The Australian ex-supermodel Elle Macpherson recently celebrated her 51th birthday. The beginning of her career already dates back more than 30 years. When the 18-year-old law student was discovered during her vacation she gave up university to become a model. What is only a short (sometimes excessive and stressful) period in the life of some young women who also live for the same dream made Elle become a world star. Within a very short time she ran the catwalk beside the most world-famous supermodels. A few years after her breakthrough she founded her own model agency Elle Macpherson Inc.
Her nickname “The Body” still applies to the 51-year-old today, whose defined body is yet free from orange peel skin. Even her face seems to be wrinkle-free. It’s hardly surprising that speculations about how she is managing this have been rife in many places. According to her own statement the secret of her eternal youth especially is inner balance, daily sports, frequent detoxification, consumption of lots of vegetables, but also good genes.
Unfortunately not everybody has good genes, thus it is generally important to take heed of the right nutrition and sufficient activity. Fish, meat, fruits, and vegetables are among the main food. The supply of starch and sugar should be sharply reduced, because as you know as reader of my blog these carbohydrates are suspected to not only make us gain weight but also old by “sticking together” our cells and tissue with sugar.
In contrast to many of her colleagues Elle wants to avoid scalpel and silicone. She even swears that her 75D-cup breasts are all natural. However, recently the beautiful Australian had to make a confession, because as Spiegel reported, Elle had cheated with botox: “It really worked well at me. I tried out a little bit of everything. That is as natural as you can be.”
But in this case Elle is wrong! Botox is a neurotoxin that is foreign to the body and paralyzes the mimic musculature. This paralysis often causes a rigid, doll-like countenance, as we already know from stars like Nicole Kidman and Renée Zellweger. The skin becomes thin and dry rapidly and looks old after repeated use because botox also causes degeneration of skin glands.
But what would actually be “as natural as you can be”? Certainly regeneration of skin and body with the help of those substances which are already responsible for a young, healthy, and vital appearance in younger people: The body’s own stem cells, growth factors, and platelet-rich plasma (PRP), bioidentical hormones and essential main components of our skin such as collagen and hyaluronic acid.
Autologous stem cells are also available in fat tissue of adults, even in great quantities. They can be isolated from a small amount of fat which is harvested by means of liposuction with microcannulas. Stem cells are injected into the skin of facial or body areas immediately after extraction. Stem cells have a local regenerating effect and improve the skin quality. The regenerating effect of a stem cell treatment can be imitated to a certain degree with a mesotherapy with growth factors of skin cells or PRP extracted from the patient’s own blood.
A combination with a therapy with bioidentical hormones (Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, BHRT) is possible. Bioidentical hormones have the same chemical structure as our human hormones. In the context of a therapy the hormonal balance is restored in order to get rid of external signs of hormone deficiencies such as premature aging of skin and tissue, dark circles around the eyes, puffy or sunken cheeks, and to increase well-being in general. In addition we would advise Elle to supply her body with hyaluronic acid and collagen, for instance in the form of Perfect Skin by DDr. Heinrich® Beauty Drink or Powder.
With the help of autologous and natural substances Elle could radiate a fresh and vital appearance even on her 60th birthday and further satisfy her nickname “The Body” – and also spare herself embarrassing botox confessions once and for all.
DDr. Heinrich, MD