If anyone has experience with any of these, please post them, as I am new to all of these (though I’ve seen people talking about LED and red light therapy).
Regarding IPL - I found this:
Some data on IPL and its uses and costs:
An IPL device works by delivering an arc of light energy that penetrates all levels of the skin, without harming the surface (the epidermis), so there’s little to no downtime afterward.
This light treatment can be performed on the face, hands, neck, chest, and legs. The size of the head of the IPL device is usually larger than most laser spot sizes, which allows for rapid treatment of large body areas.
Most people need a series of IPL photofacial treatments to see optimal results. They’re typically performed three to four weeks apart
I had IPL treatment for hands to remove mild sun damage. It works very well, a little painful. Spots become darker at first and then fade in 1-2 weeks. I had only one treatment and it was enough for my goal. Never used it on face (don’t have sun damage on my face).
Just read this - with many on here using metformin or acarbose - Diabetes Type 2 related drugs. Here are ones we might not want to use if we want to have a youthful appearance. The drugs Ozempic and Wegovy that contain semaglutide and tirzepatide.
Sun protection is the number number number one thing you can do. It’s much more effective to prevent UV damage than reverse it. And most skin aging is UV damage, not intrinsic aging, though that does start to happen.
But you can see this very clearly in people are 70+ and have basically perfect skin in areas that clothes covered their whole life, but extremely damaged skin in the head and arms. Sure there is some loss of elasticity but it is nothing compared to what the UV damage does.
@LaraPo i have the meso gun from AliExpress but am not sure what to inject and don’t want to get it wrong. Perfectly comfortable with regular Dr Pen microneedling which I do now and then and works well. Can you tell me more about CytoCare 532 or what else can be injected for best results?
Any product for mesotherapy can be injected with the gun you have and there are many products on the market. It’s not possible though to buy any products in the US unless you are a licensed professional. I buy from a cyber pharmacy located in Monte Carlo. I have been using them for years and find them reliable. I used CytoCare by Revitacare, Cellbooster Lift by Suisselle, and Mesohyal by Mesoestetic. I never used injection gun for the reason that it’s hard to use on yourself (heavy and handle is long). It’s designed to be used on somebody else. I inject manually, using 3-5cc syringes for better control and different techniques. Mesogun doesn’t allow linear injections. Linear injections can be done only manually.
This paper only discussed the effects of sudden weight loss. If you lose weight quickly, it is reflected in your skin, no matter what was the reason. I am not defending any weigh lose drugs (for me it is always gym more, eat less in this regard), just stating no specific mechanism was described apart from fast weight lose. So anything making sudden weight fluctuations will do the same.
PS Sorry, I should have linked it to the previous comment. It was about ozempic.
For me sculptra is a bit like a song of the past for those really into the skin-care. I know it is still popular in some places but alternatives win. Too big risk of skin unevenness, too much effort in everyday massages.I think it was taken over by Radiesse and other collagen stimulators. But the real hype at the moment are skin boosters with HA which is not cross linked. They do not act as fillers but flood the skin with hydration and stimulate collagen production. Teosyal Redensity, Profhilo, Seventy Hyal, Jaulpro, Nucleofill to name just a few. The procedure is simple, the results are great. People born nowadays will never have old faces…
Thanks for posting - I’m not familiar with most of these, so here are some links for people like me:
If anyone has any experience with any of these therapies, please post (positive or negative).
From a cursory reading… it seems like like radiesse (unlike some of the others) may be just a hyaluronic filler, as is commonly used by women in some demographics. It seems to my untrained perspective that there is a bit of a difference between the “bioactive” products that work to stimulate your own collogen, etc., vs. just injecting replacement filler of volume lost (or volume desired). Perhaps some more educated / dermatologists, etc. comment on this difference, if it indeed exists. It seems that some of these products are only available in Europe, or other area (not necessarily in the US).
My bad, it was Ellanse, not Radiesse. Too many things on the market, easy to confuse them. I do have experience with Teosyal Redensity and Profhilo. They seem to work well. You cannot see huge differences after first use but after a series of two and then one treatment every 6 months or so to keep the effects you start to see your skin it more plump and glowy. Subjective as it may be. Teosyal is not as painful as Profhilo so I like it more. The second one stings like a bunch of mad hornets even after lidocaine (if not for long). I cannot say I see a difference in the effects of the two (but I had one on décolleté and the other one on face, so different type of challenges). I considered sculpra for a while in the past but someone I know had it done and ended up with not too beautiful lumps. So I let the idea slide.
Radiesse (filler for deeper injections) is an excellent product that produces immediate results. It’s not HA based. It contains calcium hydroxyapatite gel microspheres that are made up of ions of phosphate and calcium, which occur naturally in the human body. It lasts long.
One more thing some of you may want to check is callecim. These are cosmetics only, topical application but some interesting papers published about them.
I shrunk the skin on my stomach with kineseology tape while losing over 40kg. I wish I could do the same to my neck and face which now look saggy. I do use tape sometimes in places I can hide it like the back of my neck and sides of my face which my hairstyle covers. Shrinking the skin on my stomach took me over a year of wearing the tape however. Someone should develop an invisible and breathable kineseology tape that can be stretched to fit the contours of your face and neck and left on for a long time.
I did it myself. Used it only once. Excellent results, but it’s more painful than hyaluronic fillers. It also causes some temporary inflammation and not indicated for those with lower immune system.
Thanks for your response. I have injected my face with fillers before and am comfortable with that. So far I have only used MCT oil which gives a good result but doesn’t last long.