IT is not surprising that the word “aesthetics” is more easily associated with invasive treatments like face-lifts, implants and other plastic surgeries. Now, there is a more natural and less invasive approach to looking good, feeling younger and losing weight. With the new innovations, regenerative medicine provides aesthetic doctors with a more natural approach to medical beauty enhancements.
“Regenerative medicine banks on the body’s capacity to repair damaged cells. Regeneration involves stimulating new cells to grow while, at the same time, helping damaged cells repair themselves,” explains Dr. Angela Gomez of Regenesis Face and Body Boutique.
According to Gomez, many aesthetic doctors are moving toward more natural procedures anchored on the body’s inherent capacity to heal itself. “The thing with synthetic enhancements is the possible danger that it could cause the body in the future.”She refers to the threat of artificial enhancements such as silicone when old age sets in. “We become weaker and our body structure changes when we age. It is not impossible that your old silicone implant may move to another part of the body when bone structure changes.”
An example of a regenerative aesthetic treatment would be the Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections. The process involves acquiring and processing the patient’s blood to extract its growth factors. The extracted serum would then be injected back onto the patient’s face. “While one may ascribe the term stem-cell therapy to this process, I think PRP could be simply described as a type of regenerative treatment that uses cells taken from one’s body,” she shares.
Regenesis utilizes other regenerative treatments using products and technologies that the Swiss developed and pioneered. “The Swiss are known for being pioneers in developing cell therapies, obtaining cells from various sources such as plants and animals. These therapies could either be intravenous or orally taken.”
Regenerative medicine in aesthetics also applies to weight loss. The clinic is the exclusive distributor of Swiss-made MFIII and Myopep, a muscle-building peptide therapy designed to decrease fats buildup and contour the body. Gomez recommends Myopepto plus-sized individuals who want to lose weight but do not want to undergo invasive treatments and mesolipo.
“A Swiss pharmaceutical company has successfully developed a treatment that enables the isolation of peptides, the building blocks of protein, and inhibits myostatin in stopping further muscle buildup in our bodies. When an overweight individual undergoes the Myopep treatment, the muscle mass increases while fat deposits decrease.”
Gomez believes that while there is no getting away from aging, one must not let oneself be consumed by the ill-effects of getting old. She encourages every individual to live a healthy lifestyle and make sure that proper care is always given to the body. “At the end of the day, our physical appearance could impact the way we live our lives. The more we look good the better we feel about ourselves,” she concludes.
For more information about the clinic and its services, visit www.regenesis.ph.