From the age of 50 in women, the production of estrogens is drastically reduced, which affects the condition of the skin. Facial rejuvenation after 50 years without surgery is possible with the help of cosmetology methods and competent home care.
Plastic surgery works wonders, but not all women can afford the operation. But competent skin care at home is available to everyone. The main thing is that it be regular and complete.
Daily care plan:
- cleaning;
- turn;
- moisturizing;
- nutrition.
2 times a week it is worth doing nourishing masks, as well as connecting self-massage and gymnastics for facial muscles.
The set of skin care cosmetics for women over 50 is the same as in previous years. But the composition of the funds should be different.
Need:
- get rid of products that dry the skin: alkaline foams for washing, lotions that contain alcohol;
- buy protective cosmetics to protect the skin from the negative effects of the sun, wind and frost;
- replace conventional creams and toners with anti-aging ones.
To cleanse and tone you need:
- foam or gel for washing with neutral pH;
- Scrub-gommage (use 1 time in 7-14 days depending on skin type);
- micellar water;
- non-alcoholic tonic
It is useful to wipe your face with ice cubes - it tones and refreshes the skin. It is advisable to use decoctions of chamomile, succession, linden to make ice.
For hydration and nutrition use day and night creams. Separately, you need to buy a cream for the skin of the eyelids, but for the neck you can use the same products as for the face. It is not necessary to buy an expensive cream, medium-priced funds are also suitable.
Good anti-aging creams contain:
- AHA and BHA acids;
- vitamins (tocopherol, retinol);
- Coenzyme Q10;
- peptides;
- hyaluronic acid;
- collagen
You can buy ready-made masks or make your own. After 50 years, masks with oils, honey, fresh vegetables and fruits are useful. For tightening, folk remedies with starch, gelatin and homemade protein are used.
Massage will help you stay young. Ideally, it should be done by an experienced beautician, but self-massage is not excluded.
An effective technique is plastic massage. Provides various types of impact: kneading, stroking, vibration. The procedure begins with superficial effects, then moves on to deep kneading.
Basic tricks:
- stroking. Light stroking movements are made in the direction of the lines of least stretch (massage lines).
- The kneading is superficial. It is performed with four fingers (except the thumb), a movement is made that resembles drawing a spiral with small turns.
- Deep kneading. It is done with the five fingers and the palm, the pressure must be more intense.
- TouchingIt is done with the fingertips along all massage lines.
- Vibration. It is carried out with the bottom of the palm, the movement is directed from the middle of the sternum along the clavicle to the ear and further to the temple.
Before the session, the face is powdered with sterile talcum powder, this is necessary to prevent the fingers from slipping on the skin.
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 spoons, cosmetic oil.
The impact is made by the convex part of the spoon. Stroking, rubbing, and light patting techniques are used. It is advisable to use silver spoons, but you can take normal ones. Warm oil is applied to the skin before the session. The effect is performed alternately with a hot and cold spoon, the direction of movement is strictly along the massage lines.
An effective way to rejuvenate the face without injections and operations is gymnastics for the muscles of the face. Learning to do exercises at home is not difficult, the main thing is that the classes are regular.
There are different sets of exercises. Here is one of them (do each move 10 times):
- Take a breath into your mouth and spread it in a circle from one cheek to the other, as if rolling a ball. First clockwise, then counterclockwise.
- Press the corners of your lips firmly with your fingers. Pull your lips forward, as if you wanted to kiss someone, overcoming the resistance of your fingers.
- Press the outer corners of the eyes with your fingers (with the lids closed). Open your eyes as wide as you can, slightly raising your eyebrows. Hold this position for 5 seconds, then lower your eyelids and relax your muscles.
- Put three fingers in the area between the eyebrows, press firmly. Try to bring your eyebrows together, frown, overcoming the resistance of your fingers.
- Open your mouth and try to pull your lips inward, as if hiding them behind your teeth. This movement lifts the chin.
- Press the corners of your lips with your fingers and try to smile widely.
- Pull your cheeks inward and then puff them up with air.
When exercising, you may experience a burning sensation on your skin. This is normal as the muscles work and contract.
Salons offer various ways of rejuvenation after 55 without surgery. These are both traditional methods (massage, mask) and new methods (introduction of fillers, exposure of hardware).
The essence of the face and neck rejuvenation technique without surgery is to make punctures in the skin and the introduction of synthetic threads that create a reinforcing frame. The effect of the field procedure lasts 3-4 years.
Lifting with threads is recommended for sagging cheeks, the formation of a second chin, changes in the contour of the face, the appearance of wrinkles.
For the manufacture of threads, polymeric materials, silicone, various acids, platinum, gold are used. The diameter of the threads does not exceed the thickness of a human hair. After the introduction of the thread is not felt and is not visible to others.
The essence of this procedure is the exposure of the skin to pulsed light. Radiation is a quantum flux that is delivered in bursts. The wavelength used is 400-1400 nm. The effect of the procedure does not appear immediately, but 6-8 weeks after the completion of the course. During this period, the collagen framework and structure of the skin are strengthened, the face is tightened, and fine wrinkles are smoothed out.
Light energy heats tissues and destroys photosensitive substances. Thus:
- age spots disappear, complexion improves;
- increases turgor;
- the synthesis of hyaluronic acid, collagen and elastin is enhanced.
The technique is not suitable for getting rid of all age-related changes. Other procedures should be used to remove deep wrinkles and improve facial contours.
Laser resurfacing is a procedure that can stop aging. The bottom line is the impact on the epidermis with a laser. The upper layer of cells evaporates, which stimulates regeneration processes.
