It's surprising to many, but one of the first places on our body that begins to show signs of aging is our hands. And if you stop and think about it, perhaps that's not unexpected given the daily beatings our hands take – from constant washing to sun exposure, to simply being in motion nearly 24/7 – it's no wonder why the skin on our hands would break down first. The hand rejuvenation is the procedure or a collection of procedures to improve the appearance of the hands.
if your hands are beginning to show signs of aging, like crepiness, boniness, hyperpigmentation and these factors are bothering you – then you're a prospective candidate for a hand rejuvenation procedure.
Procedures that smooth and enhance the hands range from noninvasive to surgical, so there is a treatment designed for every concern and patient comfort threshold.
Beginning with the most accessible course of treatment, temporary dermal fillers can be injected into many areas aside from the face that have also experienced a loss of volume, including the hands. "There are several fillers that work well for hand rejuvenation," "Some popular ones being Restylane Lyft or Volume. Radiesse has an added benefit of contributing to increased collagen stimulation, compared to some of the other fillers." And just like facial fillers, both the appointment and the recovery are quick and will need to be maintained with additional injections over time.
"Autologous fat grafting is an extremely effective modality for replacing lost volume," that is of the two-step surgical procedure. "Fat transfer has the added benefit of moving healthy, surviving stem cells from the donor area to the recipient tissue bed, which also allows them to appear healthier at the cellular level," effectively working to heal your hands from the inside out.Because this is a surgical procedure, it starts with liposuction of an area on your body with a bit of fat to spare, then the fat is refined to remove impurities and, subsequently, reinjected into the tops of hands.
"There is more associated downtime, but results are more durable,". "The main issue with fat transfers is that some of the transferred fat is reabsorbed by the body," says, "so more than one session may be needed for the optimal result." Once achieved, however, the benefits last several years before a touch-up is needed.
Moving up a notch on the scale of noninvasive options are chemical peels, which can work wonders to lighten dark spots on the hands by using a chemical solution (potencies can vary depending on the severity of hyperpigmentation), to slough off the top superficial layers of skin to allow new, fresher, and more evenly toned skin to surface. One downside to peels is that they don't address every problem, specifically, prominent veins or thinning hands.
"Erbium laser resurfacing is an amazing treatment for hyperpigmentation, UVA and UVB-associated sun damage and irregularity of texture," Specifically designed to reduce or remove superficial to moderately deep wrinkles on the face, hands, neck and chest, the Erbium laser is a narrower and more targeted procedure, resulting in fewer side effects and a faster recovery than the more traditional CO2 laser resurfacing, although Fraxel or IPL are also very effective for pigmentation.
Another surgical treatment is sclerotherapy, which is the complete removal of large, protruding veins "But patients must have good upper arm vein accessibility in order for IVs and blood draws to be done in the future,"