10 truths about aesthetic medicine : BeautyBodeSite.com

1. The most requested aesthetic procedures in the medical and surgical practices are the enlargement of the lips and those who help us to get rid of wrinkles.

2. The most common substances in aesthetic medicine are: collagen, silicone, botox (botulinum toxin), hyaluronic acid and calcium hydroxyapatite (radiesse). Collagen and silicone are the first that have appeared (about 20 years ago) but today are used less (only 5-7% of all procedures)

3. Today most modern and most used substance is hyaluronic acid, as a result of studies on millions of patients has found to be the best tolerated and has the less adverse reactions.

4. Botox acts to relax the muscles, it is not used for increasing the volume, so it is not used to increase lips size. Size will be raised using the substance bearing the name of filler

5. Most modern fillers are hyaluronic acid and calcium hydroxyapatite (made up of calcium and phosphorus that persist in the body about 2 years). This is because in our skin are found hyaluronic acid, calcium, phosphorus but their amount decreases with age and it is therefore necessary to introduce them from outside.

6. Products that persist in the body more than 2 years are not recommended by the latest research in the world of medical esthetician as allergy or rejection is high and their removal can be done only surgically.

7. All injection procedures to enlarge the lips and the disappearance of wrinkles has to be performed only by doctors specially trained for it! Not by other people if you care about your health!

8. To choose the right cream for you is extremely difficult, especially in these times in which no one has time to sit in each morning and evening 30 minutes with cream on the face.

9. Last solution is that made by Swiss esthetician: Icemask, very cold antiaging mask over which is added a cocktail of vitamins.With 3 masks a week you almost have to put no cream on face!