Growing older is part of life, but the reflection in the mirror does not always match how you feel. Anti-ageing medicine works with fine threads, your own blood, your own fat, microneedling and peels – gently, for a fresh expression that suits your own face.
30–60minutes for a thread lift, under local anaesthetic
1–3years the effect lasts, depending on skin and thread
2weeks without sport after a thread lift
from 18years of age, PRP with your own blood is possible
up to 40%of the transferred fat is soon reabsorbed by the body
Typical figures from the clinics and practices. Which method suits you is clarified in the preliminary consultation.
Skin over time
Growing older – in your own skin.
Over the years, the skin produces less collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid. It becomes thinner and drier and loses firmness. Fat pads in the face shrink or sink, contours soften, and fine lines turn into wrinkles.
How quickly this happens depends partly on your genes and lifestyle. UV light, smoking, stress, alcohol and major weight loss accelerate skin ageing; consistent sun protection slows it down.
Anti-ageing medicine cannot stop time. It can support the skin in renewing itself, gently lift sagging tissue and replace lost volume. Which of these makes sense depends on the findings – and sometimes the honest answer is: nothing yet.
Ageing healthily is about more than a fresh complexion. Exercise, nutrition and preventive care are just as much a part of it as feeling comfortable in your own skin.
The treatment
What the treatments can achieve.
Lift
In a thread lift, fine dissolvable threads hold sagging tissue in position. The stimulus encourages the formation of new collagen.
Renew
PRP from your own blood, microneedling and peels give the skin impulses to regenerate. Texture and complexion can become finer over a period of weeks.
Fill
In micro-lipofilling, your own fat replaces lost volume, for example in hollow cheeks – without any foreign material.
Which method is right depends on your skin, your tissue and what you would like. That is why the examination comes before the choice of procedure.
Consultation
A conversation with the doctor about your wishes, previous illnesses and medication, plus a close look at skin quality, firmness and volume.
Plan
The doctor suggests the method, the number of sessions and sensible combinations – and also tells you when a procedure is no longer enough.
Thread lift
After a local anaesthetic, dissolvable threads are placed under the skin with a fine needle and the tissue is lifted. This takes 30 to 60 minutes.
PRP
A small blood sample is taken from the crook of the arm and centrifuged to obtain platelet-rich plasma, which is then introduced into the skin with fine needles. Anaesthesia is usually not necessary.
Fat transfer
For micro-lipofilling, a little fat is removed under light anaesthesia, for example from the abdomen or thigh, then prepared and finely distributed in the face.
Microneedling and peels
Fine needles or a peel create targeted stimuli in the skin, to which it responds by renewing itself. Several sessions are often advisable.
Aftercare
Swelling and small bruises usually subside within a few days. After a thread lift, sport is paused for around two weeks; after PRP treatment, the skin is not washed on the same day.
Self-pay patients
What the treatment costs.
Aesthetic treatment
Self-pay, with a personal quote.
Anti-ageing treatments are aesthetic services; health insurance does not usually cover them.
The costs depend on the method, the extent and the number of sessions – and on whether several procedures are combined.
Preliminary consultation
Advice first, then a decision.
The preliminary consultation clarifies which treatment makes sense – and whether any treatment is needed at all right now. You then receive a personal quote.
Specialists
Your doctors at a glance.
Anti-ageing treatments belong in the hands of doctors. Under each name you can see the location where the doctor offers them.
Dr. med. Frank GrunerSpecialist in Plastic and Aesthetic SurgeryDüsseldorf · Waalre
Dr. med. Jutta HenscheidPhysicianWertheim
Dr. med. Uwe HerrboldtSpecialist in Plastic and Aesthetic SurgeryDortmund
Locations
Where treatment takes place.
Each clinic and practice shows on its own website how the treatment works there.
Germany
Hamburg
Specialist clinic on Rothenbaumchaussee. All the procedures on this page can be booked here – including micro-lipofilling, microneedling and peels.
From what age does anti-ageing treatment make sense?
There is no fixed limit; what matters is the condition of the skin. A thread lift is particularly suitable as long as the skin still has some firmness – the clinics and practices mainly cite ages between 30 and 50 for this. PRP with your own blood is possible from the age of 18.
Thread lift or facelift?
A thread lift requires no incision and is suitable for mild to moderate sagging. If the tissue sags considerably, it is not enough; a surgical facelift is then the more appropriate route. After major weight loss or with inflammatory skin conditions, the clinics and practices advise against a thread lift.
How long does a thread lift last?
The body breaks down the threads within a few months. The newly formed connective tissue maintains the lift for longer: the clinics and practices cite one to three years, varying from person to person.
How does PRP treatment work?
Platelets contain growth factors. When introduced into the skin in concentrated form, they are intended to stimulate regeneration, such as the formation of collagen. First changes usually appear after a few weeks, and several sessions are often advisable. Evidence for use on the skin is still limited, and the effect varies from person to person.
What are the risks of threads, PRP and fat transfer?
Swelling, redness and small bruises are common and usually subside within a few days. After a thread lift, mild inflammation is possible, and barbed threads may be noticeable for a few days. With PRP, allergic reactions are very unlikely because only the body’s own material is used. Micro-lipofilling also carries the risks of fat harvesting and anaesthesia.
Can treatments be combined?
Often, yes. A thread lift can be complemented with hyaluronic acid or a muscle-relaxing agent, and PRP with fat transfer, microneedling or a peel. The preliminary consultation shows which combination makes sense.
How soon can I be out and about again?
After PRP, mild swelling usually subsides within a few days. After a thread lift, the clinics and practices cite a few days to about a week; sport is possible again after around two weeks.
Does German statutory health insurance pay for anti-ageing treatments?
As a rule, no: anti-ageing treatments are aesthetic services and are paid for by the patient. The costs depend on the method, the extent and the number of sessions; you receive a personal quote after the preliminary consultation.
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