Micronutrition in aesthetic medicine

Micronutrition is a recognized nutritional discipline that studies the impact of micronutrients on our health, that is, how vitamins, minerals, trace elements, fatty acids, amino acids and phytomicronutrients that we ingest influence our body.

It is an analysis that seeks to detect deficiencies of micronutrients that our body needs and that could harm the proper functioning of the body, but it also studies how we take advantage of fatty acids, vitamins, minerals and other substances. The objective is to detect how they could be absorbed so that we can obtain their maximum performance, that is, we can obtain the maximum benefits that they provide to our body to improve health and, therefore, achieve a better quality of life.

In this way, the doctor must make the patient aware of the importance of nutritional status . It also has to inform you about the need for you to follow healthy lifestyle habits, as these contribute to comfort and physical well-being, which results in your outward appearance.

How micronutrients work

Micronutrients are, as we have already advanced, substances that are vital for the normal functioning of our body, as they are essential for metabolism. Deficiencies in these micronutrients can cause serious health problems that obviously carry over to a person’s physical appearance. But also in excess they can be harmful. Take sodium, for example. Therefore, it is necessary to know what kind of nutrients we eat, what they are for and what their benefits are.

In general, the foods we eat provide:

• Macronutrients : Among them, we must mention proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Macronutrients provide calories, that is, the energy we need to carry out our daily activities. But there is more: they constitute and protect cells, organs and muscles. The lack of macronutrients causes fatigue or exhaustion, but its excess is not advisable either (remember the role of sugar and fat and its relationship with obesity).
• Micronutrients : They are vitamins, minerals, trace elements, fatty acids, amino acids and phytomicronutrients. Micronutrients are essential for the proper assimilation, transformation and use of macronutrients and their use is related to metabolism, that is, to the process through which our body obtains what it needs to develop vital functions.

Micronutrition and aesthetic medicine

Faced with a lack or excess of nutrients, the aesthetic medicine professional may propose to associate specific micronutrient protocols that will optimize treatments through an external and internal approach. Therefore, a personalized examination by the specialist will be necessary to determine what nutritional needs each patient has, how they should regulate their diet and what changes they should make to improve their body. He will advise us how to complete our diet, what nutrients we need and how to get them so that our body is healthy inside and is noticeable on the outside.

Micronutrients are very beneficial for the perfect functioning of the digestive system, but their presence in our body is also important to improve physical appearance , since it is linked to cell regeneration. In this way, aesthetic medicine and micronutrition are the perfect allies for the treatment of various problems, such as cellulite and lipodystrophies (lack of adipose tissue), as well as for skin rejuvenation, since it creates a kind of barrier that delays aging of the skin. In the same way, its combination is very useful in phlebosesthetic treatments, anti-acne and hair and nail programs. And, of course, in cosmetic surgery interventions and in treatments combined with appliances.