Anti-aging medicine is the newest area of medical science. It is based on the prevention of age-related changes in the appearance of a person. The Institute of Age Medicine helps the patient get rid of the signs of aging on his body.
general information
It is noteworthy that the concept itself has become popular among consumers, and because of its transition to popular culture, the meaning of the term has become worthless. In science, preventive and anti-aging medicine is called preventive geriatrics. The development of programs in this area is very active - for the most part cosmetologists are involved in them.
In cosmetology
It should be noted that science calls age-related changes that occur with a person after he reaches the age of 40 years. It is during this period that a deficit of attention and memory develops. Movement becomes limited due to articular modifications. Mental disorders occur - for example, a person often suffers from anxiety and depression, sleep disturbances. With such complaints, people turn to the Institute of Preventive Anti-Aging Medicine.
To eliminate the trouble, a combination of the activities of cosmetologists, therapists and endocrinologists is necessary. Their joint work helps the centers of anti-aging medicine to effectively deal with risk factors. It is important to consider the general condition of the patient during therapy. Otherwise, the long-term effect of it simply will not appear.
Disease risk
One distinctive feature of anti-aging medicine is that the risks of certain diseases are evaluated strictly individually. Indeed, there are cases when someone smokes all his life and does not suffer from a heart attack and stroke, and someone dies young because of these ailments, despite the fact that smoking is believed to provoke such diseases. Much depends on the characteristics of a particular organism.
Diagnostic Methods
Diagnosis in this area is carried out in the traditional way. First of all, they assess the quality of human life. For example, it is revealed whether he has increased anxiety or depression. Assess and overall psychological well-being. It is also necessary to analyze the level of hormones in the body. Often in anti-aging medicine, hormone therapy methods are used. In addition, DNA diagnostics, telomere research are used.
Life Extension Medicines
Are there any medications that can extend my life? Today this is a common question among clients of anti-aging medicine clinics. It should be noted that experts give a definite answer to this: they were not invented.
Gerontology is at a stage of development when it is not yet possible. The longest life for a representative of our species is 120 years. And only a few, especially on the territory of the Russian Federation, generally live up to this mark.
In addition, experts from anti-aging medicine clinics recommend being wary of stories about “long-livers from the Caucasus.” The thing is that longevity has not been documented in certain regions. There are no birth certificates, records in parish books, or similar documents.
Despite the fact that life expectancy is not subject to correction, nevertheless, a person can achieve longevity. An important role is played by the quality of life. After all, someone by the age of 70 lies all day long because of depression, not feeling the desire to live, while someone is engaged in active physical activity, travels, communicates.
But there is not a single drug that affects life expectancy. Among the inhabitants, the anti-aging medicine tool Metformin is widely known. It is indicated for those with type 2 diabetes. It provides the prevention of heart disease. Indirectly, it affects how much a person will live. However, doctors caution patients against the unreasonable use of Metformin in order to achieve a longer life. There are currently no studies confirming similar effects from the drug.
Anti-aging and aesthetic medicine include rehabilitation and therapeutic measures. They are selected specifically for a person, taking into account all its features.
Clinics
In the Russian Federation, there are already many clinics of anti-aging aesthetic medicine. For the most part, we are talking about Moscow and St. Petersburg. Professors are involved here, a scientific base is being formed, it is here that they diagnose and test the latest technologies. For the most part, patients, like the doctors themselves, are primarily aimed at getting rid of visible defects. And rarely does anyone think about the causes of external flaws.
As a rule, patients do not even think about how much physical activity in a person’s life affects defects and age-related changes. Turning to a cosmetologist to get rid of wrinkles, many do not suspect that the situation will improve due to a healthy diet.
A healthy lifestyle is becoming increasingly popular, including in Russia. The opinion that the health of citizens is in the hands of the state is increasingly considered erroneous. A person himself affects the duration of his life, the level of health in most cases. Only with the direct participation of the patient does anti-aging medicine become effective.
It is believed that due to age, the body's defense is weakened. But if you help him, he will be much more effective in dealing with adverse conditions. As a result, the biological age of the individual becomes less than the calendar age with a competent approach.
Means and methods
Much depends on the initial situation. For example, during andropause or menopause, it is necessary to correct the consequences of hormonal disruptions. Hormonal drugs should be selected strictly individually.
It is necessary to take into account the fact that the body easily gets tired of past diseases, malnutrition, bad habits. Detoxification occurs, which persists for a long time. Due to the gradual effects of a healthy lifestyle, decay products are eliminated from the body.
According to experts of the clinic of anti-aging medicine "The Fifth Element" (located in Moscow, Kutuzovsky prospekt, 4/2), the best results are shown by treatment with peptides.
