Many representatives of the fair sex at least once in their lives, but were thinking about how to make a skin tightening on their face. It is clear that no one wants to see our own aging, for this reason each of us sometimes thinks about what methodology could be chosen to help our body stay young and attractive much longer.
Features
Lifting is one of the most popular ways to successfully tighten your skin using radio waves. Under their influence, active stimulation of collagen fibers from the inside begins, due to which renewed skin is growing. Using this method, you can qualitatively align the epidermis and change its structural characteristics. The result, as they say, is obvious, because the skin really looks smooth, and wrinkles disappear.
RFs are pulses that help warm elastin and collagen to 60 degrees. These tissues have protein in their composition, and when it is heated, it immediately curls up, and after that it just hardens. At the same time, protein collagen folds in the form of spirals, which will lead to a pronounced lifting effect. In addition, the effect on the skin with the help of radio wave radiation will contribute to the appearance of the lipolysis process (when fats quickly break down into fatty acids and glycerin).
Many professional cosmetologists call the RF-lifting procedure the best alternative to any plastic surgery, and in a number of details the lifting surpasses plastic in quality.
This method of rapid rejuvenation is considered completely safe, because:
- for its implementation does not need to use a surgical technique;
- Do not have to inject drugs into the body;
- the process runs quite quickly and without pain.
Advantages and disadvantages
What are the significant advantages of this popular procedure over the alternative to surgical anti-aging surgery?
Advantages:
- during lifting smoothing of the epidermis and muscle tissue occurs;
- the patient does not experience discomfort, he only feels heat under the skin;
- after lifting, there are no bruises, redness or swelling on the body;
- after lifting, you can continue to lead a familiar lifestyle: there is no rehabilitation period, no special training rules;
- in just 1 session (if there is a desire and need) you can process at least the whole body.
Radiolifting can be considered an absolutely safe technique, which is based on heating the skin layers with radio-frequency electricity. This contributes to the rapid rejuvenation of the dermis. The effect on the skin of high temperatures will help to condense and compress the fibers of elastin and collagen, help to improve the functioning of fibroblasts, and improve blood circulation. Due to the significant influence of temperatures, the depth of any kind of wrinkles becomes less, the dermis becomes more elastic, the metabolism grows, and the synthesis of collagen is actively stimulated.
RF-lifting of the body, due to the heating produced under control, will help destroy fat cells and normalize lymph flow.
Disadvantages:
- For complete rejuvenation, several courses are required, which means that the price will be high
- you need to spend a lot of time looking for a true professional, since such a procedure is not easy;
- Having tested this lifting, you will have to return to it again, because after a few years the skin will begin to age even faster.
Kinds
RF lifting (or, as it is also called, radio wave lifting) is a very popular cosmetic technique today, produced by special devices. Depending on the type of device and the type of radiation, the following types of radio frequency lifting can be distinguished.
- Monopolar method. Monopolar lifting can be called quite serious as it impacts, because it will give stunning results after the very first session. However, its repetition is strictly prohibited.
- Bipolar radio technique. Much more gentle and gentle will be bipolar RF lifting. The effect of its implementation will be noticeable after several similar procedures.
- Tripolar method. A qualitatively new, one might even say innovative, solution is the tripolar type of RF lifting. It involves the use of several electrodes during a session at once, which will guarantee the transition of poles in a constant mode. Moreover, the resulting energy will seriously affect the epidermis at different depths, which is extremely important. This method included all the positive characteristics of the two methods described above.
As soon as you come to the beauty salon, an experienced specialist will be able to immediately determine which instrument and with which specific RF lifting technique your skin problems will be completely resolved.
The device for unipolar and bipolar lifting has 2 electrodes. With a unipolar technique, they are placed in various manipulations, one of which during the session will be completely immovable. With a bipolar technique, the electrodes are installed in one manipulation, which will reduce the strength of the current, and will reduce the possible risk of any complications.
With multipolar lifting, up to 20 electrodes can be used. They are placed in one manipulation, but only two of them will function in a constant mode. Throughout the session, conductor components will be connected alternately so that the tissues heat equally, which will increase the safety of the procedure.
Indications
In addition to the fact that such a radio technique is often chosen to quickly rejuvenate a female face, it is also often used for contour plasty of the entire surface of the body.Indeed, for many women it is important not only how young their face looks, but also so that the skin on the body does not contrast with it.
Lifting will help get rid of fat folds in the abdomen, will tighten the skin in the most problematic (deformed) areas of the body.
The main reasons for choosing a radio wave procedure can be:
- loss of elasticity of the skin after too rapid weight loss;
- the dermis stretched after pregnancy on the abdomen, as well as the chest and hips;
- the breast that has lost its former elasticity and numerous stretch marks on it;
- future or already performed liposuction;
- large freckles, age spots and various types of irregularities on the skin;
- the main disaster for most modern women is cellulite.
RF-lifting without problems can be used to solve aesthetic problems in such parts of the body as the decollete (neck), abdomen, sides, arms or hands, thighs, buttocks.
100% indication for lifting is aging skin, severe wrinkles and other obvious age-related changes.
Radiolifting on the face may become necessary if:
- face skin quickly fades and looks excessively tired;
- facial tissues look down;
- pronounced process of rapid photoaging;
- there is the presence of scars and other noticeable defects;
- there are pronounced facial wrinkles;
- “crow's feet” are present at the eyes that appear from active facial expressions;
- some areas of facial skin sagged and therefore facial features changed significantly.
The RF-lifting procedure of the body itself will be necessary if it is present on it:
- cellulite at any stage;
- strong stretch marks after pregnancy or childbirth;
- sagging, stretched skin areas;
- fat layer.
