What is facial electroporation - an alternative to invasive cosmetology or its weak semblance?

Over time, the skin on every girl’s face is subject to changes - it loses firmness, elasticity, becomes more sluggish, pigmentation and other problems often appear. You can restore its condition with the help of mesotherapy - a procedure that awakens natural processes in the epidermis and saturates it with useful substances. However, there is a more effective technique that does not violate the integrity of tissues - electroporation of the face.

The essence of the method and principle of operation

Mesotherapy is a minimally invasive procedure that involves repeated puncture of the skin to introduce beneficial substances into it. However, relatively recently, an improved type of technology has appeared that has the same effectiveness, but less pain. Let's figure it out, facial electroporation - what is it?

Electroporation is a method of subcutaneous administration of useful compounds without additional disruption of tissue integrity. The drug penetrates them thanks to electromagnetic pulses, which have a gentle effect on the sensitive surface.

What problems does it solve?

Electroporation has a double effect on the treated area: it promotes the penetration of beneficial compounds into the skin structure and awakens natural metabolic processes, which fade over time.

Due to such an effective effect on facial skin, the technique is often used for preventive purposes to prevent temporary changes.

However, there are direct indications for its implementation:

• Flabbiness, dullness of the skin;
• Enlarged pores;
• Acne and post-acne;
• Wrinkles;
• Pigmentation;
• Dark circles under the eyes;
• Oily or dry skin.

When performed correctly, electroporation will help you correct a large number of skin problems, visually rejuvenating it.

What is electroporation

Electroporation is a method of hardware cosmetology that promotes the penetration of cosmetic preparations into the deep layers of the epidermis. The essence of the method is the pulsed effect of a low-voltage electric current on the conductivity of the epidermis.

Cosmetologists actively use the hardware electroporation technique for non-injection injection of cosmetic components, for example, hyaluronic acid, into the deep layers of the epidermis in order to correct visual imperfections and general rejuvenation of facial skin.

Contraindications

Despite the absolute safety of electroporation, it has contraindications that are important to observe in order to prevent consequences after its implementation.

The following health restrictions are prescribed:

1. Pregnancy.
2. Lactation.
3. Tumors.
4. Cardiovascular diseases.
5. Diabetes.
6. Low blood clotting rate.
7. Dermatological damage.
8. Fungal diseases.
9. Herpes.

Electroporation (needle-free mesotherapy)

Electroporation or needle-free mesotherapy is a method of introducing mesotherapy solutions using electric current, high-intensity current pulses of a certain shape.

Under the influence of electrical impulses, small pores appear in the membranes of skin cells, the lifetime of which is a fraction of a second. However, this is enough for the injected substance to enter the cell and even pass through it, penetrating deeper and deeper from cell to cell. Using electroporation of the face, any solutions of low molecular weight substances can be introduced: amino acids, vitamins, microelements, low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, biomimetic peptides, etc. Just as with classical mesotherapy, the doctor selects the most suitable composition to solve a particular aesthetic problem.

Electroporation is a good alternative to the classical injection technique for those who do not tolerate injections well or have certain contraindications in which multiple skin trauma with a needle is not desirable (poor blood clotting, high fragility of blood vessels, diabetes mellitus). The efficiency of transport of substances through the channels that occurs during electroporation is 4-10 times higher than that during electrophoresis and ultrasonic phonophoresis, therefore it is rightfully considered the most effective method of needle-free mesotherapy. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded in 2003 for the discovery of the phenomenon of electroporation.

In our center, we perform facial electroporation using the most modern Infusion device (Viora, Israel), which has proven effectiveness and is successfully used today in more than 40 countries around the world.

Contraindications to the electroporation procedure:

• Pregnancy, breastfeeding;
• Minor age;
• Diseases, inflammation or damage to the skin at the site of intended exposure;
• Epilepsy;
• Presence of a pacemaker;
• Autoimmune diseases;
• Oncological diseases.

Depending on the composition of the cocktail used, there may be additional restrictions, which the doctor will separately clarify during the preliminary consultation.

As in the case of classical mesotherapy, the electroporation procedure requires a whole course of procedures. Their number ranges from 8 to 15, with an interval of once a week. After achieving a therapeutic or aesthetic effect, it is recommended to carry out maintenance procedures once a month.

Drugs used

The mesococktail used for electroporation is selected by a cosmetologist individually for each client, based on the condition of the skin and the desired result you want to obtain.

However, the components that are included in such compositions are often the same. Let's look at the main ones.

Hyaluronic acid

Promotes skin rejuvenation, makes it moisturized and elastic. Due to this effect, wrinkles and enlarged pores are eliminated.

Hyaluronic acid is one of the main components that are added to meso-cocktails.

DMAE complex

A complex of substances that prevents premature photoaging of the skin and the occurrence of facial wrinkles. Promotes the production of collagen and elastin, the regulation process of which can become dulled with age.

Organic silicon

Organic acids, including silicon, help activate the production of collagen fibers, which eliminate scars, scars and stretch marks on the skin.

