One of the main tasks of aesthetic medicine is to significantly improve the quality of life and internal balance of patients. Thanks to the use of modern technology, it is possible to remove imperfections of various origins, which increases the feeling of satisfaction with one’s own appearance. The discipline is focused not only on preventive action, but also on reducing changes that have already occurred in the area of the face or other parts of the body (e.g. wrinkles, cellulite, stretch marks).
Aesthetic medicine focuses mainly on slowing down skin aging and eliminating the first and advanced signs of this process, which occur with age or under the influence of internal and external factors, such as UV radiation, tobacco smoke, chronic stress or an inappropriate diet. The treatments also help with other aesthetic problems, such as scars, cellulite, stretch marks, local accumulation of fat tissue and many others, which directly affect mental comfort and dissatisfaction with one’s own appearance.
Due to the advancement of some therapies performed within aesthetic medicine , the discipline should be placed between cosmetology and aesthetic surgery. However, unlike plastic surgery, aesthetic medicine is based on minimally invasive, non-surgical procedures that do not require a hospital stay and long convalescence. The therapies are performed in aesthetic medicine offices.
Each procedure is preceded by a consultation with a specialist, during which the doctor familiarizes himself with the patient’s health and excludes any contraindications that would prevent the procedure from being performed. Depending on the therapy, these may be pregnancy, lactation, cancer or active viral or bacterial infections in the treatment area.