In today’s article, Prof Dr Morthy, the Course Director of International Institute of Wellness & Aesthetic Medicine will discuss various cosmetic treatment for people going through menopause.

Menopause brings in many changes to a woman’s life which may not only change their appearance physically but can also affect them mentally. Various Aesthetic treatments will help to rejuvenate and provide overall positive changes both physically and mentally.

 

Some menopause symptoms:

 

Various Aesthetic treatment during menopause

 

Women going through the menopause may start to notice fast progressing and rather drastic changes in their skin, such as dryness, more wrinkles, less elasticity and a tired saggy look with dull complexion. The decrease in ovarian activity, lower levels of B-Estradiol, and lack of oestrogen and progesterone can all lead to accelerated ageing of the skin.

Skin changes that accompany ageing lead many to seek treatments that restore a more youthful appearance.

Few Aesthetic treatments are discussed, including laser, chemical peels, microdermabrasion and PDO thread lifts. These interventions, often in combination, can achieve goals of patients seeking overall aesthetic rejuvenation.

 

Laser treatments

Not all laser and light therapies are safe for all skin tones. Generally speaking, those who fall above type IV on the Fitzpatrick Skin Phototype scale, the go-to measure of skin type for dermatologists, need to be careful when choosing a treatment.

When it comes to refining skin tone and texture, non-ablative picosecond and Q-switched lasers are the way to go for darker complexions and there have been some notable technological advances in the last decade.

Q-Switch Laser is a type of non-ablative laser that gives out laser beams in pulses per nanosecond, around 3-7 nanoseconds in length. When focused on a targeted area of the skin, the beams work to destroy the overproduced pigments into smaller particles. These particles are then absorbed by the body and later released by the immune system as waste.

The most commonly used Q-switch laser is the double-frequency NdYAG laser, which has two wavelengths – a longer wavelength of 1064 nm and a shorter wavelength of 532 nm. It is commonly used to treat various pigmentary disorders and for tattoo removal along with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, melasma, and acquired bilateral nevus of Ota-like macules with minimal downtime and no crust formation.

The pico or picosecond laser is a revolutionary laser technology due to its much-shortened pulse duration. Similarly, there are few pico lasers with wavelengths such as Ruby (694 nm), Alexandrite (755nm), and NdYAG at 1064 nm. The speed of the energy-charged light beams emitted by the Picosecond lasers is faster than nanosecond Q-switched lasers by almost 10 times – after the term Picoseconds. A picosecond is a unit of time – which is a trillionth of a second. The pulses of laser light are so quick, they are very effective at shattering unwanted pigmentation into smaller particles.

 

Chemical peeling

Even though considered obsolete when compared to lasers, chemical peeling is still a popular aesthetic treatment procedure to treat various skin issues such as acne scars, wrinkles caused by sun damage and aging, age spots, freckles dark patches along many others.

During this procedure, targeted cutaneous layers of the epidermis are chemically exfoliated with the help of a specific caustic agent that causes the rapid, predictable, and uniform thickness of exfoliation to a desired cutaneous depth, which in turn results in an overall improvement in the appearance of skin. The main aim of a chemical peel procedure is to remove a uniform thickness of the overall damaged and aged skin in a safe and controlled manner that subsequently allows for normal wound healing and skin rejuvenation to occur.

Chemical peels are classified by the depth of action into superficial, medium, and deep peels. The depth of the peel is correlated with clinical changes, with the greatest change achieved by deep peels. However, the depth is also associated with longer healing times and the potential for complications. It is very important for the aesthetic practitioner to be in control of the exfoliation and inflammation so as to minimize the various complications involved, such as scarring and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation along with few others.

 

Microdermabrasion

Microdermabrasion, which is also known as “power peel”, involves using tiny crystals that are sprayed on the skin, which helps treat superficial skin problems like fine lines, dull skin, brown spots, mild acne scars, age spots, and sun-damaged layers of skin.

Rather than a high-speed brush, microdermabrasion uses aluminum oxide crystals that are passed with the help of a vacuum tube in order to exfoliate the overall surface skin. Only the very superficial cells of the skin are removed, so no additional wound is created. Unlike dermabrasion, microdermabrasion causes no bleeding and requires minimal or almost no downtime.

When the tip of the handpiece is placed on the surface of the skin and the system is activated, the handpiece gently pulls the skin in. The power line projects the aluminum oxide crystals onto the skin surface through one opening. These abrade the skin surface and the used crystals along with the epidermal debris and grime are collected by the tubings of the suction system through another opening housed in the tip of the same handpiece; thus establishing a close circuit loop of continuous flow and collection simultaneously.

 

PDO thread lift

A PDO thread lift can be considered a revolutionary treatment in the world of aesthetics, but PDO threads themselves have been used safely for decades during surgical stitches. These threads are made up of polydioxanone (PDO) – a colorless, hypoallergenic, biocompatible synthetic polymer that is completely 100% absorbable and has been proven to be extremely safe for usage The polydioxanone threads are generally absorbed into the body within 6 – 8 months. The polydioxanone thread is available in a variety of lengths, shapes, and thicknesses. Their cogs are also placed in different directions such as- multidirectional, bidirectional, or spiral for various uses. There are also threads without cogs that help in just giving volumizing effects and reducing the overall facial lines & folds. They stimulate the fibroblasts for the overall increased production of collagen in the targeted area. Facial regions treated with this method generally include the eyebrows area, the cheeks, the jowls, and the neck. Small threads are inserted into the area of the face being treated. The barbs when inserted form a support structure that lifts the sagging tissue.

There are three main types of PDO threads that are used- mono, cog, and screw threads. Mono threads are smooth without barbs, mainly tighten the skin and provide a small amount of lift. They are usually used along with other thread types or they are anchored to a point on the face or the scalp. Cog threads tend to have barbs that hook onto the skin to provide support and lift the sagging tissues of the skin. Screw threads usually have one or two intertwined barbed threads around the needle to provide good volume restoration for sunken areas of the skin. They help to restore volume and improve the overall skin texture and elasticity by stimulating the production of collagen around the threads and their barbs resulting in the natural rejuvenation of the targeted area.

 

About IIWAM training

 

It is prudent that all Aesthetic practitioners undergo proper training in Aesthetic Medicine. The practitioner must balance between benefits & risks of the Aesthetic procedure and steps to mitigate complications if it occurs. At IIWAM, we call it understanding the procedure, the product, and the patient, and our trainers pay utmost attention to teaching the following subjects of various aesthetic treatment procedures under the Best Cosmetology Courses.

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About IIWAM Aesthetic Education

 

International Institute of Wellness & Aesthetic Medicine (IIWAM) is a private teaching institution that provides International Aesthetic Medical Certification program for Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Aestheticians, and Spa Owners. Prof Dr Morthy is the course director for the Institute, formerly known as Aesthetic Academy Asia (https://www.iiwam.ac/education).

The Institute is based in Malaysia and with academic affiliations from the Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia, India and Indonesia. With our insignia of “Be Certified, Be Recognized”, we develop knowledgeable, skilled, and confident aesthetic practitioners of international repute. IIWAM training Programs are a combination of Onsite Training, LIVE Online Webinars, and Online Learning. IIWAM Programs are assured by City & Guilds of London and certified by European International University, Paris. IIWAM is also a registered CPD Training provider with CPD Standards Office in the UK and by CPD Malaysian Medical Association.

IIWAM also offers Cosmetic Procedures and Stem Cell treatment at IIWAM Wellness Centre (https://www.iiwam.ac/wellness) that are safe, effective, and affordable.