RESTORATION AND TREATMENT
Yet, all is not lost if a person begins to age rapidly. There are a number of procedures and medical aid that can enhance the look of youth again. For example, simple techniques like doing a chemical peel, microdermabrasion, prescription strength retinoids or using different products that can help to reverse or delay the signs of ageing are available in Jamaica. In addition, people can employ procedures such as injectables, botox and fillers. Yet, Dr CampbellChambers says there is one other procedure done, which in her opinion is more exciting than the others, platelet-rich plasma.
This technique involves taking blood from a person, processing it and then injecting the clear yellowish plasma back into the skin. She explains that this procedure accelerates the healing of your skin, since the platelets release a lot of growth factors, stimulate stem cells, cause new blood vessel formation and can knock 10 or 15 years off a person in a matter of months. There are still other restoration techniques that can be used, like lasering, which is a light treatment that acts on the collagen layer, as well as micro-needling, which uses tiny needles to trick the skin into regenerating collagen. But there are also a wealth of practical steps that can also be taken by each individual to help prevent early ageing.
First, de-stress. Persons have to try as much as possible to control how they react to the situations around them. Second, get adequate sleep because lack of sleep shows on the skin. Interestingly, Dr Campbell-Chambers even says that sleeping positions can either speed up or slow down ageing too. She says that if a person sleeps on their back, they create fewer creases on the skin than if they slept on their tummy. The third step is to eat more healthy foods, like those packed with antioxidants and drink lots of water. Fourth, turn your frown upside down. Studies show that for people who frown a lot, the muscles in-between the eyebrows get so developed that they always look angry. Ultimately, over-the-counter products like moisturisers, sunscreens and cleansers, which have in antioxidants, retinol, vitamins C And E or minerals like copper can help too.