Human Structure And Function Essay 2022

Essay on Human structure and
function
- Hormonal Regulation

Introduction
The present study critically analyses the interrelation of hormonal regulation with clinical
aesthetics regarding several efficacies on human body. Clinical aesthetics in relation to
hormonal regulation is prominently gaining interest in the form of the field of aesthetic
endocrinology to deal with physiological conditions faced by the body due to deficit or
excess production of hormones in the human body leading to obesity, body changes, skin and
hair metabolic altercations and gender-specific issues (Edmonds, 2013). Sex steroids are
topically applied into skin for achieving local effects avoiding systemic reaction. Also
oestrogen, is used for counteracting skin aging post-menopause, to slow down skin-ageing
processes. Hair loss in women, hirsutism, body composition changes, and acne are all
potently solved through endocrinological means. The anatomy of endocrine system consists
of glands producing and secreting hormones, which regulates physiological processes
targeting cell response contributing to growth, development, reproduction, metabolism, sleep,
aging and electrolytic balance of body ("17.2 Hormones – Anatomy and Physiology", 2019).
Hormones are signalling molecules released by cells in the bloodstream in order to alter the
cellular metabolism of other cells or the same cell ("Hormonal Regulation", 2019). They are
different from neurotransmitters. Metabolic hormones [H] bind to receptors [R], to form
hormone receptor complexes [RH] to transduce the cell signal affecting the recipient cells
metabolism.
Clinical aesthetics refers to the field focusing on improvement of the cosmetic appearance of
human body via treatment of scars, moles, acne, skin laxity, excess cellulite, obesity,
discoloured skin, spider veins, wrinkles or unwanted skin hair. Traditionally practices of
reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery, maxillofacial surgery and dermatology were used.
Clinical aesthetics consists of surgical processes namely, liposuction, breast impacts,
facelifts, radio-frequency-ablation and non-surgical processes namely radio-frequency based
skin tightening, liposuction, chemical peel and fat removal to improve the quality of a
person’s life, via enhance psychological and social wellbeing (Edmonds, 2013). Hormonal
regulation can play a significant role in clinical aesthetics in age prevention methods via
bioidentical-hormone-replacement-therapy, hormone-therapy, hormone-pellet-therapy,
skin-treatments, and nutraceutical-and-supplement-hormone therapy by addressing the

body deficiencies. Acne treatment via Hormone-Therapy (HT) and Menopausal Hormone
Therapy (MHT), are also concepts which have been adopted in modern medicine and their
positive and negative sides have also been addressed for menopausal and post-menopausal
women ("Hormone Pellets Westminster, CO | Women's Hormone Optimization", 2019).
Bioidentical-hormone-replacement-therapy (BHRT) deals with preventive-ageing and
aims in minimising undesirable menopausal symptoms using synthetic compounds identical
to natural hormones in structure (Ruiz, & Daniels, 2014). This therapy is tailored to suit
customer needs via intensive blood tests conducted to test hormone levels to determine the
low levels for restoration to the optimum range. Facial aesthetics are impacted by hormonal
imbalances in addition to other physical conditions like night sweat, hot flushes, irregular
menstruation, obesity, loss of muscle tone and libido. Signs of aging in younger women in
their 30s’ can be prevented and corrected through this therapy. BHRT, gives individual drug
doses to patients in admixtures, to tweak the levels of certain hormones in respect of their
presence or absence in the human body via injections, capsules and gel/cream base.
Hormones that are administered are namely, Oestrogen, Testosterone, HGH, Progesterone,
Cortisol, Thyroid, Melatonin, DHEA and Vitamin D with treatments ranging from 3-12
months. With a positive anecdotal evidence, however, there remains no evidence suggesting
the safety of BHRT, in respect to HRT. The extent of BHRT’s affectivity is also not
prominently evident due to lacuna of studies in this aspect ("Preventative Ageing in
Aesthetics - BIO-ID | HRT | Hormone Therapy | Cheshire | Manchester", 2019).
Hormone Therapy (HT) in the form of Hormone Optimisation is widely being adopted for
both men and women in the field of Clinical Aesthetics for rejuvenation of the body (De
Villiers, Gass, Haines, Hall, Lobo, et al., 2013). For men and women, Hormone
Optimisation can be achieved through Hormone-Replacement-Therapy (HRT), HT, Medical
aesthetics, Medical spa, and skin treatments. Hormones being regulatory-substances produced
by endocrine cells, are transported to tissue-fluids for specifically stimulating certain tissues
or cells to action. With progressing age, the oestrogen hormone in women is produced less
and start to decline resulting in signs like depression, lethargy, insomnia, obesity or weight
loss. Safe pellet therapy is a form of HRT which is used for combating these signs of aging
through preventive aging practices (Hickey, Elliott, & Davison, 2012). Bio-identical
oestrogen in specific formulations can help to offset the symptoms women face with aging,
and this forms a major part of Clinical Aesthetics. Bio-identical progesterone is provided to