How young it too young?

Not long ago, the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) reported that 64% of its members noted a significant increase in the number of patients under the age of 30 who are requesting cosmetic surgery or injectable treatments.

The trend has since become mainstream and the process has been dubbed "prejuvenation," which has come to mean any aesthetic care that helps prevent an aging appearance, that is, stopping signs of aging before they appear in areas such as crows feet or facial volume loss in cheeks.

There is some science behind this movement as facial muscles can be trained to move less with the use of Botox and Dysport, which can slow down the progress of wrinkles by preventing dynamic facial expressions. This desire for early intervention can help delay the need for larger procedures or surgery or eliminate the need altogether.

Prejuvenation treatments can also help prevent dark sun spots, premature sagging skin, and more.

While PREjuvenation may be a growing trend to prevent premature aging, REjuvenation has been a staple for those who are trying to restore their youthful appearance through surgical or non-surgical options. The reason we find ourselves wanting to rejuvenate is because we don't consider a treatment or a skin care product until we notice wrinkles forming or skin sagging, the key is to use products and do treatments to prevent the appearance of wrinkles and sagging skin and maintain a youthful appearance.

Rejuvenation techniques include surgical procedures to restore symmetry and youthfulness, or non-surgical treatments such as injectables, fillers, laser skin applications, and more.

At FAC we develop a comprehensive approach to maintain healthy, youthful skin specific for your skin needs from skin care products, to facials, to injectables to ensure the vibrancy of your skin year round.

Why now?

Millennial's have increased their use of prejuvenation for a variety of reasons, however, leading the way is social media, which has made younger adults increasingly aware of all the treatment options to prevent premature aging and help maintain their youthful complexion as they age. Getting treatments used to be something people kept a secret, but many celebrities of their era are sharing their experiences on social media, glamorizing aesthetic treatments.

For many millennials, it comes down to this: the technology is readily available and people they admire are engaging in it. That makes the entire process acceptable: Why look older when you don't have to?

In one important way, millennials are like their parents in that the prejuvenation techniques they favor are non-surgical. This is a trend that has greatly increased over the last 10 years as non-surgical aesthetic advancements catch up to their surgical counterparts.

The most requested prejuvenation treatments are:

• Botox - an injectable that smooths fine lines and wrinkles by 'relaxing' your muscles and preventing you from making dynamic facial expressions that cause fine lines and wrinkles. In the past few years, Botox injections by people aged 19 to 34 has increased 87%.

Millennial's are finding that by getting Botox injections at a younger age, they can weaken wrinkle-causing facial muscles to help keep them looking young longer.

In a well-known controlled study, twins were given Botox injections at varying intervals, with one twin receiving half the treatments. The results showed a noticeable reduction in facial lines and crow's feet in the twin with the additional treatments.

• Fillers - Patients turn to fillers such as Juvederm and Restylane to help enhance their facial contours and to restore volume and shape to specific areas of the face that can lose volume over time. 
• Chemical Peels - Lighter peels are affordable treatments that can remove superficial brown spots, improve finer lines and wrinkles, and refresh the appearance of the skin.
• Facials - These relaxing spa treatments can detoxify and improve the health of the skin, serving either as a stand-alone treatment or as a boost to other treatments.

The bottom line is that whether you are a young adult or a mature adult, there are ample procedures and treatments to help you maintain a youthful, healthy appearance.