Li Xuping from Xi’an International Medical Plastic Surgery Hospital: What exactly should we do to “fight against early aging”?

Director of the Micro-Plastic Injection Department of the Plastic Surgery Hospital of Xi’an International Medical Center Hospital. He has been engaged in the medical beauty industry for many years and has more than ten years of rich clinical treatment experience in surgical plastic surgery, minimally invasive injections, etc.

Reprinted from Girlfriend Magazine

Director of the Micro-Plastic Injection Department of the Plastic Surgery Hospital of Xi’an International Medical Center Hospital. He has been engaged in the medical beauty industry for many years and has more than ten years of rich clinical treatment experience in surgical plastic surgery, minimally invasive injections, etc. He has participated in many domestic and international industry academic exchange and technical conferences, and won honorary titles such as "Young Doctor Progress Award for Facial Micro-Sculpture", "National Outstanding Micro-Plastic Surgeon", and "China Thread Technology Master". He is an outstanding young doctor representative in the medical beauty field.

Texture filling, you need to "prescribe the right medicine"

Written by Wuhu Edited by Zheng Yi

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As we age, our skin's metabolism begins to slow down, and fine lines gradually appear on our faces, causing distress to many women who love beauty. Today, Director Li Xuping of the Micro-Plastic Injection Department of the Plastic Surgery Hospital of Xi'an International Medical Center Hospital will talk to you about the difficult problem of "facial lines".

Experts:

How to classify facial lines?

Expert answers: If we want to improve or even remove lines, we must first understand the types and characteristics of the lines.

1. Dynamic wrinkles: commonly known as "expression lines", they are wrinkles produced when our facial muscles move. If you have no wrinkles when you have a blank expression, but wrinkles appear at the corners of your eyes, mouth, and between your eyebrows when you make expressions, they are dynamic wrinkles, also known as pseudo-wrinkles.

2. Static wrinkles: commonly known as "true wrinkles", they exist even if we don't make any facial expressions, such as frown lines, crow's feet, fine lines at the corners of the mouth, neck lines, etc. Once true wrinkles are formed, it is difficult to solve them with skin care products.

3. Dry lines: We also call them "false wrinkles", which are mostly caused by dry and dehydrated skin or sagging and accumulation. It can be solved by some hydrating methods.

4. Grooves: There are often some "grooves" on our faces. Strictly speaking, they are not considered lines, but people usually classify them as lines, such as nasolabial folds, Indian lines, nasolabial folds, marionette lines, etc. It is more like a groove and has less to do with facial expressions and is more caused by facial sagging.

How much material is injected into the face?

Expert answers: The formation of wrinkles is only the most superficial manifestation. The underlying fundamental cause is the loss of collagen in the skin and tissues, aging, etc. If we want to improve a problem in a certain area to the greatest extent possible, we may need to make a comprehensive judgment.

1. Botulinum toxin: It mainly acts on the facial expression muscles. By blocking and controlling the movement of the facial expression muscles, it can control and reduce the formation of dynamic wrinkles, thereby avoiding the formation of true wrinkles. It is generally suitable for dynamic wrinkles caused by overactive facial muscles.

2. Hyaluronic acid: Inject into wrinkle areas to fill the dermis of the skin, smooth out wrinkles by filling, and at the same time stimulate collagen proliferation and lock moisture in the skin to achieve the effect of wrinkle removal. It is mainly suitable for static wrinkles formed by depression of skin tissue, such as nasolabial folds and facial fine lines.

3. Hi-body: It contains a variety of amino acid ingredients and is a nutritional hyaluronic acid with the dual effects of filling and nourishing. It can stimulate fibroblasts and repair broken elastic fibers. It is often used to solve neck lines, true facial wrinkles, etc.

4. Collagen: It is a pure nutrient. Many wrinkles are caused by tissue aging. Not only does the skin elasticity decrease, but the tissue elasticity also decreases. Collagen is like a nutrient infusion, which not only makes the surface of the wrinkles smooth, but also nourishes the inside.

