facial electrotherapy
Faraday produced the variable or interrupted current, which was subsequently called faradic currents, terms that you will probably be familiar with today and used when describing a type of electrotherapy treatment.
In 1855, Duchenne de Boulogne published a book which advocated the use of currents in the treatment of rheumatism, neuralgia, atrophy and muscular contracture.
“However, the use of currents for purely cosmetic purposes began, and underwent the greatest development, in the twentieth century, bringing us to our modern, microprocessor-controlled appliances,” say Mari Cruz Domingo Soriano, Silvia Collel Pérez andMarc I. Corral Baqués.
Now that the science-y bit is over and you have a brief understanding of how the currents used today were developed and how they work on the body, let’s take a look at some of the post popular facial electrotherapy treatment-types available today…
microcurrent
Like most electrotherapy treatments, microcurrent began as a medical treatment – originally used to treat victims of strokes, where muscles on one side of the face had been paralysed.Microcurrents of electricity were used to stimulate the muscles and give a ‘lift’ to the face.
Before long, the treatment was adapted for cosmetic procedures, and is now widely used to tighten and firm muscles, tone the skin, stimulate the lymphatic system to dispel toxins and improve the healing process. On the face, microcurrent is useful for reducing fine lines and tightening sagging skin.
“A microcurrent is produced by using a low frequency interrupted direct current, giving you a ‘faradic type current’. The current is measured in microamps, which is a millionth of an amp. This is shown as µa and as its name implies is a very small amount of current,” explainsAngela Barbagelata-Fabes, chairman of The Carlton Group.
PaulMattes of Beauty Deals Direct continues: “Microcurrent treatments are performed by the positioning of contact wands over various acupressure points around the
face.As the contact wands deliver the microcurrent, the therapist massages the face in patterns that aid stimulation of muscles.
“With a power level of only one millionth of an amp, no stronger than the body’s own naturally occurring electrical generation, patients do not feel any kind of discomfort to the microcurrent, experiencing no more than a relaxing and gentle massage.”
Angela adds: “The current helps stimulate microstructures at different levels and it is very usual for there to be no sensation, but, most units have intensity outputs that allows the client some sensation so as to feel something is happening and also to give the therapist feedback.
“The movements applied with the probes can be gliding, sliding movements generally for relaxing tight muscle therefore reducing lines, or a grabbing type movement to tighten and tone muscle reshaping the area being worked.”
CACI have four systems available – CACI Classic, CACI Quantum, CACI Ultra and most recently, CACI
Ultimate.All of the systems use microcurrents within their treatment programmes using ultra-low tailor-made frequency below 1Hz, which gives long-term muscle re-education for longer lasting results. CACI’s microcurrent technology also has a patented waveform that ensures the current is delivered to the heart of the muscle.
The latest addition to the CACI microcurrent line-up is the Ultimate Non- Surgical Face Lift. The treatment treats specific areas of skin concerns, delivers instant results, leaves skin looking and feeling revitalised and toned, and lifted and plumped. Two hand-held probes are used with unique electro buds filled with instant Firming Serum to send an electric magnetic frequency to mimic the body’s bioelectrical field restoring facial muscle tone and elasticity. The final step of the treatment is the unique wrinkle comb handset, which uses high frequency microcurrent to plump out deeper wrinkles.
Alternatively, CC2000 UltraVisage from The Carlton Group is a microcurrent treatment for facial lifting. The machine offers a specially designed programme, which uses pre-set, timed variable wave forms during the treatment. Facial lifting is achieved by re-programming the muscle fibres. Impulses pass into the skin and underlying muscles to speed up cellular activity, regeneration and metabolism. Microcurrent can shorten and relax muscle fibres, thereby lifting sagging muscles in the jaw, neck and face whilst reducing and smoothing fine lines and wrinkles on the face and neck. Circulation is also increased, improving skin tone and texture and even scar tissue.
More than just a lifting treatment, Ultra Visage includes desincrustation and iontophoresis via active ingredients in a collagen/elastin ampoule, offering a deep cleanse and penetration of product.
To achieve optimum results, a course of 10 to 12 treatments is recommended, with two treatments per week.
The PJS-1005MCMicrocurrent Facial Machine is a new and exclusive unit from
TheMicrocurrent FacialMachine from BeautyDealsDirect comes complete with three of probes and pre-set programmes.
TheCACIUltimate is themost recent systemfromCACI offering the non- surgical face lift usingmicrocurre
TheCC200UltraVisage fromThe CarltonGroup is amicrocurrent systemfor facial lifting.
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