Hardware cosmetology - trends in various procedures for the face and body

Cosmetics for devices

Hardware cosmetics is a collective concept. These are means that are compatible with the action of physical factors. And cosmetics for each factor have their own characteristics.

Electrical procedures – electrophoresis (iontophoresis), galvanization, microcurrent therapy, myostimulation, lymphatic drainage. The general requirement for products for hardware electrical procedures is, of course, good electrical conductivity. Aqueous solutions and gels have such electrical conductivity. Products containing a lot of fat and paraffin do not conduct electricity well. Therefore, creams, oil concentrates and greasy masks are not suitable for electrical procedures at all.

Gels are preferable for working with moving electrodes. The gel is easily and evenly applied to the skin, does not dry out for a long time and provides good glide for the electrodes.

For stationary (fixed on the body) electrodes, you can use either an electrophoresis gel or a solution.

Contact gel “Uniagel” Provides good contact of electrodes during myostimulation, galvanization, classical lifting, ultrasound therapy. The soft formula eliminates skin dehydration. Can be used in the eyelid area. Active solutions can be applied under the gel, 500 ml.	Lotion before hardware procedures, 200 ml For removing makeup, cleansing and degreasing the skin before procedures for hardware administration of substances (iontophoresis, electroporation, phonophoresis and laser phoresis), before mesotherapy and procedures using a mesoscooter.
DRAINAGE LYMPH, hardware lymphatic drainage gel with artichoke Gel with active (carbonyl CO2) extract of artichoke, horsetail and ivy. Strengthens the filtration and removal of lymph, reduces the content of toxins in tissues, and activates metabolism. Compatible with almost all hardware procedures.	Anti-cellulite lipolytic gel with guarana Caffeine-containing complex (pronalene-anti-cellulite) has high permeability and stability. It is used in complex programs for the treatment of cellulite and figure correction. For wraps, iontophoresis(+), myostimulation, ultrasound therapy and massage, 500 ml.
Lifting gel for aging skin Provides a pronounced lifting effect for deformation changes in the oval of the face and neck. Contains low molecular weight elastin and ascorbic acid ions. For iontophoresis (-), microcurrent therapy, ultrasound therapy. Gel can be used as a contact mask for myostimulation, 200 ml.	Moisturizing gel with hyaluronic acid Provides a pronounced moisturizing effect for dry and sensitive skin of the face and neck. Reduces the depth of wrinkles, improves skin turgor. Can be used in the eyelid area. Gel for iontophoresis (-), microcurrent therapy, ultrasound therapy. The gel can be used as a contact mask for myostimulation, 200 ml.
Gel for oily skin with the Anti-Acne system Reduces the production of sebaceous glands, helps restore the acidity and composition of sebum due to active sulfur, and has an anti-inflammatory effect. For iontophoresis (-), microcurrent, ultrasound therapy, 200 ml.	Lotion (or gel) for disincrustation Designed for galvanic facial cleansing (disincrustation). It has a saponifying effect, penetrates deeply into pores, and loosens comedones. For disincrustation - from the negative pole (-), 200 ml.
GEL CONCENTRATE with low molecular weight hyaluronic acid 2% 100ml. Designed for laser biorevitalization (hyaluroplasty), microcurrent, ultrasound therapy and iontophoresis (-). Apply the gel to cleansed skin according to the procedure, 100 ml. Consumption per procedure on the face and neck is 5 ml.

Types and directions of hardware cosmetology

Today there are several dozen hardware procedures. When carrying out procedures, the action of a laser, microcurrents, ultrasound, sound and light waves, and pulsed current is used. Figure correction, elimination of skin defects, scars and blemishes, excess body hair, signs of aging and other problems of the face and body - this is not a complete list of areas.

Laser and photorejuvenation procedures have proven to be highly effective for skin rejuvenation and correction of age-related changes. The most famous anti-aging procedures are SMOOTH rejuvenation, spot rejuvenation, deep and superficial laser resurfacing, superficial and deep laser peeling.
The SMAS lifting procedure (facelift using ultrasonic waves) has now become an effective, safe and painless alternative to surgery.
Microcurrent therapy is used to reduce swelling and improve tone.
Using light waves and photoepilation procedures, you can get rid of unwanted body hair. The laser beam can also get rid of spider veins, superficial blood vessels and scars.
Eliminates defects and improves the appearance of the skin using gas-liquid, ultrasonic vacuum peelings, hardware massage and lymphatic drainage using vacuum, pulsed current, ultrasound.
Ultrasound and shock wave therapy, LPG massage, laser liposuction, myostimulation successfully solve the problem of cellulite and figure correction.

Cosmetologists today have a large selection of hardware techniques that can make the skin and body flawless and beautiful. How many procedures will be required to solve aesthetic problems is decided by the cosmetologist after a comprehensive examination of the skin, indications and contraindications for hardware procedures and the type of procedure. Despite the fact that most hardware procedures give effect after the first session, they need to be completed over a course. As a rule, 2 to 4 procedures are required to achieve a lasting and pronounced result.

Cosmetics for iontophoresis: gels, products and preparations

For iontophoresis and galvanization, direct galvanic current is used. This current causes directional movement of ions.

Using direct current, particles of medicinal substances carrying an electrical charge can be injected through the skin and mucous membranes. The administered medicinal ions penetrate the epidermis and accumulate in the upper layers of the dermis.

Thus, iontophoresis products must necessarily contain substances that can disintegrate into ions (dissociate) in an electric field. For iontophoresis, substances are used whose phoretic properties have been experimentally proven. The list of these substances is small, and it will be useful to check the physical therapy reference book when purchasing the drug.

