Preserving skin health and youth starts with collagen.
The best way to consistently improve the levels of collagen your body stores is to look at it in a holistic way and approach this with a combination of products and treatments which are all designed to boost the levels of collagen within your body.
First off, before we delve in too deep though, I know I talk about collagen a lot - but I thought it would be worthwhile recapping on exactly what collagen is and the role it plays in your skin's health and appearance.
Collagen forms a scaffold that provides strength and structure within the body. It is an essential component of connective tissue and plays a crucial role in holding the body’s cells together. It also provides strength and elasticity to the skin.
It comprises 90% of the skin's dry weight - making it the most abundant protein present in the body - its individual contribution to skin youth and overall health is significant.
As collagen forms such a large part of your skin's composition, it's only natural that we focus on encouraging its production, maintaining stores and decreasing the loss of this vital protein within your body.
Now on to 'collagen banking'.
This is an emerging concept which is based upon the building up and maintenance of collagen stores within your body - therefore slowing down the signs of ageing and helping your skin maintain its youthful appearance and health for longer.
Sadly for those of us who have, are or will face the menopause - this life stage is pivotal for our collagen stores - with our levels steeply declining from peri- to post-menopause phases.
This is where the collagen banking concept really comes to the fore. Most effective in pre-menopause before our stores start to deplete at speed, there are many treatments and products which can be built into an ongoing skin plan which will significantly help in the maintenance of those stores within your body.
So what does collagen banking look like?
As with any skin journey, it begins with a consultation - an opportunity for me to delve deep into your skin's health. This would include a diagnostic skin analysis using the Observ520 - this allows me to see deep into the many layers of your skin and analyse its overall health.
In addition, we will discuss your lifestyle in general - nutrition, and any supplements you might take, physical health and much more.
This provides me with a basis for treatment and product prescription.
Moving on from this, your skin plan will likely comprise a combination of both treatments and skincare products to help you in generating and maintaining collagen levels.
Skincare
Addressing skin quality is key before we move on to any treatments. This is to ensure both efficacy and longevity of treatment results.
With the goal of biostimulation and anti-ageing, topical retinoids and vitamin C preparations remain to be the most studied and effective active ingredients.
Through my partnership with GetHarley I am able to draw upon any incredible range of retinoids and vitamin C products - allowing me to prescribe those which are best suited to your skin. Their intuitive and user-friendly customer portal allows you to order and receive your products with ease and their aftercare is fantastic - meaning you'll remain fully-informed and begin to see your results as quickly as possible.
Treatments
Once your skin quality is optimal, we can then begin looking at treatments which are designed to boost the collagen levels within your body:
Microneedling, also referred to as 'precutaneous collagen induction' is a minimally-invasive treatment delivered through the SkinPen Precision System - the only class II, FDA-approved microneedling device on the market.
The SkinPen microneedling device causes controlled micro-injuries that stimulate the body's natural healing process. Micro-injuries stimulate the release of cytokines and growth factors that lead to remodelling of collagen and elastin.
To further enhance your microneedling treatment - the option of a targeted mesotherapy serum is available to be applied post-needling.
Injectables such Profhilo are fantastic when it comes to bioremodelling and biostimulation. Profhilo goes beyond hydrating the skin - it remodels the tissues through fibroblast activation - increasing collagen and elastin production - therefore boosting and maintaining your youthful, healthy skin appearance.
This treatment is also incredibly beneficial when combined with microneedling - further enhancing both the immediate results and the longevity of these results.
If you're noticing that your skin is beginning to lose its natural glow - please get in touch to arrange your skin consultation and we can look at an ongoing skin plan that will not only help you restore your collagen, but give it a much needed boost and maintain this well into your future.
Alternatively, please feel free to book your skin consultation online and I'll very much look forward to meeting you.
Rosy xx
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