Global Rejuvenation Research Articles

THE DIALECTICS OF BATA DANCE AND ITS SOCIO-ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE IN NIGERIA

Dance in Africa, specifically from Nigeria, has over the years made tremendous impact in such areas like propagation of culture, projection of unity in diversity and promotion of the idea of National identity. With the global rejuvenation and economic diversity, dance has provided an enabling environment and concrete platforms for its practitioners to explore the potentials embedded in the packaging and production of dance performances, thereby serving as a vital tool for economic stability. Despite its relegation to the background as a mere form of entertainment, African dance has provided immense benefits to practitioners. Through the adoption of Performance Aesthetics theory of Dance and Participant Observation method of research, this paper carries out a dialectical engagement of the roles of dance in general perspective, with a close reference to the Bata dance of the Yoruba, for the purpose of identifying the various dimensions by which the dance has helped in projecting both the Yoruba ethnic and the Nigerian National identities. Findings reveal that Bata Dance performance has grown beyond its Yoruba ethnic enclave to becoming a global brand that is studied by non-Africans and the Africans in Diaspora therefore creating a viable socio-economic platform and global acceptance for the dance and its practitioners.KEYWORDS: Bata, Dance, Yoruba, Sango, Aesthetics

Simplifying Injectables for Volumetric Rejuvenation of Face.

Volumetric rejuvenation with fillers is a minimally invasive technique used for facial volume restoration. Volume restoration demands adequate knowledge of fat pads and vascularity of the face and the understanding of the depletion patterns. Volumetric restoration with injectable has witnessed a paradigm shift in the last decade with a global rejuvenation, acquiring a predominant emphasis over focal wrinkle filling to restore the depletion pattern of facial fat layers. The techniques used to achieve optimal restoration of facial volume revolve around zonal lifting and tenting, and the impact of treatment on one zone of the surrounding zones is crucial. A face mapping performed for filler technique has thus evolved, with many experts advocating varied techniques from global restoration to point lifts at key areas, to improve the outcome of filler injections, albeit safely, thus simplifying the process. A systematic approach to various techniques and the point lifts in various zones pertaining to the face structure in the Indian skin are highlighted in this article.

Comparative study of the effectiveness of 2940-nm, 1340-nm laser and intense pulsed light use on global rejuvenation of hands

Comparative study of the effectiveness of 2940-nm, 1340-nm laser and intense pulsed light use on global rejuvenation of hands