Diet Tips That Will Revitalise Your Skin

Getting back that youthful look to your skin doesn’t always require you having to visit your local cosmetic clinic. By making some subtle changes to your diet, you can help reduce the appearance of wrinkles and bring out the glow from your younger days.

The great thing about following these steps isn’t just about looking younger, they also promote a healthier and more balanced diet. You’ll look better, and feel better!

Below we’ll take a look at five foods and drinks that’ll promote a healthier and younger looking you.

Dark Berries

Dark berries naturally promote smooth and healthy skin. Not only are they full of skin clearing antioxidants which are great for your immune system, they are also high in fibre which helps the digestive process.

These berries are a fantastic choice for adding extra flavour to your cereal in the morning, or why not toss them in a salad during lunch? There’re plenty of different meals where these berries can fit right in.

Fish

Fish is a staple food of any healthy skin diet. It provides many natural and healthy oils that are good for the skin without clogging pores.

It’s a common misconception that going on a diet means cutting out most fats, when in actuality your skin needs certain fats to stay in good condition.

One tasty way to take in these healthy fats is by eating salmon. Salmon can be prepared in a variety of different and can compliment many different dishes, making it an extremely convenient food for promoting healthy skin.

Water

An everyday essential that commonly goes without praise. Simply by cutting out fizzy drinks and sticking to water, you can make a significant difference to the look and feel of your skin. You’d be surprised with the results you can get from simply increasing your water intake.

Staying hydrated keeps the skin plump and youthful. Not only will more water benefit your skin, you’re also more likely to lose weight more easily as a bonus. The calories you take in from what you drink all adds up, probably up to a higher number that you may think!

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes supply you with a healthy and generous dose of vitamin A, the main ingredient used in most premium anti-ageing skincare products. Not to mention they taste delicious and can be added to almost any dish.

Try cutting them up and baking them into fries for a tasty snack. Or why not mash them up and have them as a side during dinner time? Sweet potato will become your new favourite side-dish before you know it.

Broccoli

Broccoli is known as a ‘super’ vegetable, containing a range of different vitamins that all add to healthiness and appearance of your skin. These vitamins also play a part in fixing damaged tissue and supporting the healing process when necessary, so they are definitely an important part of any healthy skin diet.

To get the most out of your broccoli, eat them raw alongside a salad, as some cooking methods like boiling can strip away some of the valuable vitamins and the unique flavour. However, you could also steam your broccoli, which is a great way to cook broccoli without draining them of their healthy skin benefits.

Another Step Towards a Healthier & Younger Look

By incorporating these food and drink tips into a balanced diet, you should really begin to see some amazing benefits in the look and feel of your skin over time.

The key is consistency, so keeping this up for the long-term won’t just having you looking better, you’ll feel better as well.

If you’re thinking about receiving botox treatment, get in touch with Botox Glasgow’s recommended botox clinic, Essence Medical. Dr Bong, our industry famous cosmetic doctor, carries out Essence Medical botox treatments, skin clinic Glasgow and cosmetic surgery Glasgow, so you can relax knowing you are in very capable hands.

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Safety, efficiency and best results: Dr Bong leads the way

This blog poses an interesting question - should your facial aesthetics doctor use a sharp hypodermic needle OR a blunt-tip cannula for treatments and procedures?

With the increasing interest of facial rejuvenation to maintain a youthful appearance, minimally invasive procedures are becoming more popular.

The use of dermal fillers to soften the appearance of wrinkles and folds as well as restore volume and contour has grown exponentially over the last decade.

The type, grade and application of dermal filler have also changed and we now have more than 250 brands of dermal fillers in Europe.

Most dermal fillers now come incorporated with a local anaesthetic agent to minimise the level of discomfort during the procedure. In spite of all the different brands, the one thing they all have in common is that they come pre-packed with a sharp hypodermic needle of varying diameter.

In Scotland, the majority of practitioners still use sharp needle for injecting dermal filler because these needles come free within the packaging. At our Glasgow-based cosmetic surgery practice, Essence Medical Cosmetic Clinic, Dr Kieren Bong – known internationally as the ‘Master of Contouring’ – rarely uses a sharp needle for the injection of dermal filler in the face. So what’s wrong with needles? And what’s Dr Bong’s reasoning behind his decision?

What’s wrong with sharp hypodermic needles?

Sharp tipped needles have several adverse characteristics. They are, of course, sharp and during their introduction into the skin they will:

    lacerate blood vessels
    require repeated insertion to re-position
    cause damage to surrounding tissue
    cause bruising
    they may terrify the patient

What are the areas of the face where blunt-tip cannulas can be used?

    Full face restoration of volume and contour
    Nose to mouth lines
    Marionette lines
    Softening under-eye hollows
    Lips contouring
    Defining jaw line

What are the advantages of using blunt-tip cannula?
In Dr Bong’s opinion, The blunt tip cannula provides a great number of distinct advantages and is an impressive alternative to sharp tipped needles:

Superior patient comfort – the procedure does not hurt as much as using sharp needles.

Minimising risk of bruising – with no bruising, patients may really return to work or attend social events immediately after the treatments.

Patients who may be needle phobic feel more reassured that it is a blunt-tip instrument and will be further reassured by the genuine lack of pain.

Because the cannula is a small, blunt and flexible instrument, it simplifies the filler injection process by requiring fewer punctures.

Blunt-tip cannulas have the ability to cover a greater area in a single treatment. One or two entries with the cannulas can fill approximately half of a patient’s face versus the sharp tipped needle which requires multiple penetrations and covers less area.

For a consultation with Dr Bong to discuss your facial aesthetics requirements please contact our clinic reception team on 0141-8949098 or 0800 680 9098 or use our contact form to book.

This article originally published at Essence Medical Cosmetic Clinic Blog here