We’re three months into the new year, but there’s still plenty of time to consider a new you! While last year’s wrinkles, lines, sagging skin, and other signs of our advancing years may seem to have made their mark with apparent emphasis, it’s not too late to slow their progression and even make them subside. With anti-aging expertise, Southwest Florida’s Tru Glō Medspa offers its Naples-area clients numerous treatment options to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines effectively. Let’s review a few of our most popular treatments to give you some ideas on how to best chase away last year’s wrinkles and lines.

Ease and Prevent Dynamic Facial Lines with Botox®

If numbers tell a story, Botox® is America’s most popular minimally invasive anti-aging treatment. Nearly nine million patients underwent Botox® and similar neuromodulating injectable therapies in 2022, according to the latest statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The active ingredient in Botox®, botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT-A), blocks nerve signals responsible for muscle contraction. By relaxing the muscles, this neuromodulation eases skin tension that helps create wrinkles and lines in the overlying skin.

Botox® is most effective at treating “dynamic” wrinkles and lines that develop over time due to repeated muscle contractions used to make facial expressions. Botox® has been the go-to minimally invasive injectable treatment for glabellar frown lines, crow’s feet, and forehead lines for over two decades. However, Dysport® is emerging as the better option for the wider spread forehead lines.

Smooth Away Frown Lines with Dysport®

Like Botox®, BoNT-A is the active ingredient in Dysport®. However, Dysport®, approved by the FDA eight years after Botox®, differs in BoNT-A dosage and contains a different supplemental protein blend that creates distinct variations in how the formulations work. Dysport’s® protein blend carries a lower molecular weight than Botox’s,® which gives the formulation a higher diffusion rate, allowing it to spread evenly across a broader area. Thus, Dysport® is proving more effective at reducing the appearance of wider forehead lines without restricting natural movement. Botox® retains its edge in treating smaller areas, like crow’s feet, where the Dysport® formulation might prove more prone to limiting facial movement.

Dysport® is also gaining in popularity due to the speed of producing noticeable results. While Botox® patients may need three to five days to see results, those injected with Dysport® often see results within 24 hours. Both formulations are also experiencing increasing usage by younger patients, who use the neuromodulators to relax facial muscles to prevent formation of wrinkles and lines.

Firm Sagging Skin with Mint™ PDO

Along with the formation of wrinkles and lines, our skin marks the passing years by slowly sagging. But you can correct sagging skin in Naples with the revolutionary MINT™ PDO treatment. FDA-approved after six years of clinical study, Mint™ PDO uses minimally invasive, nonsurgical thread—“MINT”—to correct sagging, eliminate skin folds, reduce hollowing, and contour other areas of the face. The treatment’s threads contain miniature, strategically placed barbs that pull and anchor the targeted skin into a more youthful and better-defined position. Patients generally notice immediate results and continue to experience improvements in definition over the ensuing three to six months. Meanwhile, the body naturally absorbs the threads within nine months.

Along with correcting sagging, folds, and hollowing, patients can use Mint™ PDO treatment for other contouring purposes, including:

• Contour higher-looking cheekbones.
• Create exotic cat eye contours.
• Enhance jawline definition.
• Ease smile lines.
• Smooth necklines.
• Soften eyebrows.

As a minimally invasive treatment, most Mint™ PDO patients experience minimum to moderate pain during the procedure, but this can be eased with topical anesthetics and/or injectable lidocaine. No downtime is needed, though patients typically experience a couple of days of minor swelling, bruising, and tenderness at the insertion sites.

The Skin Renewal Magic of Moxi® Laser Surfacing

Even if the passing years and Naples-area sunshine have not made their mark with wrinkles, lines, and sagging, your skin might be starting to show other signs of aging. If so, the gentle skin resurfacing offered by Moxi’s® laser therapy can “prejuvenate” and improve the early signs of aging. The laser energy used in the treatment creates micro-coagulation zones within the skin, stimulating the production of fresh skin cells and boosting skin-enhancing collagen levels.

Tru Glō Medspa’s Naples-area patients compare Moxi® to getting a facial, with minimal discomfort and limited to no downtime that results in noticeable rejuvenation to their skin. In addition to its “prejuvenating”, skin conditioning results, the laser energy in Moxi® can be used to treat specific skin conditions, including:

• Rough skin texture
• Uneven skin tone
• Pigmentation
• Sun damage
• Dark spots

Renew Your Skin in 2024 with Naples-Based Tru Glō Medspa

Tru Glō Medspa is pleased to offer these and other anti-aging treatments to our Naples, Florida, area clients. To learn more details about any of these treatments or to consult with us about all of our anti-aging and beautification treatments, contact our Naples, Florida-based medical spa through our website’s contact page or by calling 239-919-7009.