I have posted about growing old gracefully a few months back, but in a more light-hearted manner and on a different perspective. Here, is an attempt to look at the physiological aspects of aging. After all, the physical attributes are immediately evident when we mature.But, why are we really obsessed with reversing the aging process, when it is nature’s design? Today, derma fillers are commonplace. With money, and without any surgical procedure, one can easily ‘buy’ a youthful look.
Cosmetology is a billion-dollar industry that is seemingly unaffected by the global economic pandemic. Why? Because medical science breakthroughs made it possible. According to Stephen L. DeFelice, M.D. of the Foundation for Innovation in Medicine:
“It is now possible to make dramatic progress in altering the aging process. Convincing clinical and laboratory studies indicate that: the aging process in humans and animals can be either slowed down or reversed; partial starvation has prolonged the lives of experimental animals; a combination of l-acetylcarnitine and alpha lipoic acid reverted very old rats to middle-age status; the use of growth hormones has reversed the fat/muscle ratio in elderly humans with ratios returning to levels found in younger people.”
Cosmetic or Aesthetic procedures, such as radiesse injection, as a result grew exponentially in popularity and demand. The celebrity look and shape can now be bought. Of course, if you have the money to spare, why not spend a little on physiological enhancements or improvements.
I on the other hand would like to take the path suggested by Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz, Authors of YOU: Staying Young:
…living to 100 isn't about avoiding diseases like cancer, heart disease or stroke. We could rid the world of those common killers, it would add less than a decade to life expectancy. Aging is not about avoiding disease, it is about living with vitality."
Agree.
“Living with vitality” is far more important than aesthetic improvement. The body will eventually give way to aging.
For an interesting info about how to inject restylane, you might want to check this video by Dr. Dolores Kent, a Beverly Hills-based cosmetic surgeon: