Cameron Diaz: Tired of Botox?
As the daughter of a Cuban and an American Cameron Diaz turned her appearance to account already in her youth when she started a modelling career, before she changed to Hollywood many years later. Without having any experience Cameron was able to cast a spell over the producer of The Mask (1994) and got her […]
Methods of Rejuvenation: Treatment Using Growth Factors and Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) (Part 5)
A new procedure that is suitable especially for local rejuvenation of your skin, but also for other local treatments is the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) obtained from your own blood. PRP is a concentrate consisting of platelets which is extracted from a small amount of blood. PRP is very rich in growth factors, which […]
Autologous Fat Injections (Lipofilling) in the Face in Young Patients?
I was just asked by a young woman: Can you tell me at what age autologous fat injections can be performed? Is there an age limit? Would the skin age faster than normal if the treatment is done at young age? My answer: Autologous fat injections (lipofilling) are possible at any age and have no […]
Methods of Rejuvenation: Extension of Telomeres (Part 4)
Telomeres are sections of our chromosomes that determine the life span of the individual cell. The longer they are, the longer the cell’s ability to divide and thereby replace lost cells of the body. With each cell division the telomeres get a bit shorter, until they are finally completely depleted. If you give the cells […]
Sarah Jessica Parker: What Does Carrie Bradshaw Do about Her “Scary Hands“?
Carrie Bradshaw, Samantha Jones, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York – who doesn’t know them? In the famous cult series Sex and the City Sarah Jessica Parker alias Carrie paints the town red with her best friends. Although they couldn’t be more different in personality, they get along famously. The ambitious columnist Carrie is unhappy in […]
Vasopressin: The Hormone Against Wrinkles and Dry Skin
Vienna (2014-12-02) — Is there a hormone which is able to smooth out wrinkles? According to the Viennese doctor DDr. Karl-Georg Heinrich there is one: “The hormone has been known for some time and is called vasopressin. It is responsible for the regulation of our skin’s fluid balance. If one has too little of it, like […]
Madonna: When High Heels Can be Fatal
Madonna has been a successful singer for more than thirty years and when her music is not in the spotlight her great looks and pep keep her fans enthralled. It is therefore not surprising that she is also surrounded by young men. Madonna’s current boyfriend is 26 year-old Timor Steffens from Holland, ironically called “Toy […]
Methods of Rejuvenation: Treatment Using Stem Cells (Part 3)
The body’s own (autologous) stem cells could revolutionize regenerative and aesthetic medicine in the future. Adult stem cells which are contained in body fat in large numbers have the potential to develop into a variety of tissue types. Thus their healing effect can be utilized to regenerate many weaknesses of the body caused by aging […]
“Vampire Lifting” – Does It Work?
You may remember my blog Rejuvenation a la Countess Dracula in which I talked about the historical countess Erzsébet Nádasdy (nee Báthory in 1560), who fell in love with a young officer at the mature age of 50, or thereabouts. She found out by chance that a young girl’s blood that got splattered on her […]
Does Botox Make Us Look Old? (Part 3)
What to do if one injects botox anyway or has already gotten thin and dry skin because of botox? Nothing can be done against the mask-like effect caused by the muscle paralysis. It fades over the months when the paralyzing effect of botox subsides. But we can improve skin quality: Apart from the supply of […]