Bioplasty   - Rejuvenation

  Modifying the facial volumes, redefining the jaw line , correcting  wrinkles and folds , recovering the volume of the hands, Bioplasty  turns back the hands of time. 

The Face

            In the aging process, sagging, drooping and wrinkling of the skin occurs naturally on the face and the neck.  Not only the surface of the skin but also  the deepest layers also change and  lose volume due to fat loss and the tightening of the muscles. Then, wrinkles, large furrows, folds and laxity appear. We can notice the loss of the definition of the jaw, with the face skin  being blended with the neck skin. The unpleasant double chin of flaccid skin occurs under the chin.  Bioplasty for  rejuvenation acts reestablishing volumes, redefining the jaw,  and correcting furrows, folds  and wrinkles. As part of the process, the beauty signs are created or reestablished, allowing  an improvement of the appearance. Bioplasty doesn't compete with the other methods, like  the cosmiatry, the botulinum toxin, the LASER and the peelings, that can also be used complementarily.  Bioplasty, always in a Minimally Invasive way, recovers and  maintains the beauty.   

The Body

            The hands also suffer the aging process, with the loss of conjunctive tissue. A thinner  skin shows more  laxity and age spots. The back of the hands reveals the tendons and the veins, giving them  an aged  aspect. Bioplasty can recover these volumes and  disguise veins and tendons. Along with  associated treatments to improve the quality of the skin, such as  cosmiatry and LASER / Photorejuvenation, it  is possible to recover the aesthetics of the hands.  

Laxity of Facial skin

            In the aging process, besides the wrinkles, folds  and furrows,  we find  one of most difficult problems to treat in aesthetics: the laxity of the skin. The laxity can cause the falling of the cheek, the emergence of the double chin, of wrinkles, folds and  furrows, and the loss of the  definition of the jaw. 

            Classically,  the two efficient treatments for the  laxity of the skin are the deep peeling of phenol and the lifting. The deep peeling causes a reaction in the skin, removing the superficial layers with the wrinkles and more superficial furrows. It provokes a retraction of the skin and the formation of collagen. The lifting treats the flaccid musculature and it removes the skin excess. Both treatments are efficient. However,  they need sedation or  anesthesia  and  there is a more difficult pos- peeling or pos-surgical period. Bioplasty is a new alternative.  

What  Bioplasty does is to treat and to recover the lost volumes of the face. The malar area  and the jaw are treated and  their volume is increased, giving them a new outline. If it is necessary, the chin and tip of the nose can also be treated. Furrows are lessened. With the new volume, the lines can be harmonized and the flaccid skin changes to  a new situation, improving the aspect caused by the aging process.  

            Bioplasty for rejuvenation is compatible with the other treatments. It could be performed after deep peeling or lifting. Just the same, it doesn't impede that in the future, if it's necessary, a lifting or a deep peeling is performed. It can be used along  with other measures, such  as Botox and  cosmiatric creams .    

            The facial outline is given mainly by the bone of the jaw. When this bone has certain angles  and it is well marked, it is a decisive sign  of beauty. In the illustrations below, we see the  actress Michelle Pfeiffer's face. Looking at it, we can clearly understand the role  of the marked  jaw as a beauty sign. We also see another picture of a middle aged woman who   lost  the jaw definition.  

            Bioplasty for the aging process is a totally different concept. Instead of  cutting and  pulling, Bioplasty  changes the volumes and it acts stretching  the skin, producing not only a better facial outline, but also a better aspect in cases of laxity. Likewise,  the furrows are decreased by  treatment itself and also by the augmentation  of volumes. The outline of the jaw is redefined, the wrinkles decreased, and  the double chin reduced.  

