Super-Charge Your SkinPen Microneedling With Growth Factors by AnteAGE MD

If you love your Skinpen treatment but want to really enhance it and get even better results than you had before, now is the time to add in the AnteAGE growth factors! You will see an immediate benefit with less downtime after your treatment so you can go back to your normal routine by the morning after. At around the week mark your skin will have a really nice glow and a freshness to it, will become plumper and you will just feel like your skin is more filtered when you have no make-up.

WHAT ARE ANTEAGE MD?

Growth factors are naturally occurring proteins in the body that facilitate wound healing and regeneration. They are used in medical aesthetics to boost skin renewal results and reduce clinical downtime. Anteage MD are the latest growth factor products that are available here in the UK and they are made in the States in California. They are the only brand who make all their growth factor products on site.

THE SCIENCE

AnteAGE growth factors are created from the human bone marrow stem cell tissue. These growth factors are bioidentical and they are re-replicated in the same way that human insulin is made for diabetic patients. This is called recombinant technology. This is the gold standard for tissue sourcing to generate growth factors for bottled productions. They are potent and anti-inflammatory to ensure that wound healing occurs sufficiently and quickly, but allowing a full wound healing cycle to occur enabling your skin to get maximum anti-ageing benefits.

WHY ADD IN ANTEAGE TO YOUR SKINPEN TREATMENTS?

• When you microneedle with stem cell growth factors, you can see great results in minimising crow's feet, glabellar lines (11's) and forehead lines.

• This is due to the collagen stimulating effect of the microchannels the needles create, as well as the optimized cell communicaton that occurs due to the growth factor proteins.

• You will recover much faster (40 to 50%) less downtime and skin health results will be seen quicker.

• You will have more benefits such as improvement in lines and wrinkles further beyond what you would’ve achieved with Skinpen alone.

• You will also have improvement in brightness in colour of the skin texture and in the firmness of the skin.

Your growth factor post micro-needling home care kit can be utilised on its own or you can incorporate it with the current products you are already using to maximise your home care; aiding skin health results.

THE MEDISHED PROCESS

Topical annathestic is used to numb up your skin initially. The growth factors will then be applied and I will micro-needle with the Skinpen. This will follow with another layer of growth factors. Included with the treatment is a stem cell aftercare kit which contains a weeks worth of home care products to ensure that you recover quickly with all the growth factor goodness that you need going onto your skin:)

The kit contains three products that you’re going to use over the next week. These include your hyaluronic acid, serum 1 and accelerator 2 of the skin duo set. Immediately after your treatment your going to apply your hyaluronic acid as and when needed for the first 24 hours. Then you will use the serum and accelerator twice a day for the next 7 days. Pool both products in your hand and apply am/pm across your whole face. Ensure that in the daytime you are wearing your SPF!

With Love,

Dil x

Peri/Menupausal Skin - Aesthetic Trends... What Treatments Are Actually Worth It?

So what are the aesthetic trends for 2022 for patients around peri/post menopause which are actually worth it? I get many questions in clinic so I thought I'd put some of my answers down into a blog for some easy reading with the relevant links for more information!

In my opinion, patients’ desire to achieve skin health will continue to be a huge trend in 2022. The skin health focus is here to stay, partly due to a greater awareness of the fantastic range of treatments available to transform a patient’s skin. Healthy glowing skin is here to stay so visiting an expert to access topical actives is a great investment alongside your skin health injectables like Profhilo and radio frequency such as the Evoke treatment for skin tightening.

If you want to make a resolution on skin maintenance, what should it be and why?

Be consistent with a medical grade skincare routine. Achieving optimum skin health takes time and commitment. Be sure to include Vitamin A,B,C and SPF in your daily regime. Its important to take advice so you can have a tailor made program that is customised to you. https://www.drdil.co.uk/skincare.

With regards to skincare ,The Obagi Nuderm system is fantastic for a transformational skin health result in the comfort of your own home. Consultation is essential to access these products. https://www.drdil.co.uk/obagi

If you want something non-invasive but effective, what's worth trying in 2022?

Radio frequency in aesthetic medicine has gained popularity due to its skin tightening and collagen stimulating benefits.  Evoke is a game changing device that is hands, comfortable and contours the lower face and chin. https://www.drdil.co.uk/evoke

This treatment is great for patients who have started to see the signs of ageing but are not ready for a more invasive non surgical treatment or other surgical intervention. It can also be used as an add-on for patients already having tweakments as no other treatment, such as injectables, will be as good without skin tightening. Radio frequency is the holy grail for skin tightening so it’s excellent for people seeing signs of skin laxity. Evoke is developed to help with jowl and chin fat reduction while remodelling the skin. It therefore lifts the skin and defines the lower face giving an elevating effect. Who doesn’t want a tighter lower face and contoured jawline:))

What skin resolutions are worth trying to stick to - not just for 2022 but always for mature skin specific?

