Biostimulators: Skin renewal of the future?

Can our skin renew its­elf on its own? Only through tar­ge­ted impul­ses? Many of our pati­ents want a streng­the­ned skin struc­tu­re, a natu­ral smoot­hing of their wrink­les and a fresh, shim­me­ring com­ple­xi­on (also known as instant glow ). If pos­si­ble, wit­hout down­ti­me and wit­hout sur­gery. Modern bio­sti­mu­la­tors make such a tre­at­ment – a gra­du­al skin rene­wal – possible.

Bio­sti­mu­la­ti­on means „sti­mu­la­ting the skin’s own pro­ces­ses“. Cer­tain sub­s­tances can sup­port the skin in its abili­ty to rege­ne­ra­te its­elf. At the Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic, we offer tre­at­ments with various bio­sti­mu­lants, from exo­so­mes and poly­nu­cleo­ti­des to gent­le, bio­sti­mu­la­ting fillers.

What are biostimulants and why do they work differently from traditional fillers?

Clas­sic fil­lers fill in wrink­les. For exam­p­le, the so-cal­led mario­net­te lines, which can extend from the cor­ners of the mouth to the chin, or the naso­la­bi­al fold. The fil­ling is visi­ble imme­dia­te­ly after the injec­tion. Ano­ther opti­on is botu­li­num toxin, for exam­p­le to smooth frown lines. Bio­sti­mu­lants take a dif­fe­rent approach: they sti­mu­la­te the body­’s own pro­duc­tion of col­la­gen and elas­tin, the buil­ding blocks that give our skin resi­li­ence and elasticity.

The result is not arti­fi­ci­al volu­me, but a reju­ve­n­a­ted, natu­ral skin struc­tu­re. Wrink­les are also smoot­hed, but more subt­ly and with a slight time delay. The skin under­goes a rege­ne­ra­ti­on pro­cess and rebuilds its­elf. The full effect beco­mes appa­rent after a few weeks, with incre­asing firm­ness over the fol­lo­wing months.

Our most effective biostimulants and when we recommend them

Poly­nu­cleo­ti­des and exo­so­mes

The­se tiny cell mes­sen­gers are par­ti­cu­lar­ly gent­le AND very effec­ti­ve. They sti­mu­la­te skin rene­wal, redu­ce mois­tu­re loss and impro­ve the skin’s appearance, even on irri­ta­ted and sen­si­ti­ve skin. They are always an opti­on when it comes to buil­ding up long-term ela­s­ti­ci­ty. Also sui­ta­ble after aes­the­tic pro­ce­du­res, laser and need­ling tre­at­ments. Are­as of appli­ca­ti­on that we recom­mend: as part of the skin lon­ge­vi­ty approach, for fine lines, dry skin, a dis­tur­bed skin bar­ri­er, ear­ly signs of age­ing and when fresh­ness and glow are desired.

Calcium hydroxyapatite (for example Radiesse)

If we intro­du­ce the acti­ve ingre­di­ent cal­ci­um hydro­xya­pa­ti­te into the deeper lay­ers of the skin, it acts like a sta­bi­li­zing scaf­fold. It sti­mu­la­tes the for­ma­ti­on of col­la­gen and elas­tin and also pro­mo­tes the for­ma­ti­on of new blood ves­sels and a sta­ble, den­ser skin struc­tu­re. Pro­ducts such as Radies­se are a fil­ler and bio­sti­mu­la­tor in one. They are par­ti­cu­lar­ly sui­ta­ble for slight­ly sag­ging skin that has lost con­tour on the cheeks, chin line, neck and hands. Stu­dies con­firm our obser­va­tions and show a signi­fi­cant increase in skin and sub­cu­ta­neous thic­k­ness and ela­s­ti­ci­ty after just a few weeks.

Biostimulating fillers such as Skinbooster and Profhilo

Skin boos­ters with liquid hyalu­ro­nic acid have less of a col­la­gen-sti­mu­la­ting effect, but they pro­vi­de inten­si­ve mois­tu­re and act as a skin-smoot­hing tre­at­ment. The skin struc­tu­re also impro­ves – making the tre­at­ment an excel­lent first step for skin that is begin­ning to age and for skin that is dull and pro­ne to wrink­les. With Prof­hi­lo(bio-remo­de­ling), gent­le sculp­ting and con­tour impro­ve­ments (cheek­bone, chin line) are pos­si­ble when injec­ted into the right are­as of the skin. The skin tigh­tening is dis­creet and at the same time very natural.

Why we value biostimulation and regenerative medicine

From our point of view, bio­sti­mu­lants are a long-term invest­ment in beau­tiful and healt­hy skin. A brief insight into our experience:

• The results look natural.
• The skin is built up gra­du­al­ly and sus­tain­ab­ly.
• A com­bi­na­ti­on with clas­sic fil­lers is possible.
• Skin looks youn­ger, feels healt­hi­er and more resi­li­ent (bet­ter hydra­ti­on, more even tex­tu­re, subt­le smoot­hing, impro­ved elasticity).

Are you won­de­ring whe­ther bio­sti­mu­la­tors can also impro­ve your skin? Then make an appoint­ment at the Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic in Zurich.

When are biostimulators suitable and when should caution be exercised?

We tre­at suc­cessful­ly at the Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic in Zurich:

• Women and men with ear­ly skin age­ing, loss of ela­s­ti­ci­ty or initi­al con­tour chan­ges (chin line, cheeks)
• Skin that has beco­me dry or thinner
• Peo­p­le who want long-term and natu­ral results
• Wrink­les and sag­ging skin
• Peo­p­le who want a healt­hi­er and finer skin texture

We some­ti­mes advi­se against tre­at­ment with bio­sti­mu­la­tors. In the case of acu­te inflamm­a­to­ry skin dise­a­ses, very thin skin, if a strong tigh­tening (lif­ting) is desi­red or in the case of cer­tain pre-exis­ting con­di­ti­ons. A tho­rough skin ana­ly­sis and con­sul­ta­ti­on is the­r­e­fo­re important.

What you should know before treatment

Bio­sti­mu­lants do not work imme­dia­te­ly: the skin needs time to rege­ne­ra­te. The first effects can be seen after a few weeks, the full effect usual­ly takes seve­ral months.

The tre­at­ment can be car­ri­ed out indi­vi­du­al­ly or as part of a mul­ti-stage over­all con­cept, com­bi­ned with laser, radio fre­quen­cy, need­ling or indi­vi­du­al care programs.