Grinding is one of the varieties of peeling. But the effect is carried out in the deep layers, compared to acid peeling. Only a captain who has a certificate can carry out the procedure.
This is a hardware procedure based on infrared exposure to the deep layers of the skin. It is carried out by a device that emits radio wave energy.
The flow of energy heats the deep layers of the skin to compaction temperature. As a result, the stretched collagen fibers tighten, providing a tightening effect.
The method is suitable for rejuvenation of the skin of the face, neck, décolletage, as well as other parts of the body. It is also used in the fight against cellulite.
An injection procedure, the essence of which is the introduction of special "cocktails" under the skin. Preparations include hyaluronic acid, vitamins, amino acids.
With the introduction of mesococtels, the following changes occur:
- age spots disappear;
- improves complexion;
- dryness is eliminated, wrinkles are smoothed;
- the relief is level.
Medications are administered with very fine needles. A lot of microtraumas are created, which stimulates the production of collagen and elastin and improves blood microcirculation.
When planning rejuvenation without surgery, many women choose injection procedures. In cosmetology, different preparations are used for injection into the skin:
- hyaluronic acid in combination with peptides;
- Botulinum toxin;
- calcium collagen hydroxyapatite.
Selected drugs are administered by injection. Very fine injection needles are used.
Rejuvenation of the face and neck is carried out by the introduction of special cocktails of oxygen and ozone. After the procedure, the face acquires a fresh look, wrinkles and acne marks disappear. The technique stimulates collagen production.
A homemade alternative to ozone therapy is the treatment of the face with hydrogen peroxide. However, external exposure is less effective than the injection technique.
Effective facial rejuvenation after 60 years without surgery is possible using the fractional laser exposure technique. In terms of effectiveness, the procedure can be compared to the use of stem cells, but fractional laser resurfacing is safer and more affordable.
It is necessary to carry out the procedure in a cosmetology clinic that has the corresponding certificates. The use of the laser by non-specialists can cause burns and other adverse effects.
Fractional laser exposure is a unique method of facial rejuvenation without surgery, which has many advantages:
- lack of severe pain;
- noticeable effect even after a procedure;
- no negative side effects;
- a short rehabilitation period.
An important advantage is an affordable price (8-10 thousand rubles) with pronounced efficiency. The procedure solves several cosmetic problems at once: smoothes wrinkles, tightens and removes post-acne scars.
It is recommended to use fractional laser exposure in the presence of the following aesthetic defects:
- wrinkles, including deep ones;
- loose skin, loss of a clear oval of the face;
- scars, scars, spider veins;
- enlarged pores, acne;
- dark spots.
But there are also contraindications. They must be taken into account, because at the age of fifty, not everyone has an iron health. It is forbidden to carry out laser resurfacing in such circumstances:
- large swollen areas on the face;
- skin infections;
- psoriasis, eczema;
- malignant neoplasms of any localization;
- heart disease;
- epilepsy;
- immunodeficiency state;
- neurological disorders;
- serious allergic diseases.
The patient should warn the cosmetologist about the presence of chronic diseases. Based on this, the specialist decides which technique can be used.
The technique consists of the impact of a laser beam on the deep layers of the skin. Since the beam is divided into many small beams, the effect is only in certain microzones, the rest of the tissues remain intact. In the affected areas, the cells "burn", which stimulates the regeneration process, the synthesis of collagen and elastin.
Women over 50 years of age are advised to use a non-ablative exposure method. Their difference is that the deep layers of the dermis are involved in the process. This makes it possible to smooth out even the deepest wrinkles.
During the first week after exposure, the skin will swell. It should be noted:
- in the first 2-3 hours, a slight burning sensation;
- in the first 1-2 days - redness;
- on day 2-3 - peeling, which lasts 4-5 days.
During the month, the skin will be especially sensitive to sunlight, so it is necessary to apply a protective cream before going outside.
After the peeling stops, that is, after about a week, the effect of the procedure will be noticeable. Wrinkles are less deep, the skin tightens, the face looks fresh. But to achieve a pronounced result, you need to take a course of sessions. Their number is determined individually.
A professional cosmetologist will provide assistance in choosing the appropriate method of rejuvenation.
After 50 years, it will not be possible to achieve a good effect when using:
- light fruit peels;
- cosmetic masks;
- BBL facial rejuvenation.
These treatments are good for young women over 30 years of age. After fifty and over sixty years, techniques are needed that give a pronounced lifting effect and smooth wrinkles.
Reviews about facial rejuvenation techniques are mixed: there are many positive opinions, but there are also those who did not like the procedure.
First check
With age, pronounced wrinkles and age spots appeared. Facial rejuvenation surgery is contraindicated for me, so I decided to use non-surgical techniques. The esthetician recommended fractional laser resurfacing. I am satisfied with the procedure, I did it without severe pain or bruising. Already on the sixth day, the face looked decent, although more rosy than usual. I can say that there is a result: the eyelids tightened, the wrinkles became smaller, the small pigment spots disappeared, but the large ones only paled. I will repeat the process later.
Second revision
I am afraid of having plastic surgery, so I took care of my skin very carefully. But after 50, the face "collapsed", there were cheeks, a second chin, a network of wrinkles. I opted for fractional laser resurfacing. What can I say, it was very painful for me, tears rolled down my eyes, I could hardly bear this execution. In the morning I woke up and I was scared in the mirror: a face like that of a beaten homeless woman. Somehow he survived 3 days, then he got better. But she could really "go out with people" only after 2 weeks. My eye wrinkles disappeared, the oval became lighter, the nasolabial folds became shallower. The effect is not bad, but the second time I will not dare to bear this pain even for the sake of beauty.