CARBOXYTHERAPY THE RESCUE OF THE SAGGING SKIN

The carboxytherapy is a very old technique used to re-oxygenate the damaged tissue (skin ulcer, lower limb arteritis ...). Its indications have now expanded to new issues purely aesthetic: the sagging skin. Update on carboxytherapy and guidance with Dr. Catherine Goursac , aesthetic doctor.

What is carboxytherapy?

Dr. Catherine Goursac: The carboxytherapy is a technique used for years. By 1930, it was proposed cure to address issues of gangrene, arterial and venous disorders. Since then it has grown and now gives very good results against the sagging skin .
Its principle is very simple and based on the injection of CO2 (carbon dioxide) gas, which will improve the microcirculation and skin slackening . The CO2 acts in two ways: it causes a fairly sudden mechanical distension which will act on the sagging skin and significantly improves the oxygenation of cells. Doped well, the cells of the dermis become more efficient (production of collagen, elastic fibers ...).
According to the desired effect, the CO2 can be injected at two different depths in the skin, the dermis, or in the hypodermis to treat cellulite such as the CO2 is going to burst the fat cells.

What are the areas that you treat classically carboxytherapy?

Dr. Catherine Goursac: We use a lot of carboxytherapy to treat inner arms and thighs, but also the neck, chest and above the oval of the face where the result is visible more quickly than other areas. Please note that the skin should not initially be fully released. It must still have some potential to react with CO2 and get a real skin retraction.
In some people, CO2 exerts an effect on the skin but also the underlying muscle. Thus, the dimples are sometimes enhance and reshape lips can. In other words, oxygen can also affect the muscles further.
We also obtained interesting results on the rings in sepia: it not only improves the sagging skin , but also the blood supply, and tends to brighten the complexion.
Stretch marks may be amenable to such treatment, but it's quite long because we can not treat a small area at a time, the size of a hand for example.Attention, even carboxytherapy can not get rid of stretch marks. However, we can significantly reduce their width after a few sessions and get the color of the skin. We obtain the final skin whose appearance is more homogeneous.

What are the cons Warnings carboxytherapy?

Dr. Catherine Goursac: Myocardial infarction, hypertension, phlebitis, recent, epilepsy, pregnancy, skin infections of the areas concerned.

In practice, what happens during a session carboxytherapy and how much does it cost?

Dr. Catherine Goursac: In general, the protocol includes 6 sessions for the sagging skin of the face, 8 to 10 sessions for the inner thighs and arms and stretch marks and 10 to 12 sessions for cellulite when necessary to combine action on the volume and sagging skin. According to the results, it produces one or two sessions per week.
The treatment is somewhat painful because during injections, one senses the gas that diffuses into the skin. There is a sort of swelling that subsides immediately, within minutes. Some people report sensations of small muscles, a little heat, as a sensation of heavy limbs.
You should know that a session carboxytherapy leads a small vasodilation, a small rash in the next hour. Except for the small blue, which disappears rapidly, there are no side effects. CO2 is a gas, it injects no foreign substance. The risk of allergic reaction is zero.
The price is about 100 € and the sitting area is treated by bilateral meeting.

SKIN: KEEP THE LUSTER OF YOUR YOUTH

Neurotransmitters, peptides, enzymes, vitamins, antiradical agents? researchers work tirelessly to develop creams and dietary supplements more effective if that prolong the youthfulness of the skin at least the appearance of these youth. And that's a lot.

Beauty of the skin: the enemy, free radicals

To maintain the luster of the skin , facial care should begin as soon as possible. The skin must be removed daily impurities and hydrated. Do not forget the night creams because the skin is fed more and more beautiful she is. Today, most creams contain antioxidants, which applied to the skin , have a shield and stop cell necrosis. Indeed, the air pollution generated by the action of sunlight, free radicals in large quantities that accelerate skin aging. Therefore the fight by applying basic care including retinol (vitamin A), which stimulates production of collagen and elastin associated with vitamin C , which boosts cell renewal, andvitamin E . Another powerful scavenger of free radicals: selenium , which preserves tissue elasticity.

