Everyone has a chronological age based on their date of birth. But you also have a biological age based on a combination of up to 130 physiological biomarkers such as blood, urine, cognitive tests, muscle tone, lung capacity, etc., and that age may be ‘younger’ or ‘older’ than your chronological age.
A woman who has her biological age tested may be pleased to find that because she follows a healthy diet and active lifestyle she is ‘younger’ than her chronological age. But she may be less pleased if her face appears ‘older’ than her biological age, even though it may be in keeping with her chronological age.
Your face is more exposed to sunlight, weather conditions, soaps and cosmetics than any other part of your body so it may be aging faster than the rest of you. Sunlight induces clinical, histological and physiological changes in the skin known as photoaging.
If you feel that your face does not reflect your true biological age, there are many remedies available, both surgical and non-surgical. The effects of photoaging can be slowed down and even reversed. A consultation with a Board CertifiedPlastic Surgeon San Francisco or qualified dermatologist is a first step in achieving a ‘younger’ facial age.
What’s the best treatment for deep wrinkles?
Using fillers to volumize and solutions such as Botox or Dysport San Francisco to treat the underlying tight muscles is a good course of action for deep wrinkles. Factors such as where they are located and how deep the wrinkles actually are will play a role in the type of treatment that may be most successful.
The best course of action is to schedule an exam with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, allow him or her to examine your condition, and then discuss the best treatment options available based on your particular needs.
It’s been said recently that a proprietary dietary supplement makes Botox Injections San Francisco more effective. My opinion currently is that data is inconclusive, but let’s discuss it further.
First here’s what we do know about zinc and Botox injections to date.
Botox actually does require a bit of zinc to work properly. Botox is part of the enzyme family zinc metalloproteinases, so zinc works as a sort of catalyst. It’s been shown that too much or too little zinc can prevent optional function of the Botox protein in lab studies.
It’s also been shown that Botox, when treated with an agent that removes zinc entirely, doesn’t work. These agents are called chelators.And finally; phytase by itself can help a person with a zinc deficiency, as it helps with the absorption of dietary zinc.
However none of those facts proves that Zinc does in fact help Botox perform better.
The sudden stir has been caused by a recent study done by a Dr. Charles Sopakar at Methodist Hospital in Houston.
This study suggested that Botox can be made more effective when combined with a tablet of zinc. Alternatively it can also be combined with zinc and the enzyme phytase. In the study, both combinations were shown to make Botox effective in 41 of the 44 people tested. The test was performed in 44 blepharospasm patients, and the supplements were used for 4 days prior to injections.
So… can zinc really help Botox injections perform better?
Perhaps.
My opinion is that these results are pretty inconclusive thus far. I think if the study is repeated in a controlled way, in patients suffering the normal cosmetic wrinkles rather than patients who have abnormal neuromuscular issues happening, we might become better informed as to whether or not this supplementation really helps much.
So my thoughts are if you want to take a zinc supplement a few days before treatment (not long term) then go for it and you can let me know if it seems to help your treatments work better. In the meantime, I’ll be following the developments of this theory, and keep you posted once there are some really definitive results.
