Scientists have proven: we don’t age gradually, but in leaps — at 44 and 60 years. During these periods, the activity of genes, proteins, the microbiome, and metabolism changes sharply. What exactly happens — and how to prepare the body for it — in a detailed review by a medical doctor and dietitian.

Scientific advances in medicine make it possible to take a preventive approach to the problem of human aging. Today, there is the concept of the “healthy aging phenotype.”

The skin undoubtedly needs protection from UV radiation. However, a poorly formulated and improperly used sunscreen can do more harm than good and increase the risk of the very problems it is supposed to prevent.

A cosmetologist’s arsenal includes many tools and procedures aimed at correcting the external signs of aging. But what exactly can be considered these signs? Cosmetologists primarily focus on wrinkles. But what do clients themselves notice? Which “signs” are the most important to them?

Today, the effect of skin tightening, lifting of facial contours, and visible rejuvenation can be achieved through therapeutic approaches using minimally invasive and non-traumatic methods. However, the key questions of aesthetic medicine – “when and how?” – remain relevant.

Once armed with a patient’s the Baumann skin type indicatorscore, physicians are equipped with significant information that can assist them in treating numerous skin conditions and confidently recommending the most appropriate OTC topical skin care products for their patients.

Adipocytes (fat cells) play an active role in the functioning of the dermis, particularly in their interaction with fibroblasts – the main dermal cells responsible for the synthesis of its structural components. Is there a relationship between the amount of facial fat tissue and changes in skin elasticity?

Aging is an irreversible process that eventually affects every living organism. We know a lot about skin aging, but hair, as its derivative structure, also undergoes age-related changes. How exactly does this process occur, and what can be done to slow it down?

Until recently, plastic surgery was based on a simple principle: signs of aging were eliminated by excising skin, fat, fascia, and muscle tissue, followed by tightening of the remaining tissues. But what about now? What changes have occurred in the approach to rejuvenation?

Thoughts about old age evoke the same reaction in everyone – fear. We do not know how to accept aging, we try to postpone it for as long as possible, and we do not fully believe that we will age one day. What causes such deep fear, and why is it important to direct efforts toward accepting the fact of aging?