Skin: act on all fronts

Other gestures 'youth and radiance': a diet rich in antioxidant vitamins (A, C, E) - present in fruits and vegetables - an effective protection against ultraviolet rays and a daily consumption of 1 to 2 liters of mineral water. Prevention of skin aging also involves dietary supplements. Some plants such as burdock and wild pansy can indeed restore balance to their skins prone to acne problems. As for oil, borage or black currant seed which are full of essential fatty acids, they help to sweep the dull and preserve the bloom of youth.

FIVE TIPS CELLULITE!

More than a few months before summer, and we do not see them: those small unsightly fat deposits! To try to smooth skin, he'll have to deal with this cellulite !

What strategy against cellulite?

When our fat cells store more than they déstockent (a sign that we eat too much and we do not spend enough), the balance shifts to the right and the pounds accumulated and concentrated in the worst parts of our figure: size for men (love handles), thighs, buttocks and hips for women. 'Programmed' to make reservations, they are the first victims of cellulite .
Height of bad luck, lose a few pounds and return to sport soft is not always enough, because these are the deep fat harder to dislodge. Hope to reduce water retention and help eliminate toxins, it should absolutely raise the local microcirculation. Is precisely the aim of slimming creams, whether commercial or manufactured 'home'.

1) Massage ten minutes after the shower

More effective than a cream anti- cellulite , massage is your best ally! Ideally, knead all the folds of skin that run under the fingers for 10 minutes each day, preferably after a shower, from the bottom upwards. The goal is to reduce edema and infiltration of tissues, reproducing by hand what some apparatus used in aesthetic medicine and combining aspiration, palpate and roll (endermologie).

2) Practice ten minutes of exercises targeted

All endurance sports mobilize fat reserves, they are unavoidable. It's even better if you're interested in that part of the body in the throes of cellulite . For example, to work your glutes, exercise is key to get on all fours, resting on the forearms, then straighten the leg back in the highest amount possible. And to melt the saddlebags, lie on your side and lift the upper leg keeping it tight, then make scissors. In practice ten minutes every day without exception, to hope for a result especially visible after three weeks of dedicated effort!

3) Make a poultice once a week

To facilitate drainage and purify the skin, make a poultice with 8 tablespoons of green clay powder and pour 10 drops of essential oil (ET) of cypress, 10 drops of essential oils of lavender and 10 drops ET of lemon (be careful, ET-cons are given to pregnant women and lactating). Also, take a dozen sheets of ivy (untreated, rinsed well) that you boil in 200 ml of water. Once cooled and filtered, pour the decoction thus obtained on the green clay, to have a smooth paste. Apply on cellulite and let stand 20 minutes before rinsing.

4) Put together your own massage oil

To prevent the cellulite does not install where it is not too visible, massage morning and night with this mixture of oils to yourself (not for pregnant and lactating): 20 ounces of oil Olive, 5 cl Calophylle oil, 25 drops of essential oils (EO) of lemon grass, 25 drops of essential oils of cypress, 25 drops of essential oils of grapefruit, 25 drops of essential oils of lemon, 25 drops of EO Ravensara and 5 drops of peppermint EO.

5) Apply your products at the best time

Whether it's an oil massage 'home' or cream anti cellulite market, the ideal is to put it just after a hot shower or a massage, when the skin temperature is a slightly increased. The active ingredients penetrate better and more quickly as they arrive on the critical locus, the better!

 

ESSENTIAL OILS: FOUR SLIMMING!

In the struggle for weight loss , natural medicines and these are effective. The aromatherapy in particular. What oils and how to use?

