Wrinkles Treatment in karachi
As we age, our skin naturally loses its elasticity and firm attachment to the underlying tissues. This process leads to sagging facial skin, folds around the neck, and deeper expression lines, especially around the mouth. For those experiencing these changes, wrinkles treatment in Karachi offers effective solutions to restore smoothness and firmness. Notably, while a facelift can tighten loose skin on the face and neck, it has limited impact on fine lines around the eyes and vertical lines near the mouth.
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If you want to address these stubborn wrinkles, wrinkles treatment in Karachi provides advanced options to rejuvenate your skin. From non-surgical procedures like dermal fillers and Botox to laser treatments, you can achieve a youthful look with minimal downtime.
For more information about tackling other signs of aging, check out our fact sheets on AGEING FACE and BAGGY EYELIDS. Additionally, explore this external resource for expert tips on anti-aging treatments.
You can take specific steps to address the issue.
There are four methods for treating lines on the face that are generally regarded as being worthwhile: CHEMICAL PEELING, DERMABRASION, BOTOX INJECTION AND INJECTION OF FILLER GEL.
In CHEMICAL PEELING, a solution of phenolic acid is painted onto the area of the skin to be treated to produce a controlled, superficial burn. The burnt layers congeal to form a scab which separates after about a week to reveal a new layer of surface skin. This process causes the treated skin to tighten up and its wrinkled surface to flatten out.
In DERMABRASION, the surface layers of the skin are rubbed away mechanically with an abrasive wheel or special rough paper until the skin has been leveled down to the depths of the lines to be treated. The raw surface heals like a graze, with a new layer of skin forming under a dry scab.
The doctor injects hyaluronic acid in gel form into the deeper layers of the skin beneath each wrinkle, allowing its bulk to bring the depth of the wrinkle to the surface.
This effect may last for upto a maximum of two years.
BOTOX INJECTION, which is injected into the muscles of the face under the skin, those muscles causing pull on the skin to create wrinkles as part of facial expression. This injection will freeze the muscle. As a result, the wrinkle disappears, while normal facial movements and expressions remain unaffected.The effect lasts for up to one year, after which you need to repeat the treatment.. Botox is suitable for certain areas of the face only.
More often than not, a combination of these methods must be used. They can also be combined with other facial surgeries.
What are the consequences?
After both chemical peeling and dermabrasion, the freshly healed skin will look reddish for a few days, and during this time, it is likely to be uncomfortably irritable. During the next few weeks, the redness turns to pink so that, by 4 to 6 weeks after treatment, the skin has usually recovered its near-normal color. There will, however, be a permanent difference in the pigmentation of the treated skin which would be most noticeable after sun tanning. Most often, the treated skin is whiter than normal but, it may be browner, particularly in patients who are taking a contraceptive pill and in those who have a dark skinned complexion.
These treatment methods do not eliminate lines and wrinkles on the face and lips but make them much less noticeable. Regardless of the method used, lines may gradually return as part of the natural aging process. You can also repeat chemical peeling and dermabrasion if necessary.
What are the limitations?
The main limitation of each method is its inability to eliminate the presence of lines and wrinkles only appearing with facial expressions: smile lines at the corners of the mouth, laughter lines at the corners of the eyes. If you are particularly concerned about this, a better treatment option may be a ‘brow lift,’ which is explained in the fact sheet titled WRINKLES OF THE FOREHEAD.
What are the risks?
All these methods of treatment are relatively safe and office procedures. Dermabrasion is the only treatment that may require a general anesthetic, which would carry a small risk of chest infection, particularly if you are a smoker.
There is a small risk that both dermabrasion and chemical peeling could produce noticeable SCARS were the treatment to be carried too deeply.
There is a small risk that INFECTION could complicate any of these treatments. Were this to happen, it should settle quickly with a course of antibiotics.
What you should do before the treatment
Suppose you are having treatment by either chemical peeling or dermabrasion and are taking a contraceptive pill. In that case, you should stop doing so for at least a month beforehand and a month afterward in order to reduce the risk of pigmentation in the treated areas.
For dermabrasion on brown skin, we perform a test patch behind the ears. However, we cannot guarantee that the procedure will not cause darker or lighter pigmentation.
What you can expect at the time of your wrinkles treatment in karachi
Before the injections, the surgeon applies a numbing cream to the skin or uses fine injections of local anesthetic to numb specific areas.
If treating more than a very small area, the surgeon typically performs dermabrasion as a daycare procedure. They numb the skin with cream or injections and provide you with tablets to help you relax and reduce discomfort during the application of the chemical, which lasts for several hours. After the procedure, they cover the treated areas with adhesive tape, which you need to remove after 24 hours. This reveals a moist surface, and you will then apply antibiotic powder until a dry scab forms within the next one to two days
Once formed, you will need to keep the scabs soft by applying an antibiotic cream or Vaseline until the scabs separate about a week after treatment. During this time, you should keep the treated parts of your face as still as possible to prevent the scabs from cracking, and it is usually best to take in a fluid diet through a straw.
If you are having treatment by dermabrasion, you will may on ocassions need a general anaesthetic and an overnight stay in hospital.A light dressing typically covers the treated area and sticks to the forming scab. You should avoid pulling this dressing until the scabs are ready to separate, at which stage you can trim the dressing as it loosens about a week later. As with chemical peeling, you should keep the treated areas of your face as still as possible while they are healing. Until healing is complete, you should avoid exposure to the sun.
What you should do after your treatment
If you have had Botox or Fillers, you should avoid putting make-up on the treated areas and exposing them to the sun for 2 hours.
If you have had a chemical peel or dermabrasion, you can wash your face with a mild soap and water whilst the scabs are there. Once the scabs have separated, you should use a good quality bland face cream at night and apply it liberally. You should not use make-up for at least three weeks until the brightly pink skin begins to fade.
You should also avoid direct sunlight until the treated skin has completely recovered, which usually takes 3-6 months. If you do so earlier, there is a risk of abnormal pigmentation.
The surgeon should have proper qualifications to perform the operation and will advise you on what is achievable in your case.
Dr. Mirza Shehab Afzal Beg is a British-trained plastic surgeon possessing the highest qualification of Plastic surgery in the UK, i.e., FRCS (Plast), which no other surgeon currently practicing in Pakistan has. He has also worked as a Consultant in Plastic Surgery in the UK. On his return from the UK, he is based at Liaquat National Hospital and is also an honorary consultant at Aga Khan Hospital. He has his cosmetic surgery and hair transplant set up at Clifton, Karachi.
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