Combination therapy

Abstract

The aging process is complex and single therapies have already proven to be inefficient in dealing with all the signs that appear with time. Instead of using one method exclusively, the tendency in aesthetic medicine nowadays is to use combined therapies. When analyzing the aging face, signs such as saggy skin, static and dynamic wrinkles, deep folds, and hyperpigmented spots result from various etiologies. It is easy for physicians to understand, therefore, that multiple therapies should be applied, although unfortunately this might not be obvious to patients. Patients should be educated to understand that the most natural appearance that can be obtained involves the use of multiple treatments. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006.