Hand Regeneration

Hand rejuvenating: The hands are of the first areas where we detect the symptoms of ageing since they are also one of the areas being heavily subject to the effects of the sun. Especially when face lifting etc. operations are performed targeting the rejuvenation of the face, the aged condition of the hands happens to be much more apparent. The most common symptom of the hand ageing is the dark coloured spots. The loss of the lipid layer is also a factor for the bony image of the hands. The hand rejuvenation treatments terminate such visible symptoms of the ageing of hands and help to obtain a younger image. These applications make the persons, who worry about the image of their hands, feel less anxious about the problem and enable them to have young and softer hands. There are several methods selectable for the treatment of hands. A method may be applied individually or may be combined with other methods for successful results. The most common treatments among these are chemical peeling, microdermabrasion, sclerotherapy, lipid or tissue injection and laser applications.

Chemical peeling: Chemical peeling is performed for the treatment and correction of the skin via applying chemical solution to the skin to obtain peeling on the upper layer of the same. The chemical peeling operation is classified as surface, medium and deep depending on the level of its depth. The surface and medium depth chemical applications are more general. Laser peeling or dermabrasion methods are preferred instead of deep chemical peeling. The applicability of the chemical peeling in office conditions, as not requiring operating room conditions, increases its popularity. The sun protection lotion and humidifier shall be used after the chemical peeling treatment and between the treatment sessions.

The recently developed ONLY TOUCH peeling method is particularly successful for the hand pigmentation and ceratose treatment that tend to increase after the summer season. ONLY TOUCH is the most effective TCA peeling method where its side effects are lessened and effectiveness is increased thanks to the supporting additives within.

Restylane vital: Our hands wear and dry very fast due to the external factors and the effects of the sun. We should start to protect our hands at very early ages. Hyaluronic acid on the other hand is a substance which naturally is present in human body. This substance holds the water and electrolytes for to humidify the skin and thus, provides the skin to be tense and fresh.

In time, the production of hyaluronic acid in our body lessens and our skin loses elasticity and freshness. The Vital application shall restore such losses to our skin. It is one of the simple application for the hands. No preliminary tests are required and the application is completed within 5-10 minutes. Its effects continue for about 6-8 months in average.

Microdermabrasion: Microdermabrasion is a method including spraying the crystal particles to the skin surface using a specially developed system, peeling the problematic layer of the skin generating a strong friction effect and, finally, removing such peeled dead skin and particles from the surface using a vacuum method. Microdermabrasion peels the epidermis layer of the skin on the surface and gradually. Thus, the pigmentation spots, scars, wrinkles etc. problems disappear thanks to such peeling but of course depending on the severity of the problem. The blood circulation increases whilst the application of this procedure and accordingly such increased cell renewal activity results in fresh, active and a flat skin to come out. Even though no problem exists on the skin surface, application of microdermabrasion every year as a standard cure delays the ageing of the skin in a therapeutic manner.

Sclerotherapy: Sclerotherapy is a method for the treatment of the venous image of hands. A thin needle enters in the vein and injects a tiny amount of vein terminator substances. These concentrated solutions damage the inner membrane of the vein and cause the vein to be closed. The closed vein then shall be absorbed by the body and accordingly terminated.

Lipid (tissue) injection Since the tissues weaken and decrease in time, the lipid tissue under the hand skin melt and cause the bony structures to be more apparent than the skin. Depending on the ageing, there happens decrease of the collagen fibres of the tissues and lipid tissue amounts; and comes the thinning, loosening and hanging down of the skin as a result. This is valid for the hand skin as well as any area of the body. This synthetic readymade filling material including hyaluronic acid may fill such empty zones. Once this filling material is injected to the skin, volumes are given to the wrinkled zones and the lines are corrected. It is generally the selection of the patients who prefer to obtain a young and soft image without undergoing an operation.

The lipid or tissue taken from any part of the body, via a very simple method, may be injected to the empty areas after processed under special methods. This procedure is applied under local anaesthesia requires only the limitation of extreme activation of the hands for 2-3 days. About 50% of the injected lipid happens to be permanent. I spot the most visible results in this method when compared to the other methods indeed. It is a very usable method for anyone who feels ageing in his/her hands. Also cell transfer, which triggers the collagen production, happens to be performed together with the lipid and tissue transfer.

After the application; the visible vein, bone and tendon structures together with loose hand skin happen to disappear significantly and we reach to a young and tense hand image.

Laser applications: The skin renewal with laser is a new method however it has been quickly developed and has been a widely preferred treatment. The suitable laser device is used under computer control for the purposes of removing the wrinkles and refreshing the skin. A thin layer from the up most area is removed for straightening the skin and a special technique is applied for tensing collagen tissue and removing the wrinkles. After the treatment we have young cells with high capability of water retaining. Thus, the skin gains freshness and becomes tenser. Generally CO2 or Erbium laser is used through this treatment.

Cosmetic products: Without interfering with all the aforementioned stages, other actions may be present for the hand beauty. Many products are being sold on the market in relation with the prevention of wrinkling of the hand skin and against the existence of spots on the hand skin. Please prefer to use the soaps that include humidifier or cream when cleaning your hands. If you feel dryness after you wash your hands, apply a massage using a humidifier cream. In parallel, it is an important requirement to humidify hands under sun and adverse weather conditions for the care of the hands. You may use natural products or the products of the cosmetic brands for care and humidifying. If the skin of your hand tends to harden then you may use AHA including products to overcome such problem. You should use care products including vitamin A, C, E and retinol for to prevent the occurrence of the stains/spots. While we prefer high protection factor sun lotions on our face and body, for sure we should not disregard our hands.

We shall not forget to direct the care and importance to our hands as well as to our face and body. We should start the protective treatments at early ages.