In a world where anti-ageing is the ultimate goal, there are several ways you can achieve this, and unfortunately, it’s just great skin care, although that does, of course, do its part. It’s a course of a range of investments that all do their part in keeping your skin nice and tight, slowing down the ageing process as much as possible while keeping it looking natural.
Why Is Skin Tightening Important?
Anti-ageing has been a focus point for most people in their lives, and with the rise of social media, you could say it’s become a lot more important to some than others. With the pressure of women looking a certain way for their whole lives, and not being told that we age gracefully and so forth.
It comes as no surprise that skin tightening is a huge part of women’s and some mens beauty routine, whether it’s a surgical facelift, injectables and a series of medical treatments, supplements and everything in between.
Once it’s hardwired into your brain that you need this to look good, it’s hard for people to snap out of that mindset and appreciate the life and the beauty as a whole of ageing. While treatments such as medical grade facials, you could go as far as to say it is a way of ageing gracefully and ensuring that your skin is happy and healthy throughout all of it. There are, of course, more extreme ways to ensure that signs of ageing aren’t visible, but there are so many suitable and subtle options that are an easy addition to keep your skin glowing, healthy and smooth throughout all of your life, which is a great option for those who don’t want to undergo surgery but want to pamper themselves.
Facelift
While this is a surgical route, you could go down if you had saggy skin that creams and aesthetics couldn’t fix. You could get a neck and face lift, or it could be as minimal as a forehead or eye lift. This is just a route you can go down if you want either an extreme or slight change. It’s an expensive choice and involves a very long downtime; however, it’s not a repetitive procedure, well, at least it’s very few and far between if you do want multiple in the future.
Medical-Grade Skin Treatments
If you are going down the preventive route or wish to remove some fine lines and wrinkles, this is definitely the option for you and will prevent the need for a facelift later in life, as this is a natural facelift. Treatments like Zaffiro, micro-needling, Prohilo and so forth have been tested and are proven to tighten, brighten and smooth your skin using advanced technologies and so forth. This type of treatment can be at aesthetic Cheshire clinics such as The Clinic Cheshire, which is where I’ve invested money and am now reaping the rewards.
Medical-Grade Skincare
This is very interesting, as it’s not something we think is spoken about that much. There are so many brands now that create skincare and it’s all the craze right now. It’s very common that these well-known skincare brands aren’t as good as we think and can, in turn, actually worsen our skin for the long term. Brands such as Clinique or Elmise, which you would think were relatively premium options, aren’t the brands your aesthetic practitioners are buying.
Brands like Obagi, which are proven and, in some cases, prescribed medical-grade skincare, are proven to have your skin looking its best and protected from everything.
We would recommend investing in a few products of medical-grade skincare; it’s not the cheapest, we can assure you, but it lasts a lot longer than your regular skincare and is worth it for great skin.
Avoid The Sun
Sunbeds and sunbathing, even with SPF 50, aren’t going to do your face any favours. So be sure that you are always topping up your SPF to avoid any burns and damage to your skin. Baking under the sun for an hour can do so much damage and isn’t worth the tan that lasts about 2 weeks anyway.
We recommend hiding your face from the sun as much as possible and wearing SPF indoors and outdoors all year round, but if you want your face to match your body’s skin colour, there are safe face tints that provide a temporary solution.
Facial Muscle Exercises
It’s an underdiscussed topic and an underrated way to not only help with facial profile balancing but also keep your face nice and tight. There’s been an influencer who is a big enthusiast for facial exercises and how consistency has completely transformed her face to look so much younger, less puffy and more symmetrical.
There are a vast number of videos and tutorials online, but essentially, as a whole, we don’t ever think about tending to the muscles from the neck up. A part of that could be that people don’t want to create fine lines and wrinkles, but in fact, it’s having the opposite effect.
Through neglecting any muscle group, the muscles become deflated and weak and, in some cases, can actually cause sagginess and an older appearance. While ageing gracefully is for some, we would recommend this form of facial tightening if you are against plastic or cosmetic surgery, alongside regular facials.
Eat Collagen-Boosting Ingredients
Whether it’s supplements or natural, whole foods, you can incorporate skin-loving foods and routines that can act as skin-tightening helpers. After you turn 30, your collagen starts to decline; therefore, as a preventative measure, you could start adding collagen-rich foods and supplements into your routine. Foods include meat, fish, poultry, eggs, citrus fruits, berries, bone broth, bell peppers, kiwis, and so many more.
While you might already have these in your diet, which is a bonus, when looking for supplements, be careful, as some can promote their products for women’s health, but they’re not going to have any real impact on your skin and will hurt your bank account. Trust companies that are scientifically backed and have the active ingredients that you are looking for.
Final Thoughts
When it comes to skin elasticity, there are so many things you can do before, during and after your ageing journey, but be sure to go with trusted providers, companies that always have women’s health in mind and not their wallets.
Consider your practitioner carefully before investing your time, money and skin’s health. As some cosmetic procedures are unregulated, pick a clinic that has a strong medical background, has results and also allows you to feel calm, relaxed and safe in their professional hands.