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Dr. Arndt explains what is prejuvenation
SkinCare Physicians’ Dr. Kenneth Arndt was the first to introduce and coin the term prejuvenation. Hear him explain what is prejuvenation and how he came up with the term.
Christopher Zachary: I want to ask you Ken about this new concept of prejuvenation. What is it? And how come you came up with this concept?
Dr. Kenneth Arndt: Well Chris, I’ve been seeing patients for a long time, and often people would come in and they say, “Is it too early to do something” or maybe a toxin or laser hair removal, or one thing or another. And I came to the conclusion that, there’s no “too early” to start, with some exceptions. But in any case, it became evident to me that if you do start some of these procedures earlier in life, then you don’t have to do them later. So a lot of what we see is rejuvenation… photo rejuvenation, laser rejuvenation, this rejuvenation, and they’re all kinds of products that are rejuvenating. So the thought came to me, “well, if you prejuvenate, that is to say you start early, then you don’t have to rejuvenate when you get older.” So if you start these things in your 20s, or 30s, with toxins, you don’t develop lines and wrinkles.
Christopher Zachary: Right.
Dr. Kenneth Arndt: So when you come in, in your 50s, and 60s, say “oh, I want to get rid of these things”; or if you start with a lot of these very benign non-invasive procedures, such as some of the lasers or fillers or mild things, even peels, that doesn’t matter. Most of the things we do, induce changes which last or bring about changes within the skin that are long lasting, even though the product itself may be gone.