Every woman always wants to look young and beautiful, so she uses all available means to achieve such goals. An excellent way to rejuvenate the skin is radiofrequency pulses, which are recognized as the safest, gentlest and most effective cosmetic procedures. The editors of the YaNashla website have prepared for you a review of the best devices for RF lifting.
Home cosmetology devices for lifting
Most likely, many are already familiar first-hand with miniature cosmetology devices that can be purchased and used at home, but, nevertheless, we will list the most popular and popular ones, and also briefly describe what they are intended for. We must pay tribute to the manufacturers, since all home lifting devices are based on safe but effective principles of physiotherapeutic effects, which include:
- Darsonvalization - when the skin is exposed to high-frequency pulsed currents. As an example, such devices include Gezatone Darsonval, which can be used on the face, neck and décolleté to treat cellulite, hair loss and other age-related problems. This is one of the best options for lifting at home.
- Myostimulation - when contraction of muscle fibers is achieved, their work is thereby stimulated. Such devices include the ESMA 12.01 IMio light myostimulator, 60 Second Neck Toner Rio and other devices.
- Iontophoresis, phonophoresis, electroporation, rf-lifting - when the action of the devices is based on galvanic currents, radio frequency waves, ultrasound, laser beams and other physical methods of influence. They are also often purchased for lifting at home. They combine efficiency, compactness and ease of use.
Almost all hardware lifting methods at home are used in conjunction with various cosmetics, which, with the help of devices, penetrate better and deeper into the tissue and enhance the lifting effect.
Watch a video about the use of one of these devices:
Below is short information about each of the devices:
- Gezaton Beauty Iris - designed to cleanse the skin, improve muscle tone and increase elasticity.
- Gezatone Galvanic Beauty SPA m775 is a multifunctional device that allows you to massage, cleanse the skin as much as possible, improve tissue nutrition and achieve a lifting effect at home.
- MezoLight Gezatone - the possibility of carrying out mesotherapy at home - electroporation (improving the permeability of cell membranes), electrical myostimulation of muscles, and biocurrents and chromotherapy have a lifting effect
- E-Polation Mini is a device for performing mesotherapy without injections.
- Myostimulator ESMA 12.01 IMio light is a portable device with which you can correct age-related changes in the face and body at home.
- Gezatone Kus 2K – a device for ultrasonic facial peeling and massage.
- Gezatone SuperLifting m 355 - in addition to ultrasonic massage, the device has chromotherapy technology with different light spectra, which allows you to achieve results in a short period of time.
- Gezatone Ultra-Tonic m115 is a cosmetic machine for ultrasonic lifting at home and electrical stimulation.
- CareBuiw (Kerby) is a device using radio frequency waves that create conditions for electroporation, lifting and mesotherapy without needles.
- 60 Second Neck Toner Rio - a device designed for electrical stimulation and lifting of muscles in the neck and chin area.
- Laser Lift Rio - the tightening effect is carried out under the influence of a laser beam.
- La Mente Aurora Ceutical G 7 – skin cleansing, massage and lifting at home are achieved using ultrasound and infrared radiation.
- Perfect Photo Poration is a combination of electroporation technology and LED light rays. With its help, you can eliminate age-related problems not only on the face, but also on other parts of the body.
Veronica, 45 years old: “After 40 years, I began to have problems with my face - facial wrinkles, crow’s feet around the eyes, and the oval itself has changed. The salon is expensive, so I chose an alternative - lifting at home. On the advice of a friend, I purchased a Gezatone Ultra-Tonic m115 device. It's easy to use. It is designed for electrical stimulation and ultrasonic lifting. If you wish, after the procedure you can then make a nourishing mask and add your favorite ingredients - honey, herbal infusions, fruit juices. I apply this mask to my face for 20 minutes and wash it off. After the first procedure, the skin will already look better. If you repeat it twice a week, you can get rid of many cosmetic problems.”
