Aesthetic medicine – Body

Aesthetic medicine – Body

Décolleté 

A beautiful neckline and décolleté is a signs of charm and femininity, which is why current trends focus on a strong investment in this area of ​​the body.

If vertical wrinkles predominate (even in the inter-mammary space) or pigmentation changes, laser, and medium peelings will be the main options.

If the skin is dehydrated and has little wrinkles then plasma growth factors and bio-stimulating fillers (not volumizing ones!) will be the techniques of choice.

If the lack of tonicity predominates, the vitamins, antioxidants, and cellular repairers associated with collagen induction therapy with micro-needling will be the most effective strategy.

Mesotherapy and lipolysis

Mesotherapy and lipolysis are medical procedures lasting 30 minutes. It does not require anesthesia as it is a painless procedure. It is a procedure that has no hospitalization or period of sick leave and the final results are obtained between 4 to 8 weeks. 

The following restrictions should be considered: 

For 24h avoid physical activity, air travel, and sun exposure.

Hyperhidrosis

What is hyperhidrosis?

Sweat is produced by the body’s sweat glands, which are found in greater quantities in the armpits, palms, soles of the feet, and hairy areas, as well as the genital area and scalp. When it is produced in large quantities and there is no obvious stimulus such as heat, physical activity, or stress, it is called hyperhidrosis.

Treatment

Botulinum toxin (Botox®) is approved for the treatment of localized hyperhidrosis of the armpits, palms, and soles of the feet.

It is applied with very fine needles inside the skin, where the sweat glands are located, blocking the signal for them to produce sweat. If in the armpits the treatment is quick and painless. In the hands and feet, we use a local anesthetic to make them more comfortable.

Process

Hyperhidrosis treatment is a medical procedure that lasts for 30 minutes. It does not require anesthesia as it is a painless procedure. 

It is a procedure that has no hospitalization or period of recovery and the results are immediate.

Neck

What are the best minimally invasive techniques?

Non-surgical treatments are indicated in mild to moderate situations. Threads are the technique we use the most because they also allow us to improve the entire face.  If we want to enhance the result of the thread or if the situation is less serious, we can apply plasma growth factors or do some radiofrequency or carboxytherapy sessions. The improvement in skin tone obtained with such techniques (the so-called tightening) is progressive as the body needs time to develop the new support elements.

If there are wrinkles or changes in pigmentation, vitamins, peelings or lasers are techniques to consider. Botulinum toxin is an option when the musculature is very active and creates vertical “bands” in the centre of the neck.

The art of treating the neck lies in the ability to adapt the techniques to the specifics and expectations of each patient. 

Process

All the techniques described above are safe and can be done on any daily break, requiring few or no recovery days.

Hands

The hand has anatomy unlike any other part of the body. The skin is thin and the blood vessels, joints, and tendons of the fingers are superficial because there is little supporting tissue. The rejuvenation techniques we use are therefore specific to the hands.

If superficial alterations such as fine wrinkles and “spots” predominate, laser and peelings are the treatments of choice. To hydrate the skin, we use cocktails of vitamins and antioxidants, and growth factors obtained from the patient. Products used locally in creams (cosmeceuticals) and carboxytherapy complement the above-mentioned procedures.

If the lack of volume predominates, fillings, with fillers or with the person’s own fat (lipofilling), make it possible to restore the deficit volume and simultaneously improve the quality of the skin.

In general, they are simple and painless procedures even when used in combination if the degree of aging justifies it. Our methods are safe and comfortable and allow you to get back to daily life quickly, almost always immediately.

Process

Hand treatment is a medical procedure that lasts for 30 minutes. 

It does not require anesthesia as it is a painless procedure. It is a procedure that has no hospitalization or period of sick leave and the results are immediate.

Accent Prime® Radiofrequency

What is Accent Prime®?

It is a platform approved by international organizations and is one of the latest non-invasive technologies for body reshaping and skin tightening.

The great innovation consists in the joint use of ultrasound and high-power radiofrequency, at the same time, so that the effects of both energies are mutually potentiated. In this way, the results are superior, the treatment time is reduced and the number of sessions is smaller. The benefits are natural, long-lasting, and personalized.

What does technology consist of?

It is a medical radio frequency that emits on a unique frequency on the market and which, in addition, is of two types:

• Bipolar, which acts on the surface of the skin
• Unipolar, which acts in depth, directly on the fat layer. The “hot” energy of radiofrequency destroys fat, contracts elastic tissue fibres, increases collagen production, and activates micro-circulation.

As for ultrasound, the great novelty is that two types of waves are emitted to reach all tissues:

• Longitudinal wave, more superficial
• “Cold cutting” transverse wave, more powerful, triggers the phenomenon of cavitation at the level of adipose tissue, resulting in the destruction of fat.

Finally, the head has a built-in rotating mechanism that, through a mechanical effect, effectively mobilizes the tissues and enhances lymphatic drainage. The platform software also makes it possible to determine the intensity and depth at which radiofrequency and ultrasound are intended to act.

How is Accent Prime® made and what is it used for?

Each session takes just 20 minutes thanks to the large area of ​​the ultrasound and radio frequency emitting head. The treatment is comfortable to perform as the gradual heating of the radiofrequency is compensated by an integrated cooling system, being able to be used in areas as delicate as the face, neck, and even the décolleté.

The technology is safe because it is possible to focus energies on target tissues without damaging the surrounding tissues. It can be performed on any type of skin, at any time of the year. There is no recovery time and normal life can be resumed right away.

The main indications are sagging and/or «localized fat» in order to improve body shape and contour. Mobilizing fat deposits and tightening the skin also improves skin texture and reduces cellulite.

The most frequently treated areas are the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, inner legs, flanks, back, and arms. Different areas can be treated at the same time.

Sessions are held fortnightly within the scope of protocols built in a personalized way to meet the individual characteristics of each one, namely the areas to be treated. The benefits are quickly felt and consolidated over the following weeks.

We strive to understand each person holistically using this and other technologies following medical diagnosis, therefore, with objective criteria in order to obtain lasting and consolidated benefits.

Not being a weight loss treatment, it is an excellent adjunct in food and nutritional stabilization programs in order to enhance the effect of weight loss in key body areas such as the abdomen and thighs.

Complementary treatments

Accent Prime® can be complemented with CoolSculpting in protocols developed at the clinic if the priority is to reduce the volume in a non-invasive way. Mesotherapy and lipolysis may be supportive of localized fat and carboxytherapy if the flaccidity component predominates.

Process

Accent Prime radiofrequency treatment is a 1-hour procedure performed under topical anesthesia. It is a procedure that does not require hospitalization and does not have a period of sick leave. The final results are progressive.