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Keep your anti-aging skin care efforts on the right track as we set the record straight on these top 10 myths about aging skin and how to properly update your routine.
Feb 20, 2019
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Typically, your 40s and 50s are when you start to see visible signs of aging in your skin. This is natural—but is it unavoidable? These days, men and women have plenty of options if they want to take control of the visible aging process, especially when it comes to their skin. The enhanced skin care, smart lifestyle choices, and a customized aesthetic treatment plan can combine into a powerful anti-aging strategy that will keep you looking younger. Below, we’ll look at what to expect from aging skin, and the best tips for anti-aging in your 40s and 50s.
Although you can expect some subtle precursors in your 30s, your 40s is when you really start to see major changes in the firmness and appearance of your skin. Your skin is going through many changes in your 40s, which could manifest as dullness, dryness, and skin that’s slower to repair from stress (for instance, blemishes may take longer to go away.) In your 50s, these changes accelerate and skin will feel thinner and less elastic. Hormonal fluctuations could make acne resurface in a way you haven’t had to deal with since adolescence, and excess pigment and signs of sun damage also become more prominent. Here are the most common concerns for people with aging skin:
Sagging Skin
Sagging skin in your 40s and 50s comes about due to loss of volume and loss of elasticity. Skin elasticity is your skin’s ability to stretch and bounce back; in your youth, your skin contains plenty of collagen and elastin, the proteins which give skin its structure and ability to stretch. As you age, collagen and elastin production starts to decline, leading to decreased skin elasticity which can show up as sagging skin especially in the jawline and neck area.
Wrinkles
Wrinkles go hand in hand with skin’s loss of elasticity and volume, and can also be blamed on factors like sun damage. However, they can also be triggered by oxidative stress from things like pollution and a bad diet, which also have an influence on the skin’s healthy production of collagen and elastin.
Dullness
As skin matures, its ability to renew surface cells slows down, causing a buildup of dead cells on the surface. Slower skin-cell renewal goes deeper than dullness on the surface level, however, which means that as you age you’ll have to do more than exfoliate to maintain a fresh, dewy complexion.
Sun Damage
The main culprit of most skin woes in your 40s and 50s is photoaging. Photoaging is damage to the skin caused by exposure to sunlight and ultraviolet light, and it’s responsible for 90% of the visible changes you see in your skin as you age! Photoaging is a direct result of the sun exposure you’ve accumulated throughout your life, and usually needs aesthetic treatment intervention to resolve.
The good news is that all the signs mentioned above can be slowed down and even reversed with proper care and treatment. Even small lifestyle changes can make a big difference if practiced diligently. Good skin care and the right aesthetic treatments can make sure you look great well into your 40s and 50s—maybe even better than you ever did.
Healthy Habits
It’s never too late to incorporate exercise, a good diet, and enough sleep into your lifestyle. It’s impossible to underestimate how important these things are, not just for your appearance, but for your overall health. Our blog is an excellent resource; here, you’ll find our top tips on diet and exercise, how to de-stress, and what to do if you’ve overindulged. These lifestyle changes will help support the results of any aesthetic treatments you opt for in your anti-aging strategy.
Skin Care
A daily skin care routine is vital at all ages. In your 40s and 50s, you’ll want to give your skin extra care and attention. If you haven’t already, start using products that combat the four common concerns mentioned above: sagging skin, fine lines and wrinkles, dullness, and sun damage. Tried and true skin care heroes like hyaluronic acid to treat dryness, Vitamin C to help brighten dark spots, and anti-aging retinol are your best bets for daily use.
Aesthetic Treatments
While topical skin care is great for maintaining your skin's overall health and appearance, if you want to actively reverse and prevent signs of aging, aesthetic treatments are the only scientifically proven way to act on the visible signs of aging in a lasting way. The earlier you start, the better— doing gentle, consistent treatments in your 40s will set you up for much more youthful-looking skin in your 50s. It will also minimize the need for more invasive procedures later on.
When it comes to aesthetic treatments, you have a lot of options to address the four main concerns of sagging skin, wrinkles, dullness, and sun damage. Or, you could address all four at once in one powerful treatment. TriBella™ facial rejuvenation treatments do just that, combining the latest in advanced anti-aging technologies into one, non-invasive solution. To begin with, a high-intensity photofacial treatment uses Intense Pulsed Light to target the signs of sun damage, fading sunspots, and improving skin’s tone by reducing discoloration. Next, the anti-aging treatment sends energy deep into the skin’s layers to promote collagen and elastin production, diminishing fine lines and wrinkles and improving skin’s firmness and elasticity. Lastly, a skin resurfacing treatment smoothes uneven skin texture, restoring your skin’s fresh, youthful glow. By combining three unique procedures into one complete skin renewal treatment, the TriBella™ treatment gives highly visible results quickly, and with no downtime. With regular sessions, your skin will stay looking youthful for a lifetime.
