The winter season can be particularly harsh on our skin’s natural barrier, leaving it feeling dry, dull and lacklustre. However, maintaining the health of our skin during the colder months can be achievable by focusing on one essential protein, collagen.

Collagen is often described as the “building block” of a youthful complexion and acts as a structural framework of our skin so it looks and feels smooth, supple and firm. In the winter the low humidity and central heating can strip the moisture from our skin which accelerates the breakdown of collagen leading to sagging, dryness and loss of firmness.

Award-winning aesthetic doctor and skin expert, Dr Christine Or, focuses on a “prevent, restore and regenerate” approach combining regenerative treatments to stimulate collagen with preventative treatments to help slow the ageing process, and medical grade skincare to boost treatment results. She advises that collagen stimulation is key for skin rejuvenation and shines a spotlight on the best aesthetics treatments to boost your skin’s firmness and hydration during the winter season, to give you the healthy and radiant glow that you deserve.

Energy-based treatments to produce new collagen:

Energy-based treatments boost collagen by creating controlled micro-injuries or heat in the skin, which triggers the body’s natural healing response to produce new collagen fibers.

EMface

The innovative EMface treatment uses proven RF and HIFES technologies to remodel and smooth skin by heating the dermis and increasing levels of collagen. This game-changing treatment’s clinical studies showed a 26% increase in collagen, 100% increase in elastin in the tissue, and 37% less wrinkles, to give you smoother and more resilient skin. EMface is the first device on the market which utilises patented applicators to simultaneously emit both synchronised RF and HIFES energies without needles, downtime, or pain. Synchronised RF remodels and smooths skin by heating the dermis and increasing the levels of collagen and elastin fibers. HIFES technology restores and elevates facial tissues by selectively contracting muscles and increasing density and quality of muscle structure.  

Radiofrequency Microneedling

Radiofrequency Microneedling is another advanced energy-based treatment combining both medical microneedling and radiofrequency to rejuvenate the skin by stimulating the body’s natural healing process to encourage collagen production in the dermis. In fact, it generates 4 times more collagen than basic microneedling of the skin resulting in anti-ageing and skin tightening. The radio-frequency energy is delivered through gold plated insulated needles allowing precise delivery to the dermis. This causes contraction and controlled trauma to the tissue and stimulates fibroblasts to produce more collagen and elastin which strengthens and tightens the skin.

Collagen-stimulating injectable treatments

Injectable collagen-stimulating treatments work by triggering the body’s natural response to produce new collagen and elastin.

Profhilo

Skin Boosters such as Profhilo deliver hyaluronic acid deep into the skin to improve elasticity, hydration and radiance from within. Profhilo is an award-winning injectable hyaluronic acid which is unique because it flows under the skin, acting like a moisturiser, and distributing pure hyaluronic acid to all areas to deeply hydrate the skin. In addition, it also stimulates collagen production in the skin leading to further improvement in skin quality, plumpness, elasticity and firmness. It is great for treating crepiness of the skin and skin will feel smoother and regain a natural glow. The results are gradual over the weeks following treatment as the hyaluronic acid gel gets to work, binding with water to bring lasting hydration and stimulating collagen production over the next 6 months or so to improve your skin’s elasticity and smoothness.

Sunekos

Sunekos is another collagen-stimulating injectable treatment which combines hyaluronic acid with amino acids (the essential building blocks of elastin and collagen) to regenerate the Extra Cellular Matrix of the skin. The result is plumper skin which is deeply hydrated. The treatment reduces the appearance of the wrinkles by boosting natural Elastin and Collagen production deep inside your skin. Sunekos provides deep hydration to improve hydration, elasticity, and smoothing of superficial wrinkles. It works from the inside out, helping to restore the support structures of the skin and lasts approximately 6 to 12 months.
Collagen-boosting medical skincare and supplements

Medical skincare and supplements work synergistically, with topical products protecting the outer layer of skin while supplements provide nutrients from within to support deeper skin structures like the dermis. This combined approach can provide greater improvements in skin hydration, elasticity, and firmness.

Medical skincare

Medical-grade skincare containing retinol boosts the production of collagen, increases cell turnover, reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and improves skin texture and tone. This anti-ageing vitamin A cream can also help to fade age spots and other skin concerns such as acne and clogged pores. Retinol is the most used form of Vitamin A and is very powerful in producing significant changes in the skin. It can help stimulate the production of collagen which is essential for the maintenance of the skin’s elasticity and firmness. Products containing low strength retinol are often available over the counter, but the medical grade retinoids are only available from skin clinics or on prescription.

Skinade

Skinade is an effective liquid food supplement recommended by aesthetic doctors, dermatologists and cosmetic surgeons. It contains a unique blend of hydrolysed marine collagen, calcium ascorbate, MSM, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, organic flax seed and l-lysine. These active ingredients are essential for your skin’s hydration, radiance, elasticity and to increase the production of collagen in your skin. Skinade works from the inside out and is precisely formulated to be easily absorbed by your body and stimulate your body to produce new collagen.