Ultrasonic
Gezatone Ultrasonic facial massager with light therapy Superlifting m356
pros
- Small
- Easy to use
- Multifunctional
- Effective
- Light therapy
- Vibromassage
Minuses
- Not suitable for the skin around the eyes
From 4,190 ₽
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The device effectively rejuvenates the skin and solves many cosmetic problems. Developed using the latest technologies from leading Western cosmetology laboratories. Used to correct wrinkles, improve skin condition, and other age-related changes. The electric massager performs four types of functions: ultrasonic micromassage, galvanic, light exposure, vibration massage and light therapy in three modes.
Marasil Ultrasonic facial massager brush Dua Fit
pros
- Unique shape
- Two operating modes
- Opens pores
- Cleanses the skin
- Hypoallergenic
Minuses
- Price
From 4,575 ₽
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The brush is used to cleanse the facial skin and massage. Suitable for daily use - this is the key to healthy color, tone, and beauty. The shape of the hand massager resembles the phalanges of the fingers, so it allows you to perfectly follow the contours of your face and easily clean the T-zone: forehead, nose, cheeks, chin. There are two modes of operation - the first is chosen for cleansing, the second for massage. Due to its unique bristles, the brush is suitable for all skin types. If used together with an applied serum or cream, the drug will work more effectively on different layers of the skin.
Lifting massage at home
Of course, devices have an undoubted advantage, but what to do if they don’t exist yet? In these cases, significant lifting and lymphatic drainage effect at home can be achieved using other methods, one of which is massage, but not simple, but cosmetic, for example:
- Facial massage with a vacuum jar, for which portable cosmetology equipment or a hand-held jar with a small diameter is used. The effect of vacuum has a beneficial effect on the state of the circulatory and lymphatic systems, and also stimulates the production of elastin and collagen in the deep layers of the skin. It should be noted that learning to carry out manipulation at home is not difficult, but to perform it correctly you need to know the massage lines of the face and take a short training course from a cosmetologist. Reviews from patients indicate that the lifting effect of vacuum cups can be achieved not only on the face, but also on other parts of the body.
- Japanese facial massage (Asahi or Tsogan) - a simple but precise effect on the lymphatic channels and facial muscles works like lymphatic drainage. It’s easy to learn how to do it yourself, using the rules and following the steps (it only takes 1 hour to learn 12 techniques). Japanese massage is part of a complex of therapeutic exercises for muscles, and for face lifting at home it requires only 5-6 minutes during the day.
Ekaterina, 47 years old: “I’ve been doing face lifting myself at home for two years now and I’m very pleased with the result. I use a mask. Beat the egg white until foam forms. Then I add steamed oatmeal to it - a small handful. Mix well and apply to your face. I leave it on until it dries, then I wash it off. The effect of such a lifting mask is noticeable immediately. I also heard that you can do lymphatic drainage massage at home to tighten the shape of your face, but I haven’t tried it yet.”
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Contraindications - who should not use hardware cosmetology
The use of a cosmetology device, like the use of any other product, has its contraindications. You should not do home cleaning if you have:
- wounds, cuts, scratches on the skin;
- pulse devices are not used if there are steel plates, bridges, or braces;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system;
- infectious diseases.
Before buying a facial device, consult not only the seller in the store (whose main goal is to sell the product), but also uninterested cosmetologists, on forums, read the reviews of those who have tried it. And don’t remain indifferent yourself, write in the comments to this article what you used and what results you got. Warmly, Our Authors team.
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Using a mesoscooter
A mesoscooter is a modern and effective device for lifting at home. Microneedling therapy itself has a rejuvenating effect. Micro-punctures from the use of a mesoscooter are healed within 1-2 hours after the procedure, stimulating the processes of regeneration and neocollagenesis. Mechanical action improves blood circulation and oxygen saturation of tissues, which promotes lifting.
At the same time, the use of a dermaroller and special one-component products or meso-cocktails (hyaluronic acid, collagen, amino acids and vitamin complexes) significantly improves the condition of the skin of the face and body, restores tone, even color and texture, erasing fine wrinkles from the face.
