At the age of 50+ in women, estrogen production is significantly reduced, which affects the condition of the skin. Facial rejuvenation after 50 years without surgery is possible with the help of cosmetic methods and competent home care.
Plastic surgery works wonders, but not all women can afford it. But competent skin care at home is available to everyone. The main thing is that it is regular and comprehensive.
Daily care plan:
- cleaning;
- tonification;
- moisturizing;
- nutrition.
2 times a week it is worth doing nourishing masks, as well as combining self-massage and gymnastics for the facial muscles.
The cosmetic set for skin care for women aged 50+ is the same as in previous years. But the composition of the funds should be different.
Need:
- get rid of skin-drying products - alkaline washing foams, creams containing alcohol;
- buy protective cosmetics to protect the skin from the negative effects of the sun, wind and frost;
- replace regular creams and tonics with anti-aging ones.
For cleansing and toning you need:
- washing foam or gel with a neutral pH;
- Scrub-gommage (used 1 time in 7-14 days depending on skin type);
- micellar water;
- tonic and alcohol.
It is useful to wipe the face with ice cubes - tones and refreshes the skin. It is advisable to use decoctions of chamomile, seedlings, linden to make ice.
For hydration and nourishment, use day and night cream. Separately, you should buy a cream for the skin of the eyelids, but for the neck you can use the same products as for the face. It is not necessary to buy an expensive cream, medium priced funds are also suitable.
Good anti-aging creams contain:
- AHA and BHA acids;
- vitamins (tocopherol, retinol);
- coenzyme Q10;
- peptide;
- hyaluronic acid;
- collagen.
You can buy ready-made masks or make your own. After 50 years, masks with oils, honey, fresh vegetables and fruits are useful. For tightening, home remedies with starch, gelatin and household protein are used.
Massage will help keep you young. Ideally, it should be done by an experienced beautician, but self-massage is not excluded.
An effective technique is plastic massage. Offers several types of impact - agitation, shock, vibration. The procedure starts with superficial effects, then proceeds to deep kneading.
Basic tricks:
- Ledhatimi. Slight stroke movements are performed in the direction of the less stretched lines (massage lines).
- The cooking is superficial. It is performed with four fingers (except the thumb), performing a movement that resembles drawing a spiral with small turns.
- Deep simmer. It is performed with all five fingers and palm, the pressure should be more intense.
- eavesdropping. It is done with the fingertips along all the massage lines.
- Tremor. It is performed with the lower part of the palm, the movement is directed from the middle of the sternum along the clavicle to the ear and further to the temple.
Before the session, the face is dusted with sterile talcum powder - this is necessary to prevent the fingers from slipping on the skin.
Another technique is a complex massage with a tablespoon. For the procedure, you need to prepare two containers filled with hot and cold water, a few tablespoons of cosmetic oil.
The impact is made by the convex part of the spoon. The techniques of hitting, rubbing, light hitting are used. It is advisable to use silver spoons, but you can get ordinary. Warm oil is applied to the skin before the session. The effect is done alternately with a cold and warm spoon, the direction of movement is strictly along the massage lines.
An effective way to rejuvenate the face without injections and surgeries is gymnastics for the facial muscles. Learning how to do exercises at home is not difficult, the main thing is that the classes are regular.
There are different sets of exercises. Here is one of them (do each move 10 times):
- Take the air in your mouth and distill it in a circle from one side to the other, as if rolling a ball. First clockwise, then counterclockwise.
- Press the corners of the lips firmly with your fingers. Pull your lips forward, as if you want to kiss someone, overcoming the resistance of your fingers.
- Press the outer corners of the eyes with your fingers (with the eyelids closed). Open your eyes as wide as possible, raising your eyebrows slightly. Hold this position for 5 seconds, then lower your eyelids and relax your muscles.
- Place three fingers in the area between the eyebrows, press firmly. Try to join your eyebrows, frowning, overcoming the resistance of your fingers.
- Open your mouth and try to pull your lips inward, as if hiding them behind your teeth. This movement raises the chin.
- Press the corners of your lips with your fingers and try to smile broadly.
- Pull the cheeks from the inside and then blow with air.
When you exercise, you may experience a burning sensation on the skin. This is normal, as the muscles work and tighten.
Salons offer different ways of rejuvenation after 55 without surgery. These are traditional methods (massage, masks), and new methods (filler insertion, hardware exposure).
The essence of the non-surgical face and neck rejuvenation technique is to perform skin punctures and insert synthetic fibers that create a reinforcing frame. The effect of the scope of the procedure lasts 3-4 years.
Threaded lifting is recommended for drooping cheeks, the formation of the second chin, changes in the contour of the face, the appearance of wrinkles.
For the production of yarns, polymeric materials, silicone, various acids, platinum, gold are used. The diameter of the strands does not exceed the thickness of human hair. After insertion, the thread is not felt and is not visible to others.
The essence of this procedure is the exposure of the skin to pulsating light. Radiation is a quantum flux supplied by explosions. The wavelength used is 400-1400 nm. The effect of the procedure does not appear immediately, but 6-8 weeks after the end of the course. During this period, the collagen framework and skin structure are strengthened, the face is tightened and fine wrinkles are softened.
Light energy warms tissues and destroys photosensitive substances. In this way:
- age spots disappear, complexion improves;
- increases turgor;
- improves the synthesis of hyaluronic acid, collagen and elastin.
The technique is not suitable to get rid of all age-related changes. Other procedures should be used to eliminate deep wrinkles and improve facial contours.
Laser resurfacing is a procedure that can stop aging. Ultimately it is the impact on the epidermis with a laser. The top layer of cells evaporates, which stimulates regeneration processes.
