Ramadan is here and along with the fasting we are all busy making preparations for the big day — Eid. Of course all of us want to look our best on that day as we go and visit close relatives and friends. We don’t always take proper care of ourselves and Eid is a good time to start.
Here are a few tips to follow which will make you look great.
The first thing one needs to look good is to have good, glowing skin. To achieve this, we all need to follow the basic rule of skin care — cleansing, toning and moisturising everyday.
The use of sunscreen is a must for our day-to-day lives. Even after using sunscreen our skin can become rough and lose its glow due to daily sun exposure, stress and other factors. Sun exposure makes our skin prone to pigmentations like freckles, melasma, etc.
Some of us also suffer from post acne pits and scars which become darkened by exposure to the sun.
Microdermabrasion or MCD is a simple procedure by which the top layer of skin is polished using crystalline powder and the dead cells suctioned off leaving the skin soft and smooth. As the dead cells are gone, a new layer of fresh skin can regenerate. This procedure is very safe and non-invasive and has to be repeated every 3 weeks for at least 3 to 4 sittings. This procedure along with some medication can improve dark spots and make the melasma lighter.
Chemical peels are another way of rejuvenating rough, patchy skin. Nowadays very safe and mild peels are available, which is suitable for many skin types. The peels strip off the top layer of skin and lets healthy, new skin grow. It also tightens the skin and makes it lighter.
This needs to be done by an experienced cosmetic surgeon or dermatologist so that no complications develop. It can be repeated several times for a glowing and fresher appearance. Chemical peels with higher concentrations are available for the treatment of acne pits and scars.
Dermaroller is another safe procedure done for post acne pits and scars and helps in making the skin more even. It can also be done on uneven scars elsewhere on the body. Now for those who have started to show a few wrinkles on the forehead or have prominent laugh lines around the eyes, they can opt for Botox. It’s a procedure where Botox is injected into the wrinkled areas to smooth the skin. The wrinkles are gone within 2 to 3 days. This procedure has to be repeated every six to nine months.
If you have prominent nasolabial folds, or see small wrinkles appearing around the lip area, or other depressions on your face that you do not like, these can be filled up by different artificial fillers. The fillers are injected into the depressed areas to elevate them and look smooth. These have to be repeated every six to nine months.
For those who have brownish freckles on the cheeks or nose can get them removed by CO2 laser ablation, This procedure is very safe and gentle and leaves no scar. Skin tags, whitish cysts, and warts around the neck area or on the face look bad; these can also be removed by CO2 laser. The procedure is painless and leaves no scar after healing.
There are also solutions for those who have problems like double chin, baggy eyelids or a nose they don’t like. For your Eid makeover you can get these treated and be well by Eid.
Double chin makes a face look chubbier and can be treated simply by liposuction. It can be done under local anaesthesia and there is no residual scar. A compressing band must be worn for a while only when the patient is at home. Patient can move around freely 2 days after the surgery.
Baggy eyes can be treated by Blepharoplasty. The excess skin and fat from the upper or lower eyelids are removed by a crease line incision. The line heals very nicely and cannot be detected as it remains within normal crease lines.
This can be done with local anaesthesia. Some people also have sunken eyes which gives them a tired and sick appearance. They can be helped by lipo-injection where fat is injected into the sunken areas. This makes the eyes look rejuvenated and changes the tired look. No hospitalisation is needed for these procedures.
If you don’t like the shape of your nose it can be fixed by Rhinoplasty. There are no scars after the procedure and a bandage is necessary for just 2 days. Depending on the amount of work needed it can be done by local or general anaesthesia.
Whatever the flaw is that you have been thinking of getting corrected, take the opportunity now and make yourselves look rejuvenated and fresh in time for Eid.