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Venus Bliss™ is cleared by the FDA and licensed by Health Canada for non-invasive lipolysis of the abdomen and flanks in individuals with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or less, with the diode laser applicators. The (MP)2 applicator is cleared by the FDA for temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite, and licensed by Health Canada for temporary increase of skin tightening, temporary circumferential reduction, and temporary cellulite reduction. Venus Bliss™ has CE Mark as a non-invasive medical aesthetic device enabling a comprehensive approach leading to body contouring, addressing fat reduction, skin tightening, circumference reduction, and cellulite reduction.
Venus Versa™ is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and has CE Mark as a multi-application device intended to be used in aesthetic and cosmetic procedures. The SR515 and SR580 applicators are cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and have CE Mark for the treatment of benign pigmented epidermal and cutaneous lesions and treatment of benign cutaneous vascular lesions. The HR650/HR650XL and HR690/HR690XL applicators are cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and have CE Mark for the removal of unwanted hair and to effect stable long-term or permanent hair reduction for Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The AC Dual applicator is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and has CE Mark for the treatment of acne vulgaris. The DiamondPolar™ and OctiPolar™ applicators on the Venus Versa™ system are cleared by the FDA for non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides on females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The DiamondPolar™ applicator is licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides on females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The OctiPolar™ applicator on the Venus Versa™ system is licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for temporary body contouring via skin tightening, circumferential reduction, and cellulite reduction. The NanoFractional RF™ (Viva) applicator is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and has CE Mark for dermatological procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin.
NeoGraft® is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark with indication for use in suction-assisted follicular extraction and re-implantation. It is an auto-graft system and can be used on both male and female patients.
ARTAS iX™ is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark with indication for use for harvesting hair follicles from the scalp in men diagnosed with androgenic alopecia (male pattern hair loss) who have black or brown straight hair. ARTAS iX™ is intended to assist physicians in identifying and extracting hair follicular units from the scalp during hair transplantation; creating recipient sites; and implanting harvested hair follicles.
Venus Legacy™ is cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV with the OctiPolar™ and DiamondPolar™ applicators, and temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite with the 4D Body (LB2) and 4D Face (LF2) applicators. It is licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for the temporary increase of skin tightening, temporary circumferential reduction, temporary cellulite reduction, and temporary wrinkle reduction.
Venus Velocity™ is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for hair removal, permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types.
Venus Fiore™ received regulatory approval in Israel for aesthetic and functional treatment of the vagina, labia and mons pubis. Venus Fiore™ is available for sale in India, Hong Kong, and other selected Asian countries.
Venus Viva™ is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and has CE Mark for dermatological procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin. The DiamondPolar™ applicator is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for the treatment of moderate to severe wrinkles and rhytides in Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV.
Venus Freeze Plus™ is cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. It is licensed by Health Canada for temporary skin tightening, and temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite on the abdomen and flanks, using the DiamondPolar™ and OctiPolar™ applicators. The DiamondPolar™ applicator on Venus Freeze Plus™ has CE Mark for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides, and the increase of skin tightening, temporary circumferential reduction, and cellulite reduction with the OctiPolar™ applicator.
Venus Heal™ is licensed by Health Canada and can be used for the treatment of both acute and chronic disorders of the musculoskeletal system, such as muscle spasms, back pain, and soft tissue injuries, and results in effects such as pain relief, myorelaxation, increase of local blood circulation, and edema reduction. In the U.S., Venus Heal™ is cleared by the FDA for the relief of minor muscle aches and pain, relief of muscle spasm, and temporary improvement of local blood circulation. These indications enable the treatment of certain soft tissue injuries and conditions.
Venus Glow™ is cleared by the FDA as a Class I motorized dermabrasion device. It provides a dermal rejuvenation treatment that works to open up and deep-clean pores. Venus Concept is the exclusive distributor for Venus Glow™.
Venus Epileve™ is licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for hair removal, permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types. Venus Epileve™ is also CE-Marked for hirsutism.
Venus Freeze™ is cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. It is licensed by Health Canada for temporary skin tightening, and temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite on the abdomen and flanks, using the DiamondPolar™ and OctiPolar™ applicators. The DiamondPolar™ applicator on Venus Freeze™ has CE Mark for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides, and the increase of skin tightening, temporary circumferential reduction, and cellulite reduction with the OctiPolar™ applicator.
Venus Swan™ is cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides, and licensed by Health Canada for the non-invasive treatment of cellulite reduction, skin tightening, and temporary reduction in the appearance of stretch marks.
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