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If so, even if the current is so low, can't feel the effect of electricity on scarred or aging skin?
Supporters of the electric stimulus believe that getting the right dose of the right charge from the right machine can accomplish various tasks, such as temporarily smoothing wrinkles or sagging skin, reducing acne scars and improving the appearance of stretch marks.
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Aging Treatment of Skincare salons.
"There is no doubt that using different currents can have some beneficial effects on the skin," said Dr.
Manhattan plastic surgeon Stephen Bosniak is developing an electronic device to help recover after cosmetic surgery.
But electrical stimulation device-
A collection of various machines that use probes to apply gentle currents to the skin, often part of facial beauty-
Debate between skin
Specialist in nursing and medical care.
Supporters and critics have largely agreed that the current is too mild to be harmful, although it is recommended that pregnant women and people with pacemakers do not use them.
However, many people who study and use these machines doubt their effectiveness, especially those that are said to have increased their muscles.
Critics of advertising also do whatever they want.
Usually sold in series 5 or 10, 20-to-30-
The cost of a minute's treatment will soon be up to hundreds of dollars, and it will take two or three times a week to go to the salon.
Advertising does not have industry data on the number of skins
Nursing salon using electrical stimulation.
Mary Atherton, editor of the trading publication Modern Salon, said the prices of these devices rose from around $3,000, often costing too much for small salons.
Many people's doubts about stimulation focus on machines that are said to smooth wrinkles by adjusting facial muscles;
They are often promoted as a replacement for plastic surgery.
The theory is that a gentle charge can tighten the muscles under the skin and smooth the wrinkles. Dr.
Peter puglize of Burnville.
The doctor, who works as a skin physiology consultant, claims that the process cannot work because wrinkles are on the skin and are not the result of muscle relaxation.
He compared the skin of his face to a mattress and the muscles below to a spring.
"If the mattress is uneven, it doesn't matter how good the box springs are," he said . ".
"The problem is that at the top, muscle stimuli really don't work.
Warning of F. D. A.
On 1980s, after the Food and Drug Administration warned beauticians not to use stronger electronic muscle stimulation devices for facial conditioning, the use of gentle muscle rejuvenation agents expanded.
The direct current in these stimuli, which are commonly used in physical therapy, causes muscle contractions.
At least two people died when the machine was used for facial coloringD. A.
The spokesman said.
F last year. D. A.
Electric muscle stimulