Every month, the beauty market is replenished with innovative tools that promise to turn back the clock. There are so many of them that it is simply impossible not to doubt the effectiveness of this or that anti-aging product. But with one anti-aging remedy, or rather a procedure, suspiciousness can be left aside. What is carboxytherapy, and why it is becoming the number one agent in rejuvenation - we figured out together with a dermatologist, cosmetologist Amina Berdova.
What it is?
Carboxytherapy is a minimally invasive procedure, the essence of which is the effect of carbon dioxide on the skin. Carboxytherapy solves a wide range of tasks - from improving blood circulation and tissue regeneration to skin renewal and rejuvenation by stimulating fibroblasts (connective tissue cells). This procedure is suitable for different age categories and can be easily combined with other cosmetic methods such as liposuction, mesotherapy, exfoliation, laser dermabrasion.
So, what exactly does the carboxytherapy procedure help to solve?
- restoration of skin moisture balance;
- its nutrition and hydration, oxygenation;
- increased turgor and skin elasticity;
- minimization of wrinkles;
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increased intensity of tissue regeneration, promotes neocollagenesis;
- face contour lifting effect;
- elimination of toxins from the body;
- getting rid of dark circles around the eyes;
- removal of inflammatory processes.
Carboxytherapy is a procedure that is carried out both with a violation of the integrity of the skin (using carbon dioxide injections, which are performed not manually, but with a special apparatus), and without violating it (the so-called applicative method). The latter option is certainly less effective than the injection one, since it acts superficially: the skin is preliminarily prepared using a special mask (loosening the epidermis), and then a special gel with carbon dioxide is applied to it.
How exactly does carbon dioxide affect the skin?
With age, the production of collagen and elastin decreases in the body, as a result of which the turgor of the skin decreases, signs of dryness and dehydration appear: the collagen fibers responsible for the frame weaken, and the tissues gradually begin to sag under the influence of gravity. Carbon dioxide (CO2) helps to activate the body's defenses, which leads to increased blood circulation, and this, in turn, stimulates the enrichment of tissues with oxygen. In the skin, metabolic processes are improved and the production of fibroblasts - cells involved in the production of hyaluronic acid and collagen - is enhanced.
Currently, the carboxytherapy procedure is used to rejuvenate the face, neck and décolleté. It is also indicated for the care of the hands, abdomen, thighs and buttocks. Carboxytherapy is recommended as a cosmetic procedure that enhances the effect of liposuction, and it is necessary to resort to it both before and after getting rid of excess subcutaneous fat (read also: "10 salon procedures for skin rejuvenation, which must be combined with each other").
It is often used as one of the ways to fight cellulite, stretch marks and scars. In addition to all of the above, carboxytherapy can solve the problem of not only rejuvenation and lifting, but also hair loss.
Subtleties of application
Like any other cosmetic procedure, carboxytherapy is carried out in courses. The required number of sessions is determined individually by the cosmetologist. To achieve a rejuvenating effect, you will need at least two procedures per week for three weeks. To correct dark circles under the eyes, 3-5 procedures are enough, and it will be possible to get rid of stretch marks only after 8-12 sessions of carboxytherapy.
The main advantages of the procedure are low invasiveness, painlessness, safety and time saving, since it does not require preliminary administration of anesthesia. At the same time, carboxytherapy does not violate the natural rhythm of life - after it the skin does not need a period of rehabilitation.
Another advantage is the absence of a large number of contraindications. Among the main ones are the period of pregnancy and lactation, the presence of chronic and viral diseases in the acute stage, epilepsy, heart disease, blood and vascular diseases.
Amina Berdova
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