Fractional laser facial rejuvenation technology
In modern cosmetology, 2 techniques are used, which differ fundamentally in the way they affect the skin:
- Ablative, in which irreversible point destruction of the superficial layers of the dermis occurs. This method is the most effective, but requires long-term rehabilitation. The treatment is carried out using an erbium (Er:YAG), neodymium (Nd:YAG) or carbon dioxide (CO2) laser, the wavelength of the photon beam is from 1440 nm. In most cases, when they talk about laser fractional rejuvenation, they mean the ablative technique.
- Non-ablative, with a milder effect, the wavelength of the beam is 825–1350 nm. In this case, strong heating of the tissue occurs until the structure of protein molecules changes.
The first method is the most widely used.
Table: main equipment used in clinics
Device name | Manufacturer | Laser type | Photon wavelength, in nanometers |
Fraxel re:store | Reliant | Erbium | 1550 |
Fraxel re:fine | Reliant | Erbium | 1410 |
Fraxel re:pair | Reliant | Carbon dioxide | 10 600 |
Affirm Cynosure Nd:YAG 1,440 | Cynosure | Neodymium | 1440 |
Affirm CO2 | Cynosure | Carbon dioxide | 10 600 |
Lux 1540 | Palomar | Erbium | 1540 |
LuxIR Fractional | Palomar | HIS (high intensity light pulses) | 825–1350 |
Lux2940 | Palomar | Erbium | 2940 |
Active FX | Lumenis | Carbon dioxide | 10 600 |
Deep FX | Lumenis | Carbon dioxide | 10 600 |
Pearl | Cutera | Gas discharge laser, active medium - a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide | 2790 |
Mosaic | Lutronic |
| 10 600 1550 |
Juvia CO2 Fractional 10 | Ellipse | Carbon dioxide | 600 |
ProFractional | Sciton | Erbium | 2940 |
Harmony | Alma Lasers | Erbium | 2940 |
Pixel CO2 OMNIFIT | Alma Lasers | Carbon dioxide | 10 600 |
Mixto SX | Lasering USA | Carbon dioxide | 10 600 |
The duration of the pulses, their frequency, energy density and the number of “burning” points with the laser beam are adjusted depending on the processing tasks. As they increase, tissue destruction increases accordingly. Treatment with Fraxel re:pair lasers with a wavelength of 10,600 nm and its analogues is more effective (1 procedure is equivalent to 3-4 sessions on other equipment), as it provides a deep impact. However, this increases the rehabilitation period to 5–7 days and requires serious pain relief.
Rejuvenation using laser techniques involves a course of treatment. The number of procedures is individual and ranges from 3–10 sessions.
Carrying out the procedure
Before treatment, you must consult a doctor and inform him about the medications you are taking. Some of them (blood thinners, Isotretinoin and others) must be discontinued several months before the first session.
Preparing facial skin for the rejuvenation procedure includes the following manipulations:
- Cleansing from cosmetics.
- Treatment with antiseptic agents.
- Application of a local anesthetic drug, exposure for 40–60 minutes.
- Applying a layer of contact gel (lubricant) for uniform sliding of the sensor (it is not needed for the latest generation laser models).
Directly during treatment, the doctor runs the tip of the device over the skin along straight lines in different directions. The nozzles used are 7x7 or 15x15 mm in size; an area of 0.5–2 cm2 is illuminated in one pass.
The duration of the session depends on the size of the surface being treated. On average, it takes about 20 minutes for the entire face.
After the procedure, the lubricant is washed off, the face is washed with softening foam, and a soothing and moisturizing cream is applied. The next treatment is carried out after 3-4 weeks.
Video about fractional laser rejuvenation technology
Video about the procedure
Medicines used
Fractional laser rejuvenation uses an anesthetic gel (ointment) based on Lidocaine and a special lubricant. Other medications are not used. For deep effects, it is recommended that after the procedure, apply D-Panthenol ointment or its analogues - Bepanten, Bepanten Plus, Bepantol spray - to the treated skin.
In specialized centers, patients are also offered professional care cosmetics developed for intensive rejuvenation methods: restorative and moisturizing creams (Regenerative System Nanogreen Profi, Hydroplus SPF10), corrective gels to reduce the density of scars and other skin defects (LIFT-ACTIV lifting gel, corrective gel SCAR CARE HYPER and others).
