There is a movement building within healthcare. Top-level academics and practicing doctors are starting to look more thoroughly at prevention rather than cure-based care. They are prescribing supplements and lifestyle factors that extend healthy lifespan, also known as “healthspan.” The focus is moving away from crisis management to forward planning for a long and fully functional life. With new microbiome learnings, skin care will follow.

Peter Attia’s latest book, “Outlive,” suggests setting a centenarian decathlon for oneself. The concept is to choose 10 physical tasks to be able to do at age 100, and then reverse engineer the necessary actions to achieve that future. Some examples include being able to lift a great grandchild, climb stairs while shopping, or have intercourse. Start training for these tasks now because people lose muscle mass and bone density consistently every decade. Attia advises people to put in the work now for long-term healthspan gains. Exercise is prescribed in exact doses of intensity and duration. Diet is tailored to blood results and genetics. Many, particularly high earners, are following the advice.   
  
SHORT-TERM FOCUS 

In contrast, the current aesthetics industry seems largely focused on short-term improvements in the appearance of skin. This is often at the expense of long-term skin health. The time horizon for treatments only sometimes extends further than three months.