So a daily SPF is a must to protect the skin against harmful UVA/UVB and HEV that can cause premature ageing. In my opinion vitamin A is the holy grail for anti-ageing as well. Harmonal changes in mature skin can cause skin issues. Vitamin A reduces and prevents the appearance of fine lines, boosts collagen production, improves skin tone/texture and helps to clear breakouts.

What is and isn't essential for mature skin? Especially in Jan/Feb winter months?

The cold weather outside coupled with heated homes inside can dry out mature skin. Preparing the skin with a gentle cleanser that’s cleaning the skin without over stressing the skin barrier is essential. Secondly, rehydrating the skin with a good moisturiser puts lipids back into the skin, so at this time of year, replace light moisturisers with something richer and more intense. A particular favourite of mine is Obagi Hydrate Lux. https://www.drdil.co.uk/obagi

Alongside this, exfoliating 2/3 times a week will ensure the dead skin is removed so skin looks fresh and bright whilst allowing actives to penetrate deeper.

Winter is a good opportunity to strip back your skincare routine to the essentials. A good moisturiser, SPF, retinoid, an antioxidant (Vit C) and an exfoliator. Toners, eye creams are fantastic, but if your on a budget they are not essential in my opinion.

Can you explain a good routine for mature skin and why?

As we get older, our skins becomes thinner as collagen stores reduce. Mature skin is even more prone to sun damage so the most important element of any routine is the daily application of SPF, even in the winter months!

The key factor in achieving skin health is keeping in touch with your aesthetic practitioner. They will advise you what treatments are best for you and create you a bespoke treatment plan.

Radio frequency with Evoke triggers collagen production which is a protein that naturally diminishes as we age. So with this treatment it's about the long term. Results keep getting better within 3-6 months after the course of treatments. Evoke is all about long-term results as we are gradually creating new collagen which contributes to skin tightening.  The hope is, after a course of treatments, all you will need is maintenance. https://www.drdil.co.uk/evoke

You can also continue with your other skin treatments like micro needling with Skinpen and Profhilo (dubbed the ‘injectable moisturiser’) as your results will be amplified. So in summary combination treatments are best as we need need a multi pronged approach to achieve aesthetic goals in mature skin.

https://www.drdil.co.uk/profhilo

https://www.drdil.co.uk/microneedling

What are some non-scary options for healthy, younger skin that won't intimidate a mature audience?

A bespoke skincare routine prescribed by an expert is a great place to start my advice is to be consistent and patient… results will come!

A course of Evoke treatments are great for the mature patients. From a patient’s point of view it’s a very comfortable and relaxing treatment. They can relax while getting the treatment done as it feels like a hot stone massage, hence stimulating collagen production in your face with no pain! As we age our face changes and gets heavier in the jowl area. The design of Evoke is very specific as it has two different applicators, one that targets the jowls and cheeks and the other one that targets the chin area. https://www.drdil.co.uk/evoke

Profhilo is a stabilised form of the miracle hydrating molecule; hyaluronic acid. When injected, it stimulates the skin’s natural synthesis of collagen for plumped and firmed up skin. It’s a great treatment especially for mature skin and for patients nervous about aesthetic treatments as there is very little downtime but gives you glowing hydrated skin. https://www.drdil.co.uk/profhilo

What hype can everyone ignore for 2022 around mature skin?

I would say that expensive facial oils are a hype that people can ignore.. mature skin doesn’t need oil on the surface of the skin … It need to be hydrated from within with bespoke aesthetic treatments; medical grade skincare and Profhilo https://www.drdil.co.uk/skincare

I hope you've found this informative!

With Love,

Dil x

Radiofrequency Skin Tightening With Evoke... Q And A!

EVOKE is a game changing device that is hands free and comfortable which contours the face with radio frequency for skin tightening. When we are young our faces will look like an upward triangle , as we age we begin to see signs of gravity as the lower ⅓ of our face becomes heavier in the jowls and sub-mental (under the chin) areas. The middle ⅓ of our face also looses volume and we can experience gravitational and skeletal changes. Luckily there some options here at the Medished that can help you feel and look your best!

WHAT IS RADIOFREQUENCY?

