What are the characteristics of a healthy skin? The skin with small pores, without wrinkles, and which is smooth, stainless and vivid appearing is the healthy skin. Structure of the skin is completely personal. Some skin types tend to age later, and some earlier. | | | If the skin has aged, or if it looks unhealthy, what can be done related to this problem? There are a few types of wrinkles on our skin with different mechanisms of formation; for example, the dynamic wrinkles which form when we use our mimics and the ones caused by skin folds around the mouth or hanging of the skin because of the gravity are entirely different. There is not a method that can treat all types of wrinkles, so every treatment method which will be applied to each wrinkle will be different. Generally treatment options cocnsist of; laser applications, botox, dermabrasion (mechanical peeling), peeling (chemical peeling), microdermabrasion, filling (soft tissue fillings), and filling procedures with the patient’s own tissues, alone or in combination with each other. | | | What are the filling materials? The ones absorbed by the body are; Zyderm, Zyplast, Resoplast, Dermalogen, Alloderm, Hylaform, Restylen etc. The ones not absorbed by the body are; Artecol, Gore-Tex, Soft Form, etc. Other than these, autogenous tissues harvested from the patient herself like tissue coctails and fat injections can also be used. | | | How can laser application treat skin wrinkles? Laser can be used to treat wrinkles, pimple marks (acne scars), and skin stains. There are different types of laser. While some are appropriate for fine wrinkles, some can improve skin stains, and some are used for epilation. All need additional sessions. After the application of some laser types, the possibility of leaving stain on skin exists (around 5%) especially in dark skinned patients. | | | Are there any non-surgical treatment methods of hair shedding? Some types of hair shedding can respond to topical drugs such as minoxidil, anthralin, etc. After deciding which aprroach the patient will benefit from, the result will certainly be successful. The important thing is choosing the most appropriate treatment modality that will please the patient. | | | Can the asymmetry between the two breasts in terms of size or hanging or the asymmetry between the two areolas in terms of size be corrected? The asymmetry in the breasts and areolas can be corrected in breast reduction, augmentation, or lifting operations. Drooping in the breasts are also corrected simultaneously. If the size of the breasts are normal but drooping exists, breast lifting operation is performed without changing the size. |
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