One of the common changes of aging is lengthening of the upper lip. This could be because of loss of maxillary bony volume, stretching of skin and also due to loss of lip volume. This creates the appearance of a thin red vermillion of the lip and a long upper lip.
This appearance can sometimes be caused by over use of dermal fillers over a long period which stretch out the lip, giving it an overlong appearance.
The appearance of a long upper lip can also be a family trait, that you dislike.
A beautiful balanced upper lip, generally has a full, plump red (vermillion) show, with a bow shaped centre (Cupids Bow). On the side view a beautiful upper lip has a gentle J shaped curve, having less volume in the upper 1⁄3rd close to the nose and more volume in the red of the lip.
A Male breast increase or enlargement is also called moobs, or man boobs, patients also describe it as puffy nipples, but the technical name for this extremely common condition is gynaecomastia. While in most men it is a medically a harmless problem, the appearance of the enlarged chest can have a massive impact on the psychological health of young men.
Patients coming in for gynaecomastia treatment often describe a crippling effect the chest enlargement has on their social life, restricting the clothes they wear, avoiding the beach or swimming pools and being withdrawn and hesitant to expose themselves even to close friends.
Lipedema is a disorder that is frequently misdiagnosed and almost exclusive to women, it is characterised by painful deposition of fat (adipose) tissue under the skin in the upper and lower extremities. There is often a familial tendency in Lipedema.
The deposition is often symmetric, progressive and spares the ankle and feet and generally spares the hands in the upper limb, the cuff sign is seen when the fat deposits begin abruptly over the ankle region.
The onset of this problem can begin with the menstrual cycle or around pregnancy or menopause. The exact cause of this problem is not known.
Queen Cleopatra is known to have used soured milk to make her skin look radiant; her secret was the Lactic Acid in soured milk that was rejuvenating her skin. At Reforme Medical you don’t have to be a queen to have glowing, fresh looking skin.
Understanding the nature of the skin and the skin cycle is key to great, glowing skin.
Easiest way to understand the skin is to imagine it is like your mattress, just like the fabric cover of your mattress, the skin has Epidermis. The Epidermis does the same function as the fabric of your mattress, keeping the dust, grime and stuff from getting into the mattress. The skin has a similar structure to the foam in your mattress this is called the dermis and it has all the collagen, elastin to give your skin the elasticity and bounce it needs, it is also the layer which provides the blood supply, nutrients and oxygen.
The skin cycle describes the process in which the top layer or fabric of your skin the epidermis evolves on a day-to-day basis. As a part of the skin cycle new skin cells are born at the undersurface of the fabric and then pass up towards the surface were they become a layer of dead cells that protects us from the environment.
Aging of our face relates to loss of skin elasticity and recoil (skin bounce), loss of fat volume on the face and bony changes of aging.
While we have been doing the same expressions of anger and worry since we were children, this loss of skin elasticity starts to leave behind wrinkles along the expression lines.
Acne scars are a result of either a very aggressive Nodulo-Cystic Acne condition or a result of secondary infections caused by picking or popping acne. The common types of acne scar are Ice-pick scars (sharp hole like depressions), rolling scars (scars with rolled out margins) and box scars (scars which have punched out, boxy looking margins). Most patients will have a combination of all these common types.
Sometimes one can also get hypertrophy or keloidal changes in acne scars.
Besides the obvious facial scarring, acne scars can also severely affect the emotional state of the patient, causing them to feel depressed.
The use of dermal fillers, like Restylane Perlane, Restylane Lyft, Juvéderm Ultra 3, Juvéderm Voluma, Juvéderm Volift, in correcting volume and alignment issues with the nose, have revolutionised the field of Rhinoplasty.
Dermal fillers can be used effectively in correcting minor bumps on the nose, they can also be used to raise the bridge of the nose, give the nose a straighter appearance, raise the nose tip or rotate it down to reduce the nostril flare. These are done in the clinic after numbing cream application and in most cases are associated with very little swelling or bruising.
In majority of patients, the results can last from 8 to 18 months before a top up is needed. After seeing the results possible from non-surgical rhinoplasty, you could also consider a formal rhinoplasty procedure after the effects wear off.
