Microcurrent therapy

The procedure of microcurrent therapy increases muscle tone and provokes the growth of collagen fibers, due to which the skin is tightened and its elasticity increases. This method is widely used in cosmetology as rejuvenating.

Microcurrent face therapy

Microcurrents are used in cosmetology as a separate procedure, and as part of certain therapeutic complexes.

1. Lymphatic drainage by microcurrents. Treatment of the skin of the face with microcurrents with the help of a special device, to improve lymph circulation, reduce swelling, eliminate toxins, treat couperose and vascular network.
2. Lifting microcurrents. The procedure is performed to stimulate metabolic processes and facial muscles, as well as to increase the amount of collagen fibers. As a result, the skin becomes more elastic and elastic, it undergoes a tightening, a rejuvenating effect is achieved. It is used for face and neck skin.
3. Reprogramming of mimic muscles. A procedure that can partly replace Botox injections. Under the influence of microcurrents of a certain frequency, muscles that are in a state of hypertonicity relax, and as a result - visible facial wrinkles decrease and new ones are prevented.
4. Dezinkrustatsiya - the process of galvanic cleansing of the face, conducted in several stages. First of all, an electric effect is produced, which causes expansion of the pores, destruction and saponification of sebum, excretion of comedones. Then, the skin is cleaned with lotions and cotton pads.
5. Ion mesotherapy or microionophoresis. The method by which useful substances are injected into the skin not by injections, but under the influence of direct current.

Microcurrent body therapy

In general, most of the procedures that apply to a person are used for the body. Microcurrent therapy can be used for lymphatic drainage of any zones, lifting and lipolysis of individual areas, fighting swelling, rehabilitation after plastic surgery and trauma, recovery of muscle tone.

Apparatus for micro current therapy

At the moment, there are many different devices for micro-current therapy, from the simplest with a minimum set of functions, to complex systems with several dozens of special programs ("Lifting", "Antiakne", etc.). Along with the professional, there are also equipment for home use, as well as instruments that combine the functions of microcurrent and ultrasound therapy.

The main requirements for devices for microcurrent therapy, is the range of frequencies that the device can generate - from 0.1 to 300 Hz, - and the possibility of frequency interference of several frequencies, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the impact.

The cost of devices also varies - from 250-300 to several thousand dollars.

Contraindications

The microcurrent effect is fairly gentle, but it is contraindicated in heart diseases, epilepsy, pregnancy, the presence of a heart stimulant or implanted metal structures and pins in bones.