Medical aesthetics terms starting with "P"
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Peptide serum are cosmeceutical active substances consisting of short-chain amino acid sequences (typically 2-50 amino acids, mostly 3-6), which trigger collagen and elastin synthesis, inhibit neurotransmitter release or prevent enzymatic degradation; They form the main component of the bulk in topical serum formulations used against signs of aging (wrinkles, loss of skin tension, fine lines).
Pico-laser (picosecond laser) is a laser technology that works with an ultra-short pulse duration of 10⁻¹² seconds (one billionth of a second), breaks down melanin and tatu pigment with photomechanical fragmentation (light-induced mechanical breaking), is injected without passing the thermal time thanks to the pulse interval as short as 1/1000 of Q-switched nanosecond lasers, collagen remodeling and laser-induced optical breakdown. (LIOB) is used for acne scars, benign pigmentary lesions, tatu removal and skin rejuvenation via dermal plasma formation mechanism.
Poly-L-Lactic acid (PLLA); Known under the trade name Sculptra, it is a synthetic polymer of the L-isomer of lactic acid naturally found in the body, and is a long-term (2-3 years) biostimulator filler that triggers fibroblast activation and collagen neogenesis through microparticles injected under the skin, and is based on the macrophage-mediated foreign body reaction mechanism, not direct volumization.
Postoperative Care is a multi-component medical treatment protocol customized according to the type of procedure (botox, filler, laser, rhinoplasty, liposuction, face-lift, HIFU) that optimizes the healing process with the RICE principle (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation), analgesia management, wound care, nutrition, exercise restrictions, drug interactions and complication monitoring between 0-24 hours, 1-7 days, 1-4 weeks, 1-3 months after the aesthetic procedure. and the set of instructions given to the patient.
The small pyramidal muscular structure located on the root of the nose is the facial expression muscle that pulls the eyebrows medially and creates horizontal "rabbit lines" in the glabella region; Glabellar complex is the primary target of Botox applications.