In 2001 the American actress Renée Zellweger won the audience’s hearts as Bridget Jones: In keeping with the title Bridget Jones’s Diary the then 32-year-old presented herself plump, clumsy, and awkward with chubby cheeks, which she put on for her role to appear authentic. The actress needed less than one month to lose those superfluous kilos again, which caused “raised eyebrows” at that time.
Still today Renée is on everyone’s lips. But this time it’s not (only) the weight being discussed controversially, but especially her face. At her performance at Elle’s Annual Woman in Hollywood Awards the Oscar winner was hardly recognizable after a long time of public break. It seems as not even a square centimeter has remained untouched from beauty surgeries: Smooth forehead, high cheek bones, pointed chin and a slender nose; even her popular hooded eyelids, which she wore over years as her trademark, disappeared.
Media racked their brains about the reason for her outright transformation. She has a happy private life according to her own statements. Maybe it was the fear of “joblessness”, which made her undergo this “overall renovation”. Anyhow, role offers obviously kept within limits. It may be questioned if this will change now.
Renée herself cannot understand the excitement about her appearance and rather complains about this form of attention – even though as it is generally known stars nearly stop at nothing to get into media. She vehemently denies rumors about botox, facelift & Co. – solely and exclusively a new, happier lifestyle should be responsible for her external change. Well, a likely story…
One question arises: Would there have been another way for Renée to meet her need for premature aging treatment more expedient?
As a reader of my blog you know that there are several possibilities – natural substances such as the body’s own stem cells extracted from body fat, epidermal growth factors, and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) from autologous blood for instance cause natural skin regeneration and therefore avoid artificial-looking results. All this treatments are possible on an outpatient basis. In most cases the patient can resume her social activities again the following day.
In stem cell treatment for skin regeneration a small amount of the patient’s fat is harvested in a tissue-conserving way with thin microcannulas. The obtained stem cells get injected into the skin with fine needles immediately afterwards. There the stem cells stimulate regeneration and tighten the skin. Due to the high biological potential of stem cells long-term effects can normally be achieved.
In Renée’s age of about 45 it is necessary to grasp aging at its root: With bioidentical hormones (Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy, BHRT). Signs of aging such as loose skin are symptoms of a lack of hormones which develops due to aging and exhaustion of endocrine glands because of stress and grueling lifestyle. Bioidentical hormones correspond to our body’s own hormones in their chemical structure. As part of hormonal regeneration the hormonal balance is re-established with the help of bioidentical hormones.
If Renée would have decided for this treatment she would now look fresher and younger instead of unrecognizable and different. Maybe someday she will tell her secret about what really happened with her face. If not, it doesn’t matter, because we can imagine it easily anyway.
DDr. Heinrich, MD