Maintaining healthy skin function and structure is one of the most effective ways to prevent signs of aging. At Cope Cosmetic Dermatology, we offer a variety of growth factors to support and firm your skin.
What are Growth Factors?
Growth factors are proteins that promote and regulate cellular activity. They’re naturally secreted by skin cells and help the process of skin repair and regeneration, as well as support the growth of collagen and elastin.
Collagen and elastin are proteins found in the skin that give it support and help repair wounds. Beginning as early as your 30s, your body’s reproduction of collagen and elastin begins to slow down and deteriorate. As your skin loses support, it begins to sag and create deep lines and wrinkles. For this reason, it’s important to continue to promote collagen production over time.
As you age, your body’s process of cellular repair and regrowth slows down. Fewer growth factors are created, allowing the signs of aging to accelerate. By incorporating growth factors into your regular skincare regimen, you can support your skin’s cell activity and promote collagen and elastin.
Book nowWhat Are the Benefits of Growth Factors?
Growth factors can boost cell turnover and promote the growth of new cells and structures, including collagen. This process can have a variety of benefits, including:
- Smoother texture
- Improved skin elasticity
- Reduced pigmentation and age spots
- Reduced fine lines and wrinkles
How Should I Use Growth Factors?
Growth factors are most available in the form of professional-grade skincare treatments like platelet-rich plasma (PRP). However, less potent forms are available in a variety of medical-grade skincare products. You may benefit most from a combination of both forms to aggressively reverse aging, or you may benefit from at-home use to prevent aging signs from forming. Your board-certified dermatologist can help you determine the right approach for your unique anti-aging goals.
Conditions
Lines & Wrinkles
What Are Lines and Wrinkles?
Lines and wrinkles are the most recognizable form of aging and are what most people think of when the term “aging” comes to mind. Lines and wrinkles are an inevitable part of aging skin but can be treated by reversing the effects or preventing them altogether (prejuvenation). In either case, surgery is not always necessary, and you can achieve excellent results with the help of a board-certified dermatologist.
Types of Lines and Wrinkles
Crow’s feet
Crow’s feet are fine lines that can appear at the corners of the eyes because of facial expressions like squinting or laughing. In many people, they’re one of the first places where fine lines appear.
Frown lines
Frown lines are lines or folds between the brows. They form when you frown or furrow your brow, causing a tired or frustrated appearance even if you don’t feel that way.
Brow lines
Some people simply have more expressive foreheads than others, which can contribute to the formation of creases and lines in the brow.
Smoker’s Lines
Fine lines around the lips can be the result of a lifetime of smoking or drinking through a straw. They’re often caused by repeated puckering of the lips, creating tiny creases around the mouth.
Sleep Lines
Sleep lines are caused by pressing your face into your pillow while sleeping. They tend to be vertical because they aren’t caused by natural expressions, but rather creasing that happens while you sleep.
Aging & Volume Loss
What is Aging and Volume Loss?
Aging and volume loss are the inevitable product of many different factors. Although we tend to think of aging as manifesting in certain ways, it’s actually intrinsically tied to volume loss. By treating volume loss, you can treat many of the telltale signs of aging.
Signs of Aging and Volume Loss
Nasolabial folds
Nasolabial folds are the lines that run from the corners of the nose to the mouth. Although many people naturally have them, they can deepen with age as the cheeks begin to sag.
Jowls
Jowls are skin that hangs from the jawline, which can become more pronounced as you age. They’re usually the result of skin in the cheeks that loses its support and falls downward.
Hollow cheeks
Full, rounded cheeks are a sign of youth. As you age, however, it’s normal for the fat pads in the cheeks to shift downward, resulting in a hollow look.
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