Youth Code 2 - spring/summer 2015 | Page 11

BEAUTY IN DETAIL / FACE Wouldn’t it be great to look into the mirror and see ourselves 10 years younger? And why shouldn’t we? Nowadays, beauty can easily be tailor-made overnight. Moreover, it can be tailor-made in an hour. In comparison with other procedures of aesthetic dermatology, thread lifting is very swift. Its results become visible almost immediately, making it very difficult for other women to guess your age. “She must be slightly over 40. This one is definitely 50. This one is no older than 25...” Women like to evaluate one another, label each other and judge each other’s age. How is it possible for them to determine it, you ask? Well, the arms and necks are almost infallible markers; however, there is one area that may forecast a woman’s age with more precision. Do you have any intelligent guess? None? Well, it’s the facial oval. As soon as we pass the age 25, we may begin to notice that our skin is slowly wilting. As always, the wrinkles appear first then the facial contours start sagging too. At first, the changes may remain unnoticeable but after the age of 30 or 40, it cannot pass unnoticed anymore. The reason to this is that the collagen fibres in the skin slowly loosen as years pass us by. Especially in the facial oval, this change can be very clearly visible. ageing would have appeared on your face much later. So, what are mesothreads? These are special biocompatible threads, which are applied into the skin as a mini-invasive treatment. Nets are made out of these threads to support the skin and stimulate it to create a significant amount of elastin bridges that tighten the skin. Six months after the treatment our body metabolises these threads so that they fully