Peeling at home
Peeling is also an effective means for rejuvenating and tightening the skin at home:
- Acid peels for home use have a superficial effect and perfectly cleanse the skin surface before other procedures. Most often, products such as mandelic, citric, lactic, tartaric, malic and other types of fruit or alpha hydroxy acids, as well as salicylic and glycolic acids are used for lifting. At the same time, it is not difficult to do such a peeling, but you must remember that the concentration of acids should not be higher than 10, 15 or 20%, since more concentrated products can leave burns without the help of a specialist.
- Mechanical peeling, which is essentially skin grinding. For this purpose, microcrystalline and macrocrystalline scrubs with an abrasive base, gommage, film mask, brushing and other mechanical means are used to remove dead layers of cells. All products can be purchased at retail or made at home from natural ingredients. Mechanical peeling is carried out together with micromassage, thanks to which cell renewal processes are activated and a lifting effect is achieved.
The principle of operation of a fractional laser
Unlike classic laser resurfacing, which evaporates the entire surface layer of the skin, fractional laser works in a targeted manner. Tissue rejuvenation is associated with the phenomenon of hormesis - stimulation of restoration processes under the influence of stress, the strength of which is insufficient to cause harmful consequences. In this case, the laser beam acts as a stress factor, leading to heating of tissues to 45–90 ° C. Since the contact time of the light beam with the skin is very short (up to 0.0003 s), the temperature increase occurs in a small area of the order of 100 microns . Heat is not transferred to surrounding tissues.
There are 2 main types of fractional laser treatment - ablative and non-ablative
After tissue treatment with a laser beam, an inflammatory process occurs, but the stratum corneum of the skin remains intact. Thermal stress stimulates the production of special biologically active proteins and the activation of cellular activity aimed at survival. In healthy tissues surrounding the heating area, intensive production of collagen and elastin begins, and metabolic processes intensify. As a result, the skin becomes smoother, more elastic, and its moisture content increases.
Fractional laser acts on the skin in a targeted manner
The study of the hormesis process was carried out on Drosophila flies at elevated ambient temperatures. Those individuals that survived heat stress had a longer lifespan than insects in the control group kept under normal conditions. It is possible that health procedures such as baths, saunas and hardening in ice water are also associated with the production of heat shock proteins.
The duration of the rehabilitation period with fractional laser rejuvenation is reduced, since skin damage is small-pointed and not continuous. The surface area directly exposed to thermal action is about 20%. Dead cells, melanin pigment and other metabolic products are partially absorbed by macrophages, which seek to penetrate the area of inflammation. The rest of these substances are displaced to the surface of the skin 3–7 days after laser treatment. After 4–14 days, complete tissue restoration occurs.
Rehabilitation period
During the rehabilitation period, the following recommendations must be followed:
- Apply a light moisturizer 2-3 times a day.
- Do not use rough scrubs for a week after the procedure.
- Do not use cosmetics containing glycolic acids or retinol A for 2 weeks after treatment.
- Try to protect inflamed areas of the dermis from damage and do not cover them with a band-aid.
- For the first two days, you need to be especially careful about keeping your skin clean and regularly wash your face with water at room temperature. Starting from the third day, you can use cleansing milk.
- Refrain from bad habits (smoking, drinking alcohol).
- Protect your skin from ultraviolet radiation and use high-protection sunscreens for 1–3 months before going outside.
- After the procedure, men should not shave their faces for 2–3 days.
- In the next 3 days after the treatment session, you must avoid baths, saunas, swimming pools and heavy physical activity.
If blisters, weeping, hemorrhages, herpes or other pathological rashes occur on the skin, you should consult a doctor. To reduce swelling and pain, it is recommended to apply cold compresses for 10 minutes. in the first 1–2 days, and also sleep on a high pillow.
A normal reaction is redness and swelling of the facial skin, which may last for several days.
The duration of the recovery period for shallow effects is 1-3 days, for the treatment of scars and large wrinkles - 3-5 days.