ETERNAL BEAUTY
Dear Eva, natural authenticity is particularly important to you, how do you manage to preserve it in aesthetic medicine? DR. EVA WEGROSTEK: You just have to get it right! Most people think it’s the skin’s fault when everything starts to sag, but it’s actually due to the supporting fat deposits just beneath the surface. In young people, these are ample, but they diminish more and more as one grows older. With the help of hyaluron, contours can be lifted again. My goal is to restore the face, not to remodel it – that’s always been most important to me. How long does that last? My philosophy is:You are as young and beautiful as long as your skin tissues stay healthy! Everything you add, whether hyaluron or threads – if the skin is strong and active, it will be processed. But if I have skin that is flabby and inactive from daily solarium visits, creams are not absorbed and you can inject whatever you want, but it won’t help. That’s why I don’t inject
Growing older isn’t always easy, as Dr. Eva Wegrostek well knows. The beauty expert also knows how to defy the signs of time and effectively counteract skin ageing. T
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anything into skin that I already know won’t respond favorably. These days you hear people say: “The sooner you start Botox injections, the less the muscles slacken.” Can you support this view? Absolutely, but the process is different for everyone. Some people use a lot of facial expressions or are very athletic, and their neck muscles, the platysma, tend to be pronounced, which can quickly lead to wrinkles. However, if injected with Botox from the age of 30, the neck remains smooth and contour is maintained, which is the most important thing for a youthful appearance: it’s always about the edges, i.e. the transition from the chin to the neck! So you’re a Botox advocate? Definitely, I’ve been using it myself for decades, you just have to know how to apply it properly.You have to know where the muscles run, how deep you have to inject, what distribution radius you have; it really must be applied in a targeted way.
Ladies’ talk. Eva Wegrostek with Uschi Pöttler-Fellner and Media Consultant Sissy Kreuzmayr (r.) in her magnificent clinic in the heart of the city centre.
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Can wrinkles on the upper lip also be removed with Botox? As soon as you notice a wrinkle on the upper lip, it should be treated immediately because it becomes more and more difficult later on. That’s why I love Botox, even for younger people, because there is nothing wrong with taking precautions with their lips. But if the wrinkles are already there, you really have to know exactly when and where to do what. If the skin is still soft, you can try a gentle injection, but if it’s already too firm, you have to work with your own blood. This is injected
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Eva Wegrostek has always been fascinated by the topic of ageing, which is why she is also considered an expert in non-invasive beauty medicine.The sought-after doctor has also deepened her knowledge of skin ageing by consulting with the world’s foremost specialists in this sector – and opened her own practice with the aim of giving her patients a “feel-good” experience along the way. Through decades of experience, this mother of a grownup daughter has acquired considerable know-how, which she herself describes as an “artisan’s craft”. This interview reveals small beauty secrets that can make a big difference.
