is injected into the cheekbone area. The cheekbones fill out, become higher, the facial tissues return to their rightful place, and the first jowls disappear, as if they never existed.
Installing a zygomatic implant has a similar effect, but this procedure requires surgery.
Andrey Iskornev at work. Preparation (marking) and performance of Celebrity Lift - the star cheek lift using Radiesse and Belotero gels.
The country's famous TV matchmaker, Roza Syabitova, “before” and on the 7th day “after” the procedure.
The result “before” and “after” correction of the oval face and bulldog cheeks. Surgeon: Vasiliev Maxim.
“Before” and 10 days “after” rhinoplasty (surgeon Mkhitar Meloyan) and removal of Bisha lumps (surgeon Andrey Iskornev). The lower third of the face stretched out, the heaviness of the cheeks went away. The face looks lighter and more harmonious.
Balanced diet
Anti-aging treatments will not be beneficial if the skin does not receive enough nutrients from the inside. Your diet should include a lot of fiber (removes toxins, normalizes the digestive system), vitamins (supply the body with necessary antioxidants and nutrients) and proteins (they are building materials for cells).
Eliminate fatty and sweet foods - these foods are of no benefit. With this diet, your skin will always be young and beautiful.
Silicones
Many substances belong to this class of compounds. Most often you can find names on the packaging such as cyclopentasiloxane, cyclomethicone, dimethicone. All these are silicones of different compositions, which often serve as a base for the production of moisturizing creams. Silicone-based products apply better than oil-based products, do not leave a greasy sheen and perfectly moisturize. In addition, they have a lifting effect: after them the skin looks smoother and more elastic.
Advantages:
- silicones are hypoallergenic and can be used on sensitive and irritation-prone skin;
- create a protective layer that protects the face from exposure to cold, wind and ultraviolet rays;
- relieve peeling, accelerate wound healing, recommended for use for various dermatitis.
Flaws:
- cannot be used by people prone to asthma;
- with prolonged use, silicones disrupt the natural protective functions of the skin.
Emulsifiers, viscosity regulators, surfactants
Emulsifiers and viscosity regulators are classified as auxiliary substances - they are needed so that the product has the necessary consistency, does not spread or, conversely, is not too thick. Surfactants (surfactants) are most often used in cleansers - they are responsible for ensuring that the foam or gel effectively removes excess oil and impurities from the surface of the skin.
Advantages:
- without surfactants it would be impossible to cleanse the skin, because water does not bind to fat particles;
- Many viscosity regulators enhance the moisturizing properties of the product, such as fatty alcohols.
Flaws:
- regulators based on regular denatured alcohol can cause drying of the epidermis;
- aggressive surfactants degrease the skin too much, which leads to the destruction of its immunity.
How to look “a little over 40” even at 70
Review:
“Of course, massages, creams, gymnastics and masks against bulldog cheeks are wonderful.
But I'm already over forty-five. The drooping of the cheeks is pronounced, and there is a double chin. What to do?
If your cheeks are very sagging, neither massages nor creams will help. More serious and effective methods are needed here. I had a full SMAS facelift with the installation of a small chin implant.
This is how I got a beautiful deep neck angle, the double chin disappeared, and my jowls disappeared. I didn’t expect that the implant would change the proportions of my face so miraculously, I’ve become very prettier!”
Olga, 53 years old.
Special Action Ingredients
These include components that perform basic moisturizing, brightening and other functions. These are glycerin, propylene glycol, urea, ceramides, various vitamins and other substances. Each of them has its own effect, and most often their effectiveness can be assessed only after using the product.
Depending on the amount, they can cause an individual reaction in the body, so any skincare product requires a preliminary dermatological test. For example, apply a small amount of cream to the inside of your elbow and wait a few minutes. If irritation or a burning sensation occurs, then this remedy is not suitable for you.
A common disadvantage of “special purpose” cosmetics is that they contain very few active substances. Even if the label says that this is an intense moisturizing cream, most likely it contains no more than 10-15% of the moisturizing ingredients themselves. This does not apply to professional cosmetics, which have a stronger effect (but also require great care in use).
How to restore a youthful face
Looking younger than your age is probably the dream of every girl and woman. There are different ways to get what you want, we will look at some.
- Beauty injections
A substance is injected under the skin, blocking muscle function and filling the subcutaneous space. As a result, the skin is smoothed out on the outside, but in reality the muscles stop working and there are harmful chemicals under the skin. Each time, more and more injections are needed to maintain the usual appearance, because... the muscles do not hold the skin and it sinks down under the weight of chemicals.
I am categorically against injections unless there are medical indications for them.
- Surgical operations
Tightening and removing sagging skin from the face is not environmentally friendly. There is no excess skin in the body and removing some skin from the face means upsetting the balance in the body.
Removing Bisha's pouches, adding silicone to the cheekbones and other similar manipulations with your face
Again, I am against surgical intervention in natural beauty, since any intervention at a later age will certainly not show its best side.
- Gymnastics for the face
The most useful way to restore and preserve natural beauty. In the process of training, you teach your muscles to work correctly - to relax some, to tense others. As a result, your face regains its natural beauty.
For myself, I chose this particular option for preserving natural beauty because it is the healthiest. When doing facial exercises, it is important to pay attention not only to the consequences in the form of wrinkles, but also to the causes of imbalance in muscle function.
Dyes, preservatives, fragrances
Don't listen to manufacturers when they say their cosmetics do not contain preservatives. Without them, the products deteriorate within a few days. And if you use the cream for at least a month, then it probably contains preservatives. In most cases, it does not matter at all whether they are natural or artificial substances. Their quantity in cosmetics is so small (less than 0.5%) that they do not have a noticeable effect on the skin.
Fans of natural organic cosmetics will never buy a cream or lotion that contains parabens, disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) or phenoxyethanol. However, there is no real reason to be afraid of these substances. This is more of a fashion statement than a vital necessity.
Dyes and fragrances are needed to make a cosmetic product look and smell attractive. And here everything is decided by individual sensitivity to the components. Some of them can cause allergic reactions, so any cosmetics should be tested before use.
Every woman, regardless of financial status and professional knowledge, can become an excellent cosmetologist for herself. It’s enough just to choose the right set of procedures and effective cosmetics for each time of year. And, of course, use them regularly!
Modern girls are very busy, how can they find time to study?
It’s true that self-care takes time, but it’s important to set aside time for yourself during the day. Training in the gym is live and remains available for another day, so you can choose a convenient time for yourself and train in the morning (trainings currently take place at 6 a.m. Moscow time) or during the day.
If the girls have questions, they can ask them during the live broadcast, or write to the general WhatsApp group. I always try to answer all questions and no one is left unattended.
