Aging is completely natural and something we all must experience. However, with aging can come some drastic changes you may not appreciate. For many, how they look on the outside doesn’t match the youthfulness and vibrancy they feel on the inside.
Plastic surgery can help you maintain a youthful appearance so you can age more gracefully.
Maintaining a Youthful Appearance Naturally
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the foundation of feeling younger for longer. And, if cosmetic surgeries are performed, it will help you heal faster and maintain your results.
- Eat a Balanced Diet: Consume a healthy diet with a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins, and healthy fats. A well-balanced diet provides essential minerals, nutrients, and antioxidants to support your skin and overall health.
- Stay Hydrated: Staying hydrated is essential to maintaining skin elasticity and promoting overall health, so drinking plenty of water throughout the day is essential to maintain a youthful appearance.
- Engage in Regular Exercise: Regular physical activity improves circulation and muscle tone and promotes mental health. Keeping your body and mind active is essential to maintaining a youthful appearance.
- Get Adequate Sleep: Good-quality sleep allows your body time to repair and regenerate. Those who get a proper night’s sleep on a routine basis have healthier skin and cognitive function.
- Wear Sunscreen: Sunscreen is essential to halt the aging process. Wearing sunscreen daily helps prevent premature aging and reduces the risk of developing skin cancer.
- Avoid Harmful Habits: Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and smoking cigarettes can accelerate the aging process and can have severe consequences for your overall health. It’s best to avoid these harmful habits to prevent premature aging.
Plastic Surgery and Aging – Surgical Options
Microneedling
Microneedling can reduce the appearance of wrinkles and resolve skin pigmentation issues that contribute to looking aged. During the microneedling procedure, microscopic needles puncture the top layer of the skin. This stimulates the body to produce elastin and collagen to repair the damage, resulting in smoother skin.
Dermal Fillers and Botox
While some people may not consider dermal fillers or injections to be plastic surgery, board-certified plastic surgeons undergo specialized training and have an advanced, in-depth understanding of facial anatomy, making them uniquely qualified to use them. Dermal fillers, like Juvederm, and Botox are minimally invasive and can help you achieve your aesthetic goals. Dermal fillers are commonly used to diminish lip lines and plump lips, improve facial symmetry, smooth out lines around the nose, mouth, and forehead, restore volume to cheeks and temples, and smooth out chin creases.
Botox helps smooth skin’s appearance by paralyzing small facial muscles that cause wrinkles.
Eyelid Surgery
The skin around the eyes is fragile, making it more susceptible than the rest of the face to the signs of aging. Eyelid surgery addresses these signs of aging in the upper and lower eyelid area, and the procedure can be customized to your desired aesthetic outcome. Some corrections that can be offered with eyelid surgery include lifting the upper lid to correct drooping, removing puffy undereye bags, or filling in the hollows of the tear troughs under the eye. By making these minor corrections, many people can restore a youthful and well-rested appearance.
Facelift
A facelift, known as a rhytidectomy, is one of the most common plastic surgery options for a younger, more youthful appearance. The procedure helps counteract aging by tightening the facial muscles, removing fat below the neck, and removing excess skin. It results in a fresher, well-rested, youthful look that can reverse the aging process by 10-20 years.
Schedule a Consultation Appointment
If you are interested in plastic surgery and aging gracefully, the first step is to schedule a consultation appointment with an experienced plastic surgeon. They will be able to answer your questions and discuss which options will give you the best results.
Don’t delay – schedule a free consultation appointment today!