Preparations for iontophoresis are marked (+) or (-) on the packaging. This means that they should be introduced from the appropriate electrode.

Negatively charged ions are introduced from the negative electrode, and positively charged ions are introduced from the positive electrode. The greatest mobility of medicinal substances dissolved in water. If the drug has poor solubility in water, dimexide or ethyl alcohol is used as a solvent. For phoresis of complex organic compounds (lidase, ronidase), special buffer solutions are used.

Action of procedures

Today, clients can take advantage of all the advantages of hardware cosmetology, which offers the following procedures:

tightening and peeling;
liposuction and lymphatic drainage.

Such events are carried out using equipment in specialized clinics and beauty centers.

For the first time, a positive result from the use of galvanic current on the state of the human body was discovered at the end of the eighteenth century. Later, scientists developed methods such as electrical stimulation, darsonvalization, and light therapy. In the modern field of medicine, which studies the aesthetic problems of the human body and their etiology, advances made in biology, microbiology, dermatology, chemistry and nutrition are used.

Hardware cosmetology for the face is very popular. And no wonder. After all, even the most advertised anti-aging cream affects only the upper layers, while the deeper layers remain untouched. It is known that with age, all processes in the body slow down.

Procedures using devices help to effectively influence the deeper layers of the dermis. At the same time, fat cells are destroyed, the skin is polished, becoming smooth and beautiful. In addition, blood circulation is stimulated and collagen is produced. In order for the result to remain for a long time and be sustainable, you will have to undergo a set of procedures.

Thus, hardware cosmetology allows you to improve your appearance without drastic methods such as plastic surgery. Rejuvenation will be noticeable almost immediately. No post-operative recovery is required.

Contraindications and restrictions

Hardware cosmetology has limitations:

any types of cancer;
individual intolerance;
inflammation of the skin;
thyroid disease;
renal and/or liver failure;
pregnancy and lactation period.

Galvanization: means

The galvanization procedure uses the therapeutic effect of galvanic current and a solution or gel as a conductive medium.

In cosmetology, solutions of collagen, elastin, and herbal preparations are actively used. These substances do not have mobility in an electric field. Iontophoresis, for example, of collagen does not occur. Large protein molecules have no charge and are not able to penetrate the skin. But the collagen solution conducts current well. We use a collagen solution as a conductive substance to carry out galvanization.

Substances that are not phoretic are successfully used in galvanization procedures. The cosmetic effect of such procedures is much higher than the effect of simply applying the substance to the skin due to the activation of blood vessels and increased permeability of cell membranes.

Using the devices at home

Today, devices are sold that can be used to perform cosmetic procedures at home:

A steam sauna allows you to open your pores, moisturize and cleanse your skin. Instead of water, it is recommended to use various herbal mixtures with a healing effect. The advantage of such a device over the “pan version” is that the steam arrives at a constant temperature and evenly affects the surface being treated. In addition, the sauna can be used as an inhaler for colds.
A vacuum-type pore cleaner will get rid of blackheads that spoil the appearance. Mechanical stress damages the capillaries and skin, which can cause scars and bumps.
Microcurrent therapy, acting on the skin with weak impulses, returns youth to it, reducing wrinkles, eliminating swelling, stimulating muscles, etc. The effect of the procedure is comparable to injection cosmetology.
A scrubber (ultrasound) works with the deeper layers of the skin, toning and tightening it. Expression wrinkles are toned.

If you can make your face younger and more beautiful at home without visiting expensive salons and beauty centers, then with the body everything is much more complicated. Therefore, salons offer hardware cosmetology for the body, which can work real miracles.

Myostimulation: gels and compositions for wraps

For myostimulation, pulsed current is used. In most cases, this is alternating current, and phoresis of medicinal substances does not occur during the procedure.

The myostimulation agent is used as a contact medium. The cloth electrodes are moistened with saline solution. Rubber, latex - lubricated with conductive gel. Movable (labile) electrodes also require a contact gel. The gel may not contain special medicinal substances.

However, if the electrodes are stationary on the skin for 10 to 30 minutes, it makes sense to carry out combined procedures.

Facial myostimulation can be carried out simultaneously with the mask, and body myostimulation can be carried out simultaneously with the wrap. In this case, masks and compositions for wraps must have good electrical conductivity. Gel and mud masks and wraps are ideal for myostimulation.

Phonophoresis: means

Ultraphonophoresis (phonophoresis) is a combined method of therapeutic use of ultrasound and a medicinal substance applied to the skin. In ultraphonophoresis, as in electrophoresis, the medicinal substance enters the body through the excretory ducts of the sweat and sebaceous glands. A relatively small list of medicinal substances can be used for phonophoresis. The unsuitability of a number of medications for this purpose is associated with a significant change in their properties during voicing. Ultrasonic influence is a stream of strong mechanical vibrations of small amplitude. And not all drugs can withstand such a shock.

Ultrasound destroys, inactivates or changes the properties of medicinal substances such as ascorbic acid, B vitamins, caffeine, novocaine. It is known that ultrasound quickly destroys medicinal substances with high molecular weight and high biological activity. Many protein preparations are classified as high-molecular compounds, so the possibility of using them for phonophoresis should be especially carefully studied.

When choosing means for phonophoresis, it is also useful to check with a physiotherapy reference book or request protocols for testing a substance for phoreticity.

Medicinal solutions for phonophoresis are prepared using water, ethyl alcohol, and oils. It is more convenient to use gels for ultrasound therapy, since the gel does not spread over the skin during the procedure.