Aesthetics in Your 40s
They say your forties are the new thirties, and while that may be true in some cases, unfortunately when it comes to your skin, it is not so easy to turn back the clock. From crow’s feet to smile lines and saggy jowls, signs of aging begin to get etched onto your face in your forties. The good news? The MAC in Edmond, Oklahoma offers plenty of aesthetic treatments for men and women in their forties that can restore your skin's youthfulness and vitality.
WRINKLES, SKIN LAXITY & LOSS OF FIRMNESS
Your forties is when signs of aging become more prominent – this starts in your thirties and may worsen over time without proper maintenance. As you reach your forties, your cell renewal and the skins life cycle start to slow down. This could mean an increase in discolouration, pigmentation, or uneven skin tone. However, one of the major changes is with the firmness of your skin. Collagen keeps your face looking plump and provides structure to the skin. As you get older, your body loses collagen and elastin, and the skin starts to sag. Not only does this lead to wrinkles and jowls, but if you lose weight, it will be difficult for the skin to snap back into place again and you can be left with loose skin.
These changes to your skin may seem scary and irreversible, but there is one benefit you have in your forties – these signs of aging have not had enough time to leave a lasting impact on your skin. With cosmetic intervention, they can ultimately be reversed.
SUN EXPOSURE
Years of sun exposure can also lead to a need for not only aesthetic treatments in your forties, but also proper skincare. The sun is proven to be responsible for 80% of facial aging, and can lead to wrinkles, pigmentation, and sun spots. Now more than ever, identifying the best sunscreen is essential.
Body Changes
Age is associated with body composition changes that have an important impact on health. The trend is to develop an increase in upper and central body fat deposition. Therefore, many of the typical stubborn pockets of fat that concern patients become apparent as they age into their 40’s. It can be disheartening when fat deposits refuse to respond to proper diet and conscientious exercise.
Popular Aesthetic Procedures in Your 40s
Morpheus8
This advanced treatment combines radiofrequency with microneedling to stimulate collagen proliferation and prompt tissue remodeling, resulting in the thickening and tightening of skin.
Chemical Peels
Chemical peels increase skin tightening, brighten skin tone, and improve overall skin tone and texture.
laser hair removal
Available just about anywhere on the body, laser hair removal targets and eliminates hair follicles over a series a treatments.
neurotoxin injections
Treatments such as Jeuveau and Dysport treat fine lines and wrinkles most commonly in forehead lines, glabella lines, crow’s feet.
DERMAL FILLERS
Facial fillers such as Juvederm, Restylane, Sculptra, and Revanesse Versa+ can minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles that become more apparent in the nasolabial folds, marionette grooves, lips, infraorbital/cheek, chin and jawline, and the temporal region.
Kybella Treatment
Kybella is an in-office treatment used for the reduction in fullness under the chin commonly referred to as a “double chin”. Kybella is a great non-invasive option for improvement of the double chin area and improving the jaw/chin area.
Popular Body Contouring Procedures in Your 40s
Micro Lipo WITH BODYTITE
An in-office, outpatient procedure that removes excess fat in specific areas of the body and tightens the skin at the same time, resulting in immediate weight loss and a tighter, more toned region. This is also a great treatment for the reduction of extra skin and skin laxity of the abdominal area due to pregnancy and/or weight loss/gain.
MORPHEUS BODY
This minimally invasive procedure combines the effectiveness of microneedling with radiofrequency energy to remodel the adipose layer, which previously was not achievable. The microneedles penetrate into the subdermal layer—up to 8 mm, making it an effective tool to use virtually anywhere on the body—where a pulse of radiofrequency (RF) energy radiates through the adipose layer. Adipose tissue is smoothed out and reduced, and the micro injuries caused by the needles induce collagen production, tightening the skin and prompting the body’s healing response to kick in. Your treatment area appears smoother, tighter, and younger with a more pleasing silhouette.