Antiaging therapies - Anti Aging Treatment

Antiaging therapies
2006
Vedamurthy Maya
Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol

As more and more baby boomers are entering middle age, the demand for antiaging therapy is booming. Influenced by media publicity coupled with advances in medical technology to restore a youthful appearance, there has been an enormous increase in the supply and demand for aesthetic medicine. Many patients want their skin to be restored to a more youthful appearance as greater physical attractiveness can have psychological benefits affecting a person's social interactions, job status, personal image and may even indirectly affect long-term health and longevity.[1] Today, aesthetic physicians have a much larger armamentarium of materials and techniques with which they can stall the telltale signs of the aging face.[2] It is equally important for the aesthetic physician to make the right choice of treatment for each of their demanding patients to get the right results. Treatment of an aging face represents a true shift from dealing with 'disease dermatology' to 'desire dermatology.'

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