Collagen is vital for our youthful appearance. In our previous post, we discussed how you can either increase the production in your body or strengthen the collagen you have, all through natural ways, without any cosmetic procedures.
Today, we will focus on the same thing, but with a focus on how minor and non-invasive cosmetic procedures can help you increase the amount of collagen in your skin.
But before we dive in, let’s first focus on ways you can protect your skin.
Protecting your skin
Most of you like to enjoy a warm summer day by sunbathing on the beach or in the park. That’s all good. However, many of you not know that the UV radiation from the sunlight can have serious negative effect on your skin. These negative impacts can manifest in many ways, like liver spots, wrinkles, leathery skin and so on.
The cells in our skin are constantly regenerating but even despite this, there are many factors that can harm it. When a skin cell gets damaged, your body’s natural reaction is to replace it with a new one. As a result, the level of collagen in your body decreases.
In order to protect your skin, not just from the sun, but from pollution and harsh weather we recommend that you have a skin care regiment which consists of:
- Washing and exfoliating your skin daily. This protects the collagen you already have in your skin
- When spending time outdoors, make sure that you apply sunblock with a sufficient SP factor
- On bright and sunny days, aside from sunblock, also wear a hat that could protect your face
- Change in lifestyle. So if you’re a smoker, you will need to give up smoking in order to be able to maintain the youthful appearance of your skin.
Okay, so now that we covered the basics of skin protection, let’s focus on various dermatology and cosmetic surgery procedures that can increase the level of collagen.
Collagen production through dermatology treatments
Most dermatologists perform laser or filler procedures in order to repair the damaged collagen and to stimulate the production of new and ‘fresh’ supplies. What procedure will be used, depends on your needs. So it’s best to consult with a dermatologist.
Stimulating collagen production with red light therapy
This is probably one of the most effective methods in protecting your collagen levels. It’s also known as low-laser laser light therapy.
In this procedure, the heat from the lasers is used to stimulate the collagen-producing cells to become more active and thus increase their output. This not only increases the production, but also diminishes the wrinkles and makes the skin more elastic.
Red light therapy is so widespread because it’s noninvasive and doesn’t have any negative side effects. And on top of all that, the recovery time is minimal.
Collagen restoration with Hyaluronic Acid fillers
In the other post, we mentioned that hyaluronic acid plays a huge role in collagen production and that most skincare products are rich in this acid. Well, hyaluronic acid fillers increase the production of collagen in your skin through stretching your fibroblast (the layer of your skin that produces collagen) and thus those cells start to produce more collagen. This procedure not only revitalizes your skin, but it also uses the extra collage to provide thicker skin.
Microneedling
This type of procedure is also known as induction therapy. The trick to this procedure is that the dermatologists uses small needles to puncture your skin (they are really small punctures on the top layer of your skin). Your skin then registers that it has been damaged and goes into ‘repair mode’. With repairing the micro punctures on your skin, it also starts producing more collagen.
Facials also improve collagen production
Another way to increase the level of collagen in your skin is by improving the oxygen and blood flow in your skin. This is mostly done through facials, and almost all of us, that regularly see a dermatologist, had one of these procedures done.
The massage motions used during a facial increase the blood flow in your skin, your fibroblast gets more blood, more oxygen and thus it can produce collage more effectively. And not only that. Facials also improve the contour of your facial muscles and strong muscles mean a better face structure and youthful glow.
So now you have it all. How you can replenish your collagen through natural and synthetic ways. If you don’t think that increasing the collagen level will be enough, contact us today and schedule a consultation with Dr. Kotoske, and learn what are your other options for a younger and more appealing appearance.