Folds, Furrows  and Wrinkles

Bioplasty is a derived technique of the filling . It is a great evolution. While the filling  is only used under the skin, Bioplasty is also applied in the deepest tissues, as in the muscles of the face and bone surface. The injected product exists in several concentrations. The most concentrated, 30%, for the deepest tissues; 10% for the fat  tissue; and  2% for the skin. Then, when Bioplasty is performed for rejuvenation, the wrinkles can be treated at the same time. 

The nasolabial folds  are the deep folds which run from the side of the nose to the corner of the mouth . This is one of the first signs of aging , although younger people with prominent fatty cheek pads may also have important nasolabial folds. It is one of the most difficult age signs to be treated . Bioplasty can fill out these folds , but with the treatment of the Malar area, a certain stretching of the skin will occur. That will contribute to the improvement of the aspect of laxity. The infra labial folds  and the wrinkles around the  lips can be treated equally.  

The other treatments, as botulinum toxine  and cosmiatric creams, besides the LASER photorejuvenation  and the superficial and medium peelings,  can be applied along with the Bioplasty. Bioplasty acts in the depth, and the other procedures in the surface of the skin, maximizing results.  

The recovery of the deep volumes of the face is a new concept. The skin is stretched not because it is cut or puled , but because the deep tissues under the skin start to have a larger volume. Those volumes are  created in a desired way,  following the signs of beauty. With this technique, it is possible to obtain the rejuvenation as well as a better facial harmony.   

Hands

  The hands also suffer with the aging process due to the loss of conjunctive tissue. As a result,  the skin is more flaccid and with age spots. The back of the hand reveals the tendons and the veins, giving them  a senile aspect. Bioplasty can recover these volumes and  disguise veins and tendons. 

The treatment is simple and performed under local anesthesia. Through  small micropunctures on the back of the hand, the microcannulas, which are especially designed  for this purpose, are introduced. The microcannulas will transport the PMMA (or polymethymethacrylate microspheres) to recover the volume of the back of the hand. It is not necessary perform cuts nor sutures. The patient can return to his activities immediately. A glove has to be worn for some days and heavy manual activities have to be avoided. 

 With the associated treatment for the improvement of the quality of the skin, using peelings, cosmiatry and LASER / photorejuvenation, it  is possible to rejuvenate the hands, recovering volumes, disguising veins and tendons, removing stains and giving the skin a healthier aspect.  

Facial  Outline

  The facial outline is given mainly by the bone of the jaw. When this bone has certain angles  and it is well marked, it is a decisive sign  of beauty. In the illustrations below of the  actress Michelle Pfeiffer's face, we can  clearly understand  the role  of the marked  jaw as a beauty sign. We also see another picture of a middle-aged woman who  lost the definition of the jaw.  

Michelangelo's David, an example of masculine beauty, shows a well developed and well marked jaw, with harmonious angles.  

Michelle Pfeiffer, a feminine beauty, has a well marked jaw, and a harmonious, square angle. This characteristic is important in her beauty.  

The jaw can be not very well marked due to personal characteristics, orthodontic problems or because of the aging process. 

In the aging process,  we can see the lost of the definition of the jaw, as well as folds, wrinkles, furrows and skin laxity.

Bioplasty is capable of modifying the outline of the jaw, inside of certain limits, and    improving the facial harmony. We can use three types and Bioplasty: the one that improves the beauty, the one that corrects imperfections or the one for the aging process, better defining the jaw outline .  

Patients who have already performed orthodontic treatments but want to improve their profile acting on the soft parts of the face,  can use Bioplasty to enhance their facial outline. 

Even patients who don't have these kinds of  imperfections can improve their appearance using Bioplasty. That can improve their beauty, acting on the beauty signs.  

Michelangelo's David, an example of masculine beauty, shows a well developed and well marked jaw, with harmonious angles.	Michelle Pfeiffer, a feminine beauty, has a well marked jaw, and a harmonious, square angle. This characteristic is important in her beauty.

A beautiful middle aged woman; we can see the  lost of  the definition of the jaw, as well as folds, wrinkles, furrows and skin laxity.