Cellulite and circulation

"Cellulite is a problem that lies in the deep layers of the skin at the level of the hypodermis with an increase of adipose tissue that will compress the circulatory system going," said Fabienne Millet *. Traffic will be less efficient, water retention will move, storage of toxins as well. "The essential oils , powerful assets, are invaluable in the fight for thinness . They enter the body through all routes of administration. They can be inhaled, lungs then distributing them into the blood stream, used by internal oral (capsules, pure or diluted lap) and externally, through massage, friction, creams, baths? Please note that the high concentration of active ingredients in these oils because they are not recommended for pregnant women, nursing mothers, young children (less than 3 years) and people with allergies. You can create your ritual using oils specific to each area, make your cocktail, or choose a synergy thinness , and a product ready to be put in a vegetable oil because, remember, an essential oil is used not pure but mixed with vegetable oil. Whether internally or externally,essential oils are, in optical thinness, must be accompanied by a healthy diet and minimal exercise. Essential oils are four slimming, you select them according to your problems.

Action on overweight and cellulite

- Internally Basil, Ocimum basilicum: three drops of essential oil on a compressed neutral to absorb 3 times per day, regulate the autonomic nervous system. Sage, Salvia officinalis: "She has an astringent, cleansing, disinfecting and detoxifying lipolytic said Dr. Jean-Pierre Willem. It is useful in obesity and cellulite. "Absorb two drops of essential oil on a neutral tablet twice a day between the two main meals. - Externally Atlas Cedar, Cedrus atlantica: lymphotonique, draining powerful diuretic, strong lipolytic (fat burning). Lemon grass, Cymbopogon citratus: anti inflammatory, vasodilator, it attacks the dimpled orange peel it relieves congestion and slows the progress of cellulite. Samphire: it is par excellence the essential oil to eliminate the appearance of cellulite and orange peel with its action against lipid and water retention.

Action on digestive disorders and appetite regulation

- Internally Lemon Mint, Mentha citrate: anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, digestive tonic, liver and pancreas. "It is also harmonizing and balancing acts on the nervous system." Absorb two drops of essential oil on a compressed neutral. * Fabienne Millet has a doctorate in pharmacy, specializing in herbal medicine and aromatherapy in Florame.

 

WHY DO WE STOMACH AND HOW TO GET RID?

Why do some people they tend to take the belly and others not? Beyond the aesthetic discomfort, a big belly is it dangerous to health? Dr Boris Hansel, a specialist in this field, answers these questions.

1) Why do some people have a big belly and not others?

Dr Boris Hansel: We can consider that the " big belly "is the result of two problems: poor diet, what I call an eating disorder, and inadequate physical activity. Of course, genes play a role that may explain why the belly grows more easily in some people than others. But genes alone are not sufficient to explain the potbelly.

2) Having a big belly is still dangerous to your health?

Dr Boris Hansel: The big belly is a visible manifestation of an accumulation of fat inside the belly. This fat is known to be toxic. It leads to multiple metabolic disorders that fall under the term " metabolic syndrome "or" belly syndrome.These abnormalities are common for large belly. But they are not always present. So the mere fact of having a big belly is not enough to say that one is at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. It will be essential to a blood test and measure blood pressure. This will indicate whether or not one has the syndrome of that paunch, he is a real danger to health.

3) How to address the big belly?

Dr Boris Hansel: He must first have a realistic goal. Too many people think first of the pounds and waist before wondering what they are able to improve their lifestyle. I move my hand for a reverse approach that has much more chance of being effective long-term thinking about the lifestyle than weight. There are several steps: 1) First, deny emphatically and definitively following any restrictive diet "miracle" that provides a phase "attack" and "consolidation" with "reintroduction" of foods, not ordered I consider that a person is not ready to grow sustainably. Any attempt to plan will result in failure and a deterioration of health status in the medium term. 2) We must then assess your physical activity level and your current food situation. This step is the hardest to overcome. It requires a "self-analysis" of your lifestyle. He must learn to question, even when you're sure I do! 3) It was only later that he should begin a gradual rehabilitation program food. Remember to start with the basics: food find a pace to suit your personal needs, learn to know what you eat? 4) In addition to dietary progress, it is essential to increase your physical activity. It is still a gradual process that will lead you to success. Initially, only one motto: "Move on every occasion." 5) Keep in mind a principle: managing physical activity and diet does not mean imposing on his body that he is not prepared to accept long-term. That means constantly thinking every day means that bypass the obstacles of everyday life.