In recent years, more and more French people have resorted to cosmetic surgery. And they are younger and younger as explained in “Benefit for you” at the microphone of Europe 1, doctor Olivier Claude, plastic surgeon in Paris. “Collagen, the fundamental protein of our skin, begins to degrade from the age of 25-30,” explains the specialist. To avoid going on the operating table, Olivier Claude gives you many tips for taking care of your skin: hydrafacial, mesotherapy, skin booster.
The hydrafacial technique to cleanse your face
“The hydrafacial technique consists of deep skin cleansing. We will remove all the sebum from the pores and the skin will breathe better,” explains the surgeon. But beware, this is not possible at home. You have to go to the clinic, because it requires “a very special machine that will infiltrate a serum into the skin”. And she has a certain budget, “between 200 and 250 months once a season”
The skin booster and mesotherapy: two solutions to stimulate the skin
Another technique to try: the skin booster. “It’s extremely fluid hyaluronic acid, but reticulated, that is to say stabilized. This technique will be used to restore the softness of the tissues and not to nourish the skin”. But beware, Olivier Claude remains wary of this technique. “You can only do one injection a year, otherwise you risk ending up with too much product under the skin and it’s dangerous for your health”.
Finally, the last technique addressed by the professor: mesotherapy. “These are once again injections, which will penetrate the skin deeply. But this time the objective will be to nourish and stimulate the skin”, further details the specialist at the microphone of Europe 1.
“The facelift remains the best tool to rejuvenate a face”
But the plastic surgeon explains that to use these techniques, it is necessary “to have healthy skin, without infection, not to have acne and to avoid the sun after the injections for a few weeks”. Heavy constraints, but “important to avoid side effects”.
When asked whether these techniques are effective, Olivier Claude is mixed: “the facelift remains the most powerful tool to rejuvenate a face. But today, it is no longer an obligatory step as it was previously”.