A holistic approach to skincare can provide the best and long-lasting results. In addition to skin care services, peels, lasers, and devices that help address issues from the outside, you should focus on supplementation and nutrition to protect from the inside.

Anti-aging treatments can help turn back time. You can continue to stay young and refreshed with routine skin maintenance sessions. The right youthful skin maintenance treatment can make you look 20 years younger.

Compared to complete reversal treatments, the downtime for skin maintenance treatments is short.

At MetaDerm, we use various skin maintenance treatments catering to various needs. We offer:

• Laser Assisted Retinoid Infusion (LARI) to maintain skin quality and promote reverse aging by combining retinoids and laser.
• Pico Laser Toning - a highly effective, zero-downtime, fine lines and wrinkle treatment for dark skin. It promotes skin quality, considerably decreases pigmentation, and also tightens the pores.
• Guidance on the best skin care products suitable for your skin type.

For anti-aging, your daily skincare routine should include mainstream ingredients like:

• Sunscreen: twice a day, protects collagen and reduces pigmentation.
• Antioxidants: including ferulic and ascorbic acid, tocopherol & resveratrol
• Vitamin A: include the 3 Rs - retinoids, retinol, and retinaldehyde
• Vitamin B: include niacinamide or B3 and nicotinamide (orally)
• Vitamin C: Promotes collagen production and prevents skin damage

AHAs: Powerful exfoliation for radiant skin.

Foods like grapes, nuts, fish, legumes, and green leafy vegetables are rich sources of antioxidants, which can reduce oxidative stress in your body. Antioxidants are proving to be a great addition to skincare products as well. They help combat skin damage caused by UV rays and environmental stressors. 

These include- 

• Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid
• Vitamin E or tocopherol
• Ferulic acid
• Green tea
• Ginseng 
• Niacinamide
• Resveratrol
• Co-enzyme Q10

Anti-aging chemical peels can be divided based on their basic function - 

• Maintenance  - 0-3 days downtime, and pocket-friendly. They include retinoic acid peels, glycolic, and lactic acids. For best results, you should get 3-5 of these peels over a year.
• Age-reversal – These peels include Jessner TCA & phenol peels.

Targeted phototherapy (LED), including Healite & Omnilux, does not provide quantifiable anti-aging results but is very effective in treating acne and healing wounds. Though the ‘red light’ & 'orange light’ stimulation of collagen theory sounds interesting, it has no proven clinical outcome.

MetaDerm provides effective treatments using Pico Toning, Laser Toning, Vascular Lasers, and chemical peels.

Our team of experienced dermatologists at MetaDerm uses microneedling to improve hair growth and to reach the deeper layers of your skin during skin care activities. Microneedling for skin rejuvenation can help delay skin aging, but lasers, energy devices & clinical peels work even better.

Unlike what advertisements claim, PDO threads are not designed to lift but are good for maintaining skin turgor & firmness.

At MetaDerm, we apply these threads very differently compared to other experienced dermatologists in Chennai. We use vector lifting, which is very effective, budget-friendly, and supplemented with devices to provide optimal contraction.

If you have a thick layer of collagen with minimal overlying photodamage, you could be a suitable candidate.

According to some studies, foods rich in antioxidants can reduce the risk of photodamage and signs of aging as well. A well-balanced diet including foods high in antioxidants like grapes, nuts, fish, legumes & leafy green vegetables is recommended.

The use of collagen supplements is quite controversial. Two Japanese-based studies suggest collagen supplements can reduce aging. However, there are no scientific studies to back this claim, and collagen benefits may not translate to the skin.

Collagen supplements cause no harm, are cost-effective, and are indeed good for your joints. If you want to try what everyone is raving about, you can definitely give it a try.

Bioequivalent hormone replacement works by measuring one’s hormone levels, including estrogen, testosterone, and human growth hormone. As hormone levels keep changing, this will require constant monitoring. According to certain studies, bioequivalent hormone therapy can slow down chronological aging.

Evidence suggests that intermittent fasting indeed has anti-aging effects. Can these benefits extend to the skin? We are not too sure, as there are no long-term studies in this regard.

Studies show that the conscious use of metformin can reduce visceral fat and also delay aging.

Certain supplements like resveratrol & NMN are powerful and can support anti-aging. 

Resveratrol can synergistically work with NMN and activate the sirtuin genes that facilitate DNA protection. Resveratrol can offer the following benefits:

• Encourage youthful gene expression similar to the results of calorie-restricted diets 
• Support healthy insulin response & mitochondrial function
• Help maintain already-healthy glucose levels
• Support a healthy inflammatory response and inhibit oxidation
• RDI ranges from 500 to 900 mg daily

NAD boosters like NMN & Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) are crucial for cellular function to support energy production. NAD production declines with age. You can boost your NAD to youthful levels through clinically approved supplements.

The sun’s UV rays cause DNA damage and interfere with the cells’ immune system, thus increasing the risk of skin cancer.

Nicotinamide is an effective antioxidant that replenishes cellular energy, thus enabling quicker and more efficient DNA repair after sun exposure.  

Vitamin B3 is a low-risk treatment that works effectively for people with the highest risk of multiple NMSCs.

LED masks are marginally effective in skin care for acne-prone skin, but not for sustained collagen stimulation. Even low-level laser emission devices in the clinic don’t stimulate enough collagen to make a difference. A mini laser or various chemical peels may be a better investment.