Telomere Testing

Using a sample collected by a cheek swab, the telomeric length is measured using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) molecular method. By comparing the average telomeric length of a patient to the length of other recognised genomic areas, our experts may assess the patient’s condition.

Numerous patients have employed this approach, which has great repeatability and reproducibility values. The findings of telomere testing vary from person to person, and they may be repeated once a year to assess your score.

When we are conceived, our telomeres are typically 15,000 bases long; by the time we are born, they are 10,000 bases long. Over the course of our lifetimes, this will keep occurring. In order to maintain development, fight off illnesses, and heal wounds, our cells continue to divide. However, the percentile of the normal range is the statistic used to evaluate a person’s telomere length. Telomere length in a person with short telomere syndrome is equivalent to 1% of the healthy population for the same age range.

Numerous studies have demonstrated how altering your lifestyle, eating a good diet, exercising and taking the right supplements may prolong telomeres and enhance important aspects of immune cell ageing. Longer telomeres are linked to fewer diseases. The team at Vie Aesthetics is prepared to assess the length of your telomeres and suggest the best programme for you.