Hand and foot care

When we think about skin care and looking our best, we usually put all our energy into our faces. So, we spend a lot of time just worrying about the face, but we tend to ignore two important parts of our body: our hands and feet.

Here are some helpful tips to consider when you want to provide better care for your hands and feet.

SIGNS OF AGING IN YOUR HANDS

There are several signs of aging when it comes to your hands:

actinic keratoses;

age spots;

wrinkles;

Flaccidity.

There are a number of treatments available that can reduce the appearance of these signs of aging. A filler with a collagen biostimulator can restore a youthful appearance, while a peel and/or laser are great for improving skin quality.

SIGNS OF AGING ON YOUR FEET

The texture of the skin of the foot changes with age as there is a loss of fat. As the layers of fat thin, the skin can also experience additional stress, causing dryness and cracking. Many people also develop calluses.

To take care of your feet, make sure you wear the right shoes. Pointy shoes or shoes that are too tight can cause ingrown, painful, and inflamed toenails. Also take care of cuticles. Keep them hydrated to create a barrier against yeast, fungus and bacteria.

YOU NEED TO MOISTURIZE FREQUENTLY

Every time you wash your hands, you are removing important oils from your skin. So, moisturize them regularly and frequently. Also, don't forget to use sunscreen on the back of your hands, preventing photoaging and reducing the risk of developing skin cancer.

Hydration care is also important for the feet. We should hydrate them mainly at bedtime.

Difference between Botox and Fillers

Filling with hyaluronic acid and botulinum toxin (“botox”) are rejuvenating procedures that soften the signs of time, but have different functions. ?

Filling with hyaluronic acid is indicated to correct static wrinkles, which are those that can be seen even with a relaxed face. It fills in furrows such as the Chinese mustache, dark circles, restores the lost volume of the cheekbones and lips, restores the facial contour. That is, it fills in creases and restores volume in the regions that need it. – Lasts about 1 year to 1 year and a half. ?

Botulinum toxin ("botox") does not give volume or fill. It acts on dynamic wrinkles, that is, those that arise when we move the muscle and that generate expression marks. It relaxes the muscle, and without movement, there is no wrinkle formation. Thus, it smoothes the expression wrinkles of the forehead, sides of the eyes ("crow's feet"), glabella (between the eyebrows), nose ("bunny lines"), wrinkles of the orbicularis oris muscle ("barcode") , chin, vertical creases of the neck, in addition to other regions.
It lasts from 4 to 6 months. ✅ See that the two procedures complement each other!
Talk to your dermatologist and say goodbye to wrinkles?

??‍⚕Dr. MILVELENA SANTIAGO
Clinical, Surgical and Aesthetic Dermatology

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