Calcium hydroxyapatite: the key to successful anti-aging correction

For successful correction of age-related changes, the physician needs to be aware of the anatomical features of the aging process. Withering affects not only the skin and subcutaneous fat, but primarily the bone structures and ligamentous apparatus.

In this regard, volumetric correction is not enough to achieve a stable and harmonious result. In this case, calcium hydroxyapatite comes to the rescue, which helps strengthen the ligaments.

The medical director of the Doctor Inc clinic, the vice-president of the Dutch Society of Aesthetic Medicine NVCG, the international expert Merz Aesthetics - Jani Van Loghem.

Why is it necessary to strengthen the ligamentous apparatus with calcium hydroxyapatite?

Studying the anatomy of the face, and how it changes with age, gives me the opportunity to look at the problem of aging in depth. After all, for the reconstruction of the "young face" it is not enough just to regain the lost volume, because with age, changes occur at the level of bone structures, ligaments, subcutaneous fat and, in fact, the skin itself.

In my practice, I have found that strengthening the ligaments is of no small importance for anti-aging correction.

We used to say that there are mobile and fixed zones on the face, but doctors forget that the fixed participants are fixed precisely by ligaments, which are also subject to age-related changes. To work with them, I use a preparation based on calcium hydroxyapatite – Radiesse™ because it stimulates the work of fibroblasts that produce collagen fibers, which are the main structural element of ligaments.

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Tell us about new fillers Belotero® lips. How are they different from other fillers?

Belotero® Lips Shape and Belotero® Lips Contour – These are hyaluronic acid based fillers that have perfect integration and allow correction of both lip volume and contour. These drugs are available in 0.6 ml syringes, which is their undoubted advantage.

This is due to the fact that more and more we think about the prevention of infections. Therefore, to be safe, we are forced to simply destroy 0.4 ml of the filler, because when we inject with a 1.0 ml syringe, we do not use the entire volume.

Which off-label techniques do you use the most?

Off-label equipment   it can be said "skeletons in the closet" every doctor, and I am no exception. For example, to correct the forehead area, I use Belotero Intens, which is designed to work in the lip area: contouring of marionette wrinkles, purse-string wrinkles, etc.

I also work with this preparation in the region of the lower edge of the orbit   And it's real magic! Only recently have I realized how valuable and unique Belotero Intens by Merz Aesthetics.

Sometimes I use Belotero Soft to correct the upper orbital sulcus and also to contour the horizontal wrinkles on the neck.

I confess that I have a lot of secrets, and the reason is probably that when you work with a high-quality and safe drug, willy-nilly, you want to go beyond your capabilities.

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