Monthly Newsletter January 2023

CAPETOWNDOCTOR

What to focus on in 2023!

My main focus when it comes to skincare and skin preservation is to keep

it simple yet worthy for all my patients. To do that, I need to keep myself

informed with the newest treatments and trends on the market. That said,

it takes time and expertise to know what works best and given the fact

that you are dealing with an individual, everyone unique in his or her own

way, and with all the different treatment modalities available, it really takes

some effort and trust to convince a new or potential aesthetic patient to

do a certain treatment or follow your advised plan. Now, I am not here to

convince anyone, but through years of experience I feel comfortable to sit

with someone and discuss different individualised treatment options

which will have your best interest at heart.

I have mentioned it before, we should steer away from comparing

aesthetic medicine with one or more stand-alone treatments, and start

talking about the importance of combination treatments, all with its own

unique properties, indications, benefits, and positive outcomes. One

treatment is not better than the other, it might be just more effective in

you than in someone else due to multiple factors like age, gender, race,

location, time of year etc.

Before I discuss any of the above-

mentioned procedures, I would like

to emphasize a new treatment

modality which made a re-entrance

this year in SA, called Biostimulators.

There is a few on the market, all with

incredible properties and indications,

a treatment I will include going

forward in all my Aesthetic plans.

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Bio-stimulation involves the modification of the environment to

stimulate existing bacteria capable of bioremediation.

Biostimulator: Substance similar to dissolvable sutures creates a

stimulus to the skin

Biostimulator > senescent fibroblast

Elastin / Collagen

Hyaluronic acid

producing components of the extracellular matrix responsible for

holding everything together

Important factors to consider + Choice of stimulator

A consultation is mandatory, sterile setup

Indications / contra indications

Pt’s budget

How quickly do you want to see results

Time frames

Availability for follow up, how often can you come in for maintenance

treatments

Talk to your aesthetic specialist about the best biostimulator for you!

Important factors to consider:

Unless you are considering surgery in the near future, I will definitely make

Biostimulators my foundation of maintenance and combine it with other

modalities like PRP (Vampire Facial), dermal fillers and general skin care.

Neurotoxin - Dysport & Botox – still plays a massive part in the

maintenance plan but as a wrinkle relaxer in expressive parts of the face,

you don’t get much skin rejuvenation out of neurotoxin besides a

smoother and more youthful appearance, temporary. You still need to

boost your skin for optimal results. PRP is a stunning, effective, non-evasive

treatment using your own body’s growth ability to address superficial skin

concerns, like fine line around and especially under the eyes, dark circles,

sun spots and other blemishes and even skin tone. PRP is playing a big

part in hair loss rejuvenation and don’t forget it’s crucial role in intimate or

sexual rejuvenation, penile and vaginal, the so call P- and V- Shot.

Great for stimulating senescent/sleeping fibroblasts – the cells responsible

for the continuous production of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid, your

hydration cell but also an incredible tool for as part of a thorough thought

through long term maintenance plan.

Just more on biostimulators:

January 2023

We can discuss every individual treatment in detail but might end up

overloading the potential patient and at the same time sow confusion.

Best is to know about the treatments, read up on it but then discuss it with

an expert to understand exactly why something might fit you better and

which treatment does not.

We slowly start losing our fibroblast function at around 25, which means

we loose collagen, elastin and moist from a rather young age, which

means we are getting older already from our mid-twenties, a daunting

thought, BUT we don’t have to go overboard with anything, with the

correct plan and expertise, we can maintain these aging factors

sufficiently.

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I call it BEAUTY 101 SIMPLIFIED!