Glutathione peptides

Peptides have whitening and cleansing properties, thereby eliminating skin pigmentation, dark circles, and post-acne.

Indications for the procedure

Mostly women resort to electroporation if they need comprehensive facial rejuvenation. The procedure is indicated for:

• general loss of skin tone, decreased turgor (flabbiness, the presence of a network of fine wrinkles);
• dull unhealthy grayish complexion, its uneven relief;
• skin tendency to dryness (feeling of tightness, hypersensitivity);
• the presence of “crow’s feet” and more pronounced facial wrinkles (the procedure cannot completely remove deep folds and creases between the eyebrows, near the nose, and on the forehead);
• “sinking” of the oval of the face, sagging skin on the cheeks, eyelids, neck, under the chin, loss of “sculptural” features;
• the presence of pigment spots, traces left from acne and acne, scars;
• enlarged pores, presence of blackheads;
• inflammation typical of oily skin;
• rosacea (red-violet network of burst blood vessels under the skin);
• skin damage left after other cosmetic procedures, the need to prepare for plastic surgery, deep chemical peeling.

Facial electroporation is a procedure that provides a comprehensive effect in the fight against all the most obvious negative signs of aging.

The effect of electroporation is not limited to facial rejuvenation. The procedure is useful for cellulite, stretch marks on the body, hair loss, and dandruff. Relatively recently, it became possible to correct the shape of the lips using the procedure. With age, they inevitably become thinner and drier, the corners droop, and so-called purse-string wrinkles appear.

Video: personal experience of electroporation

Technique

The procedure always begins with a consultation with a cosmetologist. Here, the specialist identifies problem areas on the face, examines the area being treated, and also selects a meso-cocktail that will be effective in this case.

Then the preparation of the skin for the procedure begins. It is cleaned of cosmetics and contaminants and treated with a disinfectant solution of Chlorhexidine. An anesthetic is not used during electroporation, since the effect of electromagnetic pulses does not cause pain to the girl.

Then the procedure itself begins:

1. A pre-selected meso cocktail is applied to the skin in a thick layer.
2. The cosmetologist begins to massage the surface with an electrode, from which electromagnetic pulses emanate. At this time, the beneficial composition penetrates the structure of the skin, saturating it.
3. At the end of the work, the skin is cleaned of drug residues and re-treated with a disinfectant solution.
4. A soothing lotion is applied to the surface to be treated.

Typically, one electroporation session takes no more than twenty minutes, since the emitted electromagnetic pulses have a fairly high power and frequency, which facilitates the rapid penetration of useful components.

At the end of the session, the cosmetologist also prescribes recommendations for the girl on how to care for the treated area, which will help increase the efficiency of electroporation and prevent side effects.

Advantages of the technique

The advantages of electroporation are associated with the method of administering the substance, in which the skin is not injured and the risk of hematoma and scar formation is reduced. Also, the positive effect lies in the penetration of the drug:

1. All tissues of the face and neck are subject to treatment
2. Active substances are introduced much more efficiently compared to other hardware methods.
3. Muscle stimulation occurs, tone and blood supply improve.
4. Due to high-quality nutrition of cells, their metabolism increases and accelerated skin renewal occurs. A pronounced lifting effect is achieved.
5. The procedure is absolutely painless.
6. Combines and improves the effect of many procedures.
7. There is no rehabilitation period.

Result of the procedure

Like conventional mesotherapy, electroporation requires a whole course of sessions to obtain the desired result. This is due to the gentle effect on tissue and the cumulative effect of the procedure.

Typically, a girl has to undergo up to 10-15 sessions in a salon to eliminate pigmentation, wrinkles, sagging skin or other problems.

However, if you decide to perform the procedure for preventive purposes to maintain healthy facial skin, up to 5 sessions will be enough for you.

The result of electroporation usually lasts up to a year, then the mesococktail completely leaves the structure of the epidermis. However, with regular visits to the salon, you can constantly maintain healthy and youthful skin.

Advantages, disadvantages and possible complications

Electroporation appeared not so long ago, which is why it is now less common than types of mesotherapy that involve invasive penetration of a needle into the skin structure.

Let's consider the positive aspects of the technique:

• Safety. Safe, non-toxic compounds are used for it;
• Preserving skin integrity. Due to this, there are practically no side effects or consequences after the session;
• Awakening natural processes in the skin;
• Cumulative effect;
• Long-term retention of results (up to a year);
• Painless;
• Elimination of many problems and rejuvenation of the skin.

Among the disadvantages of the technology, one can note the rather high price and the need to undergo a course of sessions to obtain the desired result. Most often, a girl has to undergo up to 10-15 visits to cosmetology.

As a rule, there are no consequences after electroporation, the only thing is that sensitive skin may react to electromagnetic pulses. It manifests itself in the form of redness and slight swelling, and goes away after 1-3 days, without causing discomfort to the girl.

Negative consequences can only arise if contraindications for health reasons are not observed, as well as an allergic reaction to the meso-cocktail used.