5. Autologous fat: It is suitable for supplementing tissue volume. Autologous fat filling is a surgical procedure, which is traumatic, has a long recovery period, a limited survival rate, and adverse complications such as nodules. Fat filling also needs to be done in the right amount and appropriately. Excessive filling is difficult to repair. Therefore, fat filling is no longer the first choice in the era of light medical beauty.

These are the questions cosmetic doctors are most often asked!

Why do people always say that I look tired even though I am still young?

Many young people are often said to have tired and old faces, but in fact, this is often because of the tear troughs. The main reason for the appearance of tear troughs is the relaxation of the supporting ligaments of the orbicularis oculi muscle, the downward movement and atrophy of the infraorbital fat layer, resulting in tissue vacancies and the formation of depressions. Some people's tear troughs even extend to the cheeks, forming Indian lines. If you want to solve the tear trough problem, filling is an effective method. At the same time, it can solve the problem of "looking tired" by lifting and repositioning the drooping infraorbital tissue.

Are skin care products effective for fine lines on the face?

In our daily life, skin care products are indispensable. Whether skin care products can improve fine lines on the face depends on what type of lines they are. If they are dry lines, then skin care products will be effective to a certain extent. By applying and massaging the skin surface, they can moisturize and replenish moisture, improve dry lines or even make them disappear. If they are true wrinkles, they can only be solved through medical beauty means.

I heard that if you always look down at your phone, you will get neck wrinkles?

The causes of neck wrinkles are quite complicated. Some are genetic, some are caused by obesity, some are caused by aging, some are caused by dehydration and dryness, and some are formed by folded skin (such as lowering the head to play with mobile phone). In addition to medical beauty, you can actually do more head-up and stretching movements in your daily life, such as some yoga movements, which are helpful for stretching the folded skin.

Why are nasolabial folds the most difficult to “conquer” among all lines?

The reason why nasolabial folds are the most "troublesome" among all the wrinkles to be filled is that nasolabial folds do not exist alone, but most of the time they appear in combination with other problems, so a comprehensive judgment and solution is required.

Girlish nasolabial lines

Many very young girls have nasolabial folds, which is actually due to poor development of the facial cheekbones. Specifically, they can be divided into mouth-convex nasolabial folds, nose base-type nasolabial folds and fat pad-type nasolabial folds.

Protruding nasolabial folds at the mouth: This is a sign of mid-face underdevelopment, which makes the maxillary bone and alveolar bones appear prominent. To improve this, it is necessary not only to fill the nasal base, but also to adjust the height of the entire mid-face and solve the problem of teeth.

Nasal base type nasolabial folds: It is very likely that the mouth is not prominent, but the nasal base is very low. To solve this type of nasolabial folds, you may need to work on the nose. Raising the nasal base and the entire columella will make the nasolabial folds look more coordinated.

Fat pad type nasolabial folds: The facial tissue volume is relatively large, and the fat pad is relatively thick, which is commonly known as the apple muscles. Slight relaxation may make the grooves very obvious. In this case, we can do subtraction instead of deliberately padding the low areas of the nasolabial folds. Otherwise the middle part of the face will look very bloated and uncoordinated.

Aging nasolabial lines

This type of nasolabial fold is caused by sagging face, which is actually acquired aging. When solving it, attention should be paid to lifting and repositioning the mid-face tissue, such as using hyaluronic acid to support the height of the mid-face.

Director Li Xuping has something to say: The aesthetic trend of fillers has been changing. In the past, fillers were prone to Tyndall translucency or swelling, resulting in many "birthday boy foreheads" and plump, greasy, and unnatural faces. Now the requirement is that the face should be full and thin, and the expression should be natural.

No matter what filling product it is, it is just a material. It always depends on how the operator uses it. Therefore, everyone must find a regular hospital and a real doctor to get the injection.