Melissa Martin, esthetician and owner
of Anew You Skincare in Avon, has been using microcurrent therapy for everything from treating acne to wrinkles. “I heard about this technology from my esthetic instructor, tried it once and saw remark- able results,” Martin says. “In my clients, I’ve seen a reduction in crow’s feet, a soft- ening of wrinkles and lines, and greater definition along the cheekbones and jaw line. It’s a great alternative to invasive pro- cedures for skin rejuvenation and it defi- nitely works. We refer to the treatment as our non-surgical face lift.” The treatment sends safe, painless
impulses to the muscles in your face and neck which, in essence, "re-educate" the muscles and restores them back almost to their original shape. When this happens the visible results are quite dramatic and the face and neck are lifted, firmed and toned back to a much more youthful ap- pearance. At the same time, the micro- currents improve circulation to your skin which stimulates production of collagen, improves tone and texture, and improves or eliminates fine lines. “One of the things that makes the treatment so popular is that people see visible results after just a single treatment,” Martin explains. “This gives ‘instant gratification’ which is seen so rare- ly as a result of other anti-aging products or techniques.” This procedure is preventa- tive for younger clients and rejuvenating for mature clients. The treatment delivers a variety of benefits to clients who wish to attain a healthier and younger looking appearance including; improving muscle tone in face and neck, lifting jowls and eyebrows, skin exfoliation, reducing and eliminating fine lines and wrinkles, im- proving facial circulation and enhancing natural collagen and elastin production. So what is a treatment like? After one,
I was hooked. It was so relaxing I might have fallen asleep had I not been asking Melissa a million questions for this article. If you’ve ever had a massage, this is truly a similar experience, except the treatment is focused solely on your neck and face. As I lay on a massage table, Melissa performed a series of manipulations using special gloves attached to the machine to deliver the current to the skin. With her hands, she contours and sculpts the face as the micro- current delivers a stimulus to increase ATP and collagen production which enables the skin and facial muscles to hold their position longer. The procedure starts with the neck on one side of the face, works up along the jaw line, across the cheekbones and then on the forehead. The therapy lasts
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about an hour and Melissa ends it with a scalp massage which is a nice treat! I im- mediately noticed a softening of fine lines around my eyes, forehead and frown lines within the first few treatments. The benefits of the treatments are
cumulative, which means that the more treatments you have, the more improve- ment you will see in your face. Martin recommends a minimum of 4 treatments, however, she says most clients do 6-8 de- pending on what results they are trying to achieve. After the first series of treatments, the good news is that only a single main- tenance treatment is recommended about once every 4-6 months. The facial muscles appear to hold the re-education stimu- lus that microcurrent therapy delivers for months at a time, thereby preventing fine lines and wrinkles from reoccurring. Mi- crocurrent therapy can be combined with other treatments such as microdermabra- sion, light therapy, lymphatic stimulation and peels in order to maximize results for skin rejuvenation. Martin suggests start- ing treatment in your 30’s and 40’s to help slow the effects of aging and fewer treat- ments are needed at that age to see results. However, the treatments are effective at any age.
Submitted by Dr. Diane Hindman. Melissa Martin opened her skincare center in May of 2007 and has been a practicing estheti- cian for over 10 years. She offers numer- ous skincare treatments as well as massage therapy, shamanic healing, reiki and cellulite treatments. For more information, visit www.
anewyouskincare.net or call (860)284-9730. See ad on page 19.
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