Breast lift with such lifting is extremely popular because it not only neutralizes age-related changes, but also brings the breast into tone after pregnancy, strong weight loss and the influence of other factors that provoke sagging breast epidermis and loss of former elasticity.
Contraindications
It should be noted that all available contraindications are of only two types: relative and categorical.
Categorical (the procedure can not be performed in any case) include:
- the presence of neoplasms (tumors) on the patient's body;
- pregnancy (no matter how long);
- infections and viruses;
- recent scars in the area where the procedure should be performed;
- the presence of silicone;
- various forms of heart disease.
Relative (the procedure can be performed only under certain conditions) include:
- chronic skin diseases;
- acne on the body;
- acute form of rosacea.
Number of treatments
The duration of the entire course of radiotherapy is 10 procedures. To tidy up the decollete, you need fewer sessions, and for the most problematic places (such as hips, for example), more procedures are needed. Patients who have already experienced RF lifting on their bodies most often leave only positive reviews. They emphasize that the process takes place without pain, does not last very long and is quite effective in nature. The effect of such a popular procedure, by the way, will be clearly visible for 2-3 years.
Moreover, everything may depend not so much on the number of sessions conducted, but on the patient’s subsequent relationship to his appearance. If he leads a healthy, and most importantly, active lifestyle, if he begins to eat right, then the effect of this kind of procedure will manifest itself much faster and last longer.
The results of the sessions will not be long in coming, for this reason, after the very first procedure, you can enjoy the positive changes. It should be noted that for 6 months after the implementation of the course of such rejuvenation, the effect will only intensify.
The effect of radiolifting is that:
- the epidermis will in fact be more even (noticeable even to the touch) and compacted;
- ugly stretch marks will almost disappear;
- pronounced wrinkles visually become almost invisible;
- the skin will lose sagging and gain elasticity;
- the contours of the face and its shape will become clearer.
How is it carried out?
Today, you can find a large number of devices that are designed for high-quality radiolifting of the body.
They are:
- monopolar;
- bipolar;
- multipolar.
All of them differ from each other only in certain indicators, for example, their power, depth of influence, parameters and area of impact, brand name.
Such devices are expensive, for this reason it is unlikely that they can be purchased for use at home from an ordinary layman. And if you have funds for the purchase of such a device, it will still be much more profitable and more convenient to visit specialized clinics or salons where experienced professionals will do the radiolifting.
Before the procedure itself, the cosmetologist will necessarily prescribe a special examination to completely exclude the possibility of the patient having any serious pathology in which it is impossible to produce this kind of thermal effect.
Then everything goes according to a certain scheme:
- the dermis is thoroughly cleaned in a special way;
- a special gel is applied;
- the dermis is heated by the device (while the specialist makes circular movements);
- anti-cellulite gel is applied, which should enhance the effect of radiolifting.
The duration of the procedure will directly depend on the size of the heated area of the body, on the power of the equipment used and the temperature itself. The greatest effect can be achieved already at 50 degrees. The duration of the radio wave exposure then occurs in just a few seconds. With decreasing temperature, the manipulation time will increase.
Procedures for the qualitative improvement of the epidermis of the body occur according to a special system. In order to ultimately get a positive result, it is worthwhile to clearly follow all the advice of a competent specialist.
Before you go to the clinic, you will need to take a shower, thoroughly wash your whole body with soap, while washing off all creams, oils and other products. The skin at the time of the session should be as clean as possible, while shaving the hairline is optional. Before the implementation of the procedure, the specialist applies a special anesthetic to the area that will be affected.
After the skin is numb to the right degree, the product is erased from the body. Next, markings are carefully drawn on the body, which is designed to help further ensure a uniform effect of radio waves on the desired areas of the body. Also, the marking will prevent overheating of these zones.
During operation, the specialist will apply the tip of the device to the body, after a certain period of time moving it to new areas. Modern devices have temperature sensors and their own cooling system. Thanks to them, the same temperature will be maintained in the desired range.
Radio waves will easily stimulate cell activity, which will contribute to the impetus to the beginning of their recovery. Slight tissue irritation will improve metabolism. It will be possible to assess the quality of the device by comparing skin samples prior to the procedure, and already after it under a microscope. At the end of the RF-lifting session, the skin will need to be covered with a cream with a calming effect. A large number of patients notice an improvement in their skin several minutes after the end of the procedure. This effect is stable and usually lasts more than one month.
Depending on the state of the dermis, from 1 to 13 sessions can be performed, the rest between them should be at least 1-2 weeks.After the first signals about the loss of freshness of the dermis appear, the radio pull is best repeated.
Recommendations
- Before the start of the session, you will have to remove all jewelry, as well as metal objects from clothes, from the body. It is worth removing the lenses for this time.
- After each session for about 3 days, it is strictly forbidden to go to the sauna or solarium.
- It is best to avoid serious physical exertion for some time.
- In order to completely and efficiently cleanse your body, you need to drink as much fluid as possible.
- It is also best to refuse other cosmetic procedures for a short time.
- Heated areas of the body will need to be protected from combing and other significant damage.
The reviews of cosmetologists will say the best about the high efficiency of RF lifting of the face and the whole body. At the same time, cosmetologists themselves do not hide from anyone the information that this procedure for some people may well be completely unsuccessful, and in some cases even harmful or dangerous. This happens if you do not take into account the existing contraindications and do not pay attention to the doctor’s recommendations, ignoring the preliminary consultation with a specialist. The effectiveness of this manipulation simply amazes any imagination - but only subject to full compliance with all those recommendations that the specialist gave.
Today in the network you can occasionally find negative reviews about this procedure, but most often they are connected with the fact that patients did not follow certain recommendations.
See how the RF body lifting procedure goes in the next video.