Looking for a Safe, Natural Alternative for Rejuvenating Aging Skin?
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ook no further than the non-surgical face lift which uses microcurrent technology. Microcurrent is like the
body’s own natural electrical current that is electronically controlled to alternate between positive and negative currents in short pulses controlled by a frequency. Supported by over 30 years of research and first used to treat bone fractures, TMJ and pain disorders, this technology acti- vates the skin’s natural chemicals respon- sible for maintaining healthy cells. Micro- current produces electrical signals like those naturally occurring when the body is repairing damaged tissue and has been shown to stimulate cell growth and reju- venate aging skin. It is truly a safer alterna- tive to riskier and invasive procedures like Botox or plastic surgery.
As we age, our skin gets thinner and
less elastic, facial muscles weaken and there is reduced production of collagen and elastin. Both collagen and elastin are critically important skin proteins: collagen is responsible for the structural support and elastin for the resilience of the skin. The dermis is the middle layer of the skin located between the epidermis and subcu- taneous tissue. It is the thickest of the skin layers and comprises a tight, sturdy mesh of collagen and elastin fibers. The dermis is the layer responsible for the skin's struc- tural integrity, elasticity and resilience. Wrinkles arise and develop in the dermis. Therefore, an anti-wrinkle treatment has a chance to succeed only if it can reach as deep as the dermis. Typical collagen and elastin creams, for example, never reach the dermis because collagen and elastin molecules are too large to penetrate the epidermis. Hence, contrary to what some manufacturers of such creams might im- ply, these creams have little effect on skin wrinkles.
Studies on microcurrent therapy indi-
cate a 14% increase in the production of natural collagen, a 48% increase in natu- ral elastin production, and a 38% increase in blood circulation over the course of 20 days. In addition, one study published in the 2009 International Journal of Medical Sciences examining microcurrent in the management of diabetes, hypertension and chronic wounds showed that diabe-
tes and hypertension were well controlled and the subject’s wounds were markedly healed (30-100%). The low levels of an- tioxidants accompanied by raised levels of free radical damage play a major role in delaying wound healing. Microcurrent presumably has an antioxidant effect, and it was shown to accelerate wound healing through increasing the levels of ATP and free amino acids in damaged cells, which in turn increased the rate of cellular repair. In damaged or aging cells, the membrane channels become paralyzed, preventing nutrients from entering the cell and toxic waste from being excreted. Microcurrent erases this “memory” from the cell and opens the cellular membrane to allow nu- trients in and waste out. ATP (adenosine triphosphate) molecules are the storage and distribution vehicles for energy in the body. ATP is known as the “energy of life” and drives a number of biological process- es such as photosynthesis, muscle contrac- tions/re-education, protein synthesis, and membrane transport.
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