Grinding is one of the varieties of peeling. But the effect is carried out in the deep layers, as opposed to acid peeling. The procedure can be performed only by a certified master.
This is a hardware procedure based on infrared exposure to the deeper layers of the skin. It is performed using a device that emits radio wave energy.
The flow of energy heats the deep layers of the skin to the compression temperature. As a result, the stretched collagen fibers tighten, providing a tightening effect.
The method is suitable for rejuvenating the skin of the face, neck, décolleté, as well as for other parts of the body. It is also used in the fight against cellulite.
An injection procedure, the essence of which is the insertion of special "cocktails" under the skin. Preparations include hyaluronic acid, vitamins, amino acids.
With the introduction of mesococci, the following changes occur:
- age spots disappear;
- improves complexion;
- dryness is eliminated, wrinkles are softened;
- the relief is leveled.
Medications are administered with very fine needles. Many microtraumas are created, which stimulate the production of collagen and elastin and improve blood microcirculation.
When planning surgery-free rejuvenation, many women choose injection procedures. In cosmetology, various preparations are used for injection into the skin:
- hyaluronic acid in combination with peptides;
- botulinum toxin;
- hydroxyapatite with calcium collagen.
Selected drugs are administered by injection. Very fine needles are used for injection.
Facial and neck rejuvenation is performed by introducing special oxygen-ozone cocktails. After the procedure, the face acquires a fresh look, wrinkles, acne marks disappear. The technique stimulates collagen production.
A home alternative to ozone therapy is to treat the face with hydrogen peroxide. However, external exposure is less effective than the injection technique.
Effective facial rejuvenation after 60 years without surgery is possible using the laser fractional exposure technique. In terms of effectiveness, the procedure can be compared to the use of stem cells, but fractional laser regeneration is safer and more affordable.
It is necessary to perform the procedure in a cosmetic clinic that has the appropriate certificates. Non-specialist use of the laser can result in burns and other adverse effects.
Fractional laser exposure is a unique method of non-surgical facial rejuvenation, which has many advantages:
- lack of severe pain;
- noticeable effect even after a procedure;
- no negative side effects;
- a short rehabilitation period.
An important advantage is an affordable price (8-10 thousand rubles) with pronounced efficiency. The procedure solves some cosmetic problems immediately - softens wrinkles, tightens, eliminates scars after acne.
The use of fractional laser exposure in the presence of the following cosmetic defects is recommended:
- wrinkles, including deep ones;
- drooping skin, loss of a clear oval of the face;
- wounds, wounds, spider veins;
- enlarged pores, acne;
- dark spots.
But there are also contraindications. They should be taken into account, because at the age of fifty, not everyone has iron health. Laser renewal is prohibited in such circumstances:
- large inflamed areas on the face;
- skin infections;
- psoriasis, eczema;
- malignant neoplasms of any localization;
- heart dissases;
- epilepsy;
- immunodeficiency condition;
- neurological disorders;
- severe allergic diseases.
The patient should warn the cosmetologist of the presence of any chronic disease. Based on this, the specialist decides which technique can be used.
The technique consists of the impact of a laser beam on the deep layers of the skin. Since the beam is divided into many small beams, the effect is only on certain microzones, the rest of the tissue remains intact. In the affected areas the cells "burn", which stimulates the regeneration process, the synthesis of collagen and elastin.
Women aged 50+ are recommended to use a non-ablative method of exposure. Its difference is that the deeper layers of the dermis are involved in the process. This allows even the deepest wrinkles to soften.
During the first week after exposure, the skin will be inflamed. It can be noticed:
- in the first 2-3 hours - a slight burning sensation;
- in the first 1-2 days - redness;
- on day 2-3 - peeling, which lasts 4-5 days.
During the month the skin will be particularly sensitive to sunlight, so you should apply a sunscreen before going out.
Once the peeling stops, that is, after about a week, the effect of the procedure will become noticeable. Wrinkles are less deep, the skin is tight, the face looks fresh. But to achieve a pronounced result, you need to do a course of sessions. Their number is determined individually.
Assistance in choosing the right rejuvenation method will be provided by a professional cosmetologist.
After 50 years, it will not be possible to achieve a good effect when using:
- light fruit peels;
- cosmetic masks;
- BBL facial rejuvenation.
These treatments are good for young women aged 30+. After fifty and even more so sixty years, techniques are needed that give a pronounced lifting effect and smooth wrinkles.
Reviews for facial rejuvenation techniques are mixed: there are many positive thoughts, but there are also those who did not like the procedure.
First review
With age, pronounced wrinkles and age spots appeared. Facial rejuvenation surgery is contraindicated for me, so I decided to use non-surgical techniques. Aesthetics recommended fractional laser rejuvenation. I am happy with the procedure, I did it without severe pain and bruising. Already on the 6th day, the face looked good, though it was pinker than usual. I can say that there is a result - the eyelids tightened, the wrinkles became smaller, the small spots of pigment disappeared, but the large ones only faded. I will repeat the process later.
Second review
I am afraid to do plastic surgery, so I took care of my skin very carefully. But after 50, the face "collapsed", there were cheeks, a second chin, a network of wrinkles. I chose fractional laser rejuvenation. What can I say, it was very painful for me, tears flowed from my eyes, I could hardly stand this execution. In the morning I got up and scared myself in the mirror - a face like that of a beaten homeless woman. Somehow survived 3 days, then got better. But she could really "get out to people" only after 2 weeks. The wrinkles of my eyes disappeared, the oval became clearer, the nasolabial folds became less deep. The effect is not bad, but the second time I will not dare to endure this pain even for the sake of beauty.