How to Boost Collagen
Collagen does a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to keeping our complexions looking fresh and youthful. Collagen is a fibrous protein that occurs naturally within our connective tissues, which quite literally hold us together. It also helps to maintain healthy blood vessels and gives our skin the firmness that we typically associate with youthfulness.
The natural collagen production process in the body starts to slow down as we age, which can lead to a reduction of collagen levels and a range of skin issues, including the development of fine lines and wrinkles, skin sagging, and a loss of elasticity. It is important for us to maintain healthy levels of collagen in our bodies, so the good news is that there are a number of things you can do to boost your collagen levels throughout your life.
A Collagen-Boosting Diet
We look and feel our best when we are well nourished, which is why maintaining a healthy diet is so important. During the natural collagen production process, the body uses vitamin C, proline and glycine, so ensuring that your diet contains enough of these valuable amino acids is key. This means incorporating items such as berries, bone broth, bell peppers, citrus fruits, mushrooms, and egg whites into your diet.
It can also be beneficial to focus on consuming enough protein, as this will contribute to your body's store of amino acids that play an important role in the production of structural proteins.
The Best Collagen-Boosting Treatments
In addition to maintaining a healthy diet and exercise routine, there are also a variety of aesthetic treatments available that can encourage the body to produce new, healthy collagen.
- Profhilo
Profhilo leverages the ultra-moisturising ingredient hyaluronic acid, which, when injected into the skin, encourages the body to synthesise collagen to deliver a firmer, more plump complexion. One of the main advantages of Profhilo is that its formulation is very malleable and easy to distribute properly across the treatment area.
Profhilo is ideally suited to treating skin laxity and sagging in a variety of areas of the face and body, including the cheeks, decolletage, and neck, which are typically too delicate for other treatments, such as dermal fillers.
- INTRAcel
Combining microneedling, fractional treatments and radio frequency technology, INTRAcel is a highly targeted treatment that stimulates the body's natural healing process to create a healthier and tighter skin structure.
During INTRAcel treatment, minute needles penetrate into the treatment area, where they heat the dermis tissue for just a few microseconds. This highly precise treatment doesn't affect the surrounding areas, which keeps healing time to a minimum and delivers targeted results.
- Sunekos
Sunekos is a skin-boosting treatment formulated with hyaluronic acid and amino acids. This injectable moisturiser works to plump fine lines, soften wrinkles, and restore lost elasticity whilst also stimulating the skin's fibroblasts and encouraging the production of elastin and collagen. In addition to restoring lost brightness and combating lost tone, Sunekos can also improve the appearance of dark undereye circles, sun damage, and acne scarring.
If you would like to find out more about the range of collagen-boosting treatments we offer here at the clinic, please don't hesitate to get in touch via email or phone. We're passionate about skin and we can't wait to help you achieve the complexion of your dreams.
