Today, many people hoping to ease the effects of aging on their appearance turn to an FDA-approved nonsurgical cosmetic treatment known as Ultherapy. Its results, which include tighter, smoother, and younger-looking skin in the brow, chin, neck, and décolletage areas, have also renewed the confidence of countless patients worldwide.
As impressive as Ultherapy results are, they don’t last forever. Typically, you can enjoy rejuvenated skin for more than a year, after which you can opt to undergo the treatment again. Your diet, however, can negatively impact the condition of your skin. Thus, if you don’t want your Ultherapy results ruined, it’s crucial you eat foods that contribute to the maintenance of beautiful skin.
This is where a diet rich in vegetables comes in.
Vegetables and youthful skin
Vegetables are high in nutrients that do wonders for your skin, making them an essential component of your strategy to maintain your Ultherapy results.
Some vegetables contain a surplus of the carotenoid known as beta carotene. Beta carotene is what’s responsible for giving some foods their yellowish orange color. More importantly, it can protect you against the skin-damaging effects of the sun’s UV rays, and unstable molecules known as free radicals, which can also harm skin cells. As such, eating beta carotene-rich veggies on a regular basis can prevent your skin from aging prematurely.
Prolong your Ultherapy results; eat foods with high beta carotene content such as pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and carrots.
Many vegetables are dense in Vitamin C, which promotes collagen synthesis. The human body naturally produces collagen—a protein that keeps our tissues flexible, strong, and in good condition. As we age, this mechanism deteriorates, leading to diminished collagen production and thus less healthy skin. By keeping the process going, however, Vitamin C slows down the aging of your skin.
Maintain your Ultherapy results by eating Vitamin C-dense foods such as leafy greens, broccoli, bell papers, and tomatoes.
Vegetables also contain antioxidants—compounds that inhibit the chemical reaction typically behind free radical production. Vitamin C itself acts as an antioxidant. Eating foods rich in this compound also protects you from harmful UV rays and promotes tissue repair.
In addition, antioxidants reduce the risk of more serious issues, such as cataracts, heart disease, and cancers—skin cancer included.
In summary, eat plenty of yellow/orange and green vegetables—or veggies with lots of beta carotene, Vitamin C, and antioxidants—to maintain healthy, beautiful, youthful skin.
If you’d like to know what other strategies you can employ to maintain your Ultherapy results, kindly contact our Rejuvé clinic at (408) 740-5320. Rejuve is proud to serve the San Jose Bay Area CA and the surrounding communities of Saratoga, Los Gatos, Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, and Mountain View.