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Smooth out wrinkles, refine skin texture, boost radiance, soften, soothe… “Yes, I can”, replies the cosmetics. But plumping cheeks that have melted, tightening the contours that have become blurred, going up the slopes... There, it gets tougher. Even aesthetic medicine is struggling. Volume without support, welcome madame marshmallow. Do we go straight to the facelift? "Not so fast," says Gérard Redziniak, scientific consultant. Firming up your face is more difficult but not impossible, provided you act on several fronts at once: density and gravity. »

"We lose 10% of our hyaluronic acid every ten years and 1% of collagen per year (including bone)", laments Dr. Martine Baspeyras, dermatologist. At 40, we have already lost a lot of our babyface. It is therefore necessary to recreate material at all levels, including in the hypodermis, where the fat pads are born. “Today, we know how to redensify with the new generation of micronized hyaluronic acids, veritable molecular sponges that retrain the skin to produce its natural hyaluronic acid and consolidate the cutaneous ultra-structure, confirms Gérard Redziniak. Some also try to stimulate the adipocytes in the hypodermis to recapture in depth, especially at the base of the face. As fat is lighter than water, these small bubbles of lipids lift the features mechanically. »

Without solid foundations, everything collapses. It is therefore also necessary to re-knit the dermis, tighten the tissues and restore the framework. Good results are obtained with, among other things, teams of amino acids (peptides), such as Matrixyl, or biotech energy sugars, vitamins, seaweed extracts, growth factors which boost the production of proteins of support: collagen, elastin, fibronectin… Muscles also age, melt and shrink. Impossible to reinforce them with a cream, but with massages, yes. By hand or with a tool, this skin gym has only beneficial effects.

Contouring treatments

This fall, the skin architects are submitting firm proposals to you. But they need time to work well. You will wait with incredible textures that make you melt with pleasure, but also vegetable proteins or polymers that form a light tensor film on the surface. Not miraculous but encouraging...

Skinboost effect. Very addictive, the Resveratrol Lift range from Caudalie combines hyaluronic acid and resveratrol, the other star anti-aging molecule to visibly and deliciously plump up. SVR's Liftiane line is also betting on this winning duo.

Power density 3. The complex of hyaluronic acid, retinaldehyde and seaweed from Physiolift, Avène, firms and fills in deep wrinkles.

M orpho-psychologists. With Esthederm's Absolu Repulp Balm, you feel understood: one formula fills in thin, hollow faces and the other smooths out round jowls.

High tech. Estée Lauder's New Dimension enhances both volume and structure with the ultimate in Lauder research. Same ambition for the Laser Fx Lift Serum, Dr. Brandt (Sephora).

The global method. Inspired by regenerative medicine, Premium de Lierac acts on the Foxo protein, which controls stem cells for total management of all signs of aging. For its part, the Sublime Revitalizing Renew Cream, Ioma rebalances the cutaneous functions to recreate the conditions of a young skin. Finally, seven clinical studies on more than 300 women showed that Nuxuriance Ultra from Nuxe made the skin smoother and denser.

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Photosynthesis. Filorga's Skin-Absolute Day transforms light into positive energy for the skin thanks to enzymes, marine bacteria and detoxifying white sapphire. As the days go by, everything improves: wrinkles, firmness, spots and radiance.

THS cream. At menopause, hello hormones and hello double trouble. At 70, only 10% of DHEA remains, this hormone of youth which controls 38 physiological processes. After fourteen years of research and 13 patents, Vichy laboratories have found a substitute complex that mimics the effects of DHEA on the skin. A study on more than 600 women showed that its new Neovadiol cream acts on its thickness, comfort and radiance.

remodeling operation

With just one of these treatments, you look like you've just come back from a weekend at the sea. If you come back regularly, goodbye to the laws of gravity.

Chinese style

One hour of manual massage is rare and it leaves traces. Or rather, it removes them.

Two addresses, two references. These massages, inspired by ancestral techniques, work the skull, neck and trapezius for a long time, rich in acupuncture points. Energies circulate, blood flows, toxins are evacuated. Afterwards, each area is worked, drained, smoothed by hand or with a jade roller, a favorite tool of Chinese empresses, or with a "tiger's eye" stylus. Yu Yan Liftant, Maison du Tui Na. €70, 50 mins, www.lamaisondutuina.fr or 01 45 24 53 89.e Lanqi Lifting treatment, €76, 60 mins, www.lanqi-spa.com. Such. : 01 44 38 72 05.

In a palace

For discreet luxury… Head to La Réserve on Avenue Gabriel, a stone's throw from the Élysée. The spa works exclusively with the Nescens brand, very specialized products, designed at the Genolier clinic, the Swiss reference in terms of anti-ageing. Expert protocol with guaranteed radiation.Tel. : 01 58 36 60 60. From 200 to 300 € depending on the duration.

At the Dior spa at the Plaza Athénée, the Sculpt Expert Capture Totale treatment begins with a back and trapezius massage that releases tension and boosts energy. Then, your “beauty coach” can drain, smooth, stimulate… We come out with make-up, dry shampooed, ready to face Avenue Montaigne with a radiant complexion and head held high. €260 for 90 min. Such. : 01 53 67 65 35.

In exclusive

To get an appointment with the facialist Hervé Hérau in his apartment on avenue Montaigne, it is imperative to go through his website. Then, he chooses his clients "by voice and feeling" and only practices tailor-made treatments with potions of his own composition. But to try it is to adopt it. Count 300 €. www.herveherau.com

Home

Marie-Christine Montillaud's appointment book is full of important people, but this ex-nurse, reflexologist, "fire coxswain", also comes to your home. Its facial massage, at the same time energetic, circulatory, lymphatic, muscular and magnetic, adapts to each person. She works with the 27 MESkinLab range (in pharmacies) and, during the mask, indulges in very… inspired plantar reflexology. €150 for 1½ hours. Tel. : 06 66 91 74 72.

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