How does the impact
In any case, medical efforts are primarily aimed at stabilizing the functioning of internal organs. Exposure occurs at the cellular level. Procedures are also selected strictly individually.
For the most part, medicine of this kind is aimed at ridding a person of neurosis, insomnia, and depressive manifestations. After all, chronic stress, fatigue, depression directly affect the development of dangerous diseases, malignant tumors. In addition, the most important goal of anti-age medicine is to prevent collagen depletion in the skin. Prevention of heart attack, stroke, hypertension is also provided. Reproductive function persists for a long time, improves memory, concentration.
About aging
In appearance, aging manifests itself from the age of 35. Then the condition of the skin worsens for the first time. In fact, the destructive process begins already at the age of 25, only manifestations are not so noticeable. It is at this age that the body reaches the peak of its development, and then the reverse process of aging begins.
How quickly a person ages is influenced by genetics. It also affects healthy eating, lifestyle, stress, poor sleep. By the age of 40, aging turns into an exacerbation of chronic diseases, impaired vision, memory, and skin fade.
Often, plastic surgery helps to get rid of the external manifestations of aging. Thanks to this, the person looks younger, however, diseases associated with aging continue to develop.
How to stop
Specialists of anti-age medicine will first of all learn about the individual characteristics of the body. So, the level of hormones in the body is checked. The stage of development of destructive processes, a genetic predisposition to certain diseases is revealed. In addition, aging is predicted. Taking into account all these factors, an individual rejuvenation program is drawn up. As a rule, rejuvenation courses are recommended for people from 25 years old. It is best to eliminate this process right now, and then many negative effects by the age of 40 can be avoided.
It is important to consider that in 25-27 years, initial consultation will be required. So, by contacting the International Institute of Anti-Aging Medicine, a person receives the results of an examination of his own health, reveals his functional maximum. The information collected is used in the future. But even when a person visits a clinic over the age of 50, as a rule, it is possible to achieve an excellent result in body rejuvenation. If you are going for an initial consultation, you need to transfer as much information about your health as possible to specialists. It is necessary to take a medical card, tests, other information that will be needed to select the most effective rejuvenation program for a particular person.
Also, this information is needed in order to identify which particular diseases should be aimed at improving anti-aging medicine. After all, a predisposition to diseases is genetically determined.
In addition, you must provide information about your own lifestyle. For example, you need to tell about the diet, the presence of positive and negative stress in a person’s life, physical activity, and a tendency to depression. Without fail, doctors identify the state of memory of the individual, the quality of hearing, vision.
Diagnostics
Diagnosis is not carried out in one step. First of all, a study is conducted on oxidative stress, the presence of fatty acids in the body. It also determines how much adrenaline, serotonin, dopamine is in the body. Be sure to determine the level of hormones.
Inflammation of the internal organs is also taken into account in anti-aging medicine. Doctors take into account the genetic predisposition, determine the content of heavy metals in the body.
It is important to evaluate a person’s predisposition to allergic reactions. However, not every person goes through all the above studies. For him, only those who are best suited for him are selected.
The effectiveness of anti-aging medicine directly depends on the state of the immune properties of a particular organism. For example, in order for therapy to be more effective, you will need to get rid of vitamin deficiency, exhaustion of the body, and oxygen starvation in cells and tissues. Due to the increase in protective properties, anti-aging procedures become more effective.
What is used
In treatment, medications, hormones are necessarily used, metabolic correctors are used. Be sure to work with patients a nutritionist, choosing an individual diet. It should be comprehensive, include all the necessary vitamins, biologically active substances. Also, the achievements of homeopathy are often used in anti-aging medicine. Surgery, cosmetic procedures are carried out, therapeutic assistance is provided. Blood detoxification is often needed. The gastrointestinal tract is cleansed through the use of peptides, probiotics.
Reviews
At the moment, the regulatory framework on this issue in the Russian Federation does not exist. And aesthetic medicine procedures are called anti-aging - surgical intervention, cosmetology and so on. They only eliminate external signs, but do not correct the root causes. This is due to negative reviews about anti-age therapy procedures.
But real anti-aging medicine is aimed at resolving precisely internal problems, normalizing the activity of organs, thanks to which the body gets rid of the effects of negative factors that affect a low life expectancy. Also, medicine of this kind improves the quality of life for several factors - psychological, physical.
But it will be a mistake to consider that anti-aging medicine has a priority over aesthetic because of the effect on the internal state of the body. Both that, and another direction copes with the circle of tasks. They do not compete, but are a successful complement to each other.