Radiofrequency has been around for a 100 years in medicine and it works predictably. Its use in aesthetic medicine has gained popularity due to skin tightening benefits and collagen production. Evoke uses bipolar electromagnetic currents that travels through tissue. As it does, it generates heat through resistance. It can used on any skintype/tone/colour, unlike lasers, which is great as there won't be any pigmentation issues for patients. Radiofrequency improves skin laxity through controlled heat stimulating increased collagen production and reorganisation of elastin and neo collagenesis (new collagen).

WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM THIS TREATMENT?

This treatment is great for a group of patients that have started to see the signs of ageing but are not ready for more invasive non surgical treatment or other surgical intervention. It can also be used as an add on on patients already having tweakments as no other treatment such as injectables will be as good with skin tightening. Radiofrequency is the holy grail for skin tightening so its excellent for people seeing signs skin laxity. Evoke is developed to help with jowl and sub-mental fat reduction while remodelling the skin. It therefore lifts the skin and defines the lower face giving an elevating effect.

WHAT MAKES EVOKE DIFFERENT TO OTHER DEVICES?

This technology supersedes other devices as Evoke has control over the energy being delivered with the use of artificial intelligence. This gives the device more control, makes it more safe and most importantly, the ability to deliver more uniform and bulk heating of the facial tissue which is key to its effectiveness. There is also a safety button which the patient has in hand too, allowing you to pause the treatment if needed.

From a patient’s point of view it’s a very comfortable and relaxing treatment, you can work on your laptop or read a book while getting the treatment and take some time out of our busy fast paced life whilst stimulating collagen production in your face!

If we treat your skin with a lower temperature , that will allow me to treat for a longer period of time allowing more collagen synthesis. Evoke will be then stimulating your fibroblast cells to reproduce. EVOKE technology utilises the advantage of time over tissue with heat stimulation to lead to better results.

Now as we age our face changes and gets heavier in the jowl area. The design of Evoke is very specific as it has two different applicators, one that targets the jowls and cheeks and the other one that targets the submental area.

EVOKE is really giving patients treatment in the most valuable areas where patients will notice the most impact.

There are four electrodes on each cheek applicator and two on the chin applicator, allowing the radiofrequency energy to move in between therefore mimicking what you would be getting from a therapist, however in a more controlled and uniform manner.

WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT PROTOCOLS?

With evoke we can FULLY customise your treatment plan according to YOUR face. Consultation is key. With some patients we can do a 15 minute treatment on the cheek and a 15 minute on the chin area for 6 sessions a week apart. For others we can do longer sessions like 30 mins cheek and 30 mins chin for 3 sessions every 2 weeks. It all really depends on your starting point and long term goals. It's a great option for positive ageing.

Evoke aims to get your skin temperature to around 42-43°C, and once reached it keeps the temperature very consistent. The experience is like a hot stone massage on your face.. so very relaxing! Collagen is a protein so takes time to form; results can be seen at 3 months and one session every 3/6 months are needed to maintain results. As with any non surgical aesthetic treatment we don't guarantee results as each patient will react slightly differently but the technology is certainly able to deliver highly effective radiofrequency for skin tightening. Most patients with realistic expectations will be happy after a course of treatments.

DOES IT WORK ON FAT REDUCTION?

Yes Evoke works on fat reduction by reducing the size of the fat cells, It mobilises the fatty acids in the cells therefore reducing them in size.

In my opinion the end goal for the patient is to look and feel better after treatment. Radio-frequency actually does a number of things biologically in synergy. The thermal energy of EVOKE does remodel soft tissue by tightening skin, increasing collagen and remodelling fat. I wouldn’t use it as a fat destruction treatment however, as I believe that fat cells are healthy and provide a great support for the skin/dermis.. but more to remodel the jowls so it may look like you have less fat, but actually it's tightened your skin. Patients wanting subsequent filler injections will need less product which is a bonus. You can also continue with your other skin health treatments like micro needling with Skinpen and profhilo as your results will be amplified.

HOW LONG WILL THE RESULTS LAST?

The important take home message is that radiofrequency is very safe for patients. How long results last is a very common question from patients with any aesthetic procedure. I can tell you that EVOKE is developing your collagen which is a protein that naturally diminishes as we age. So, with this treatment it's about the long game. Results keep getting within 3-6 months after the course. EVOKE is all about long-term results as we are gradually creating new collagen which contributes to skin tightening... the hope is, after a course of treatments all you will need is maintenance. Maintenance can be a one off treatment every 3-6 months or another course depending on your goals but it is patient dependant:).

Look good, feel your best. Enjoy wellness at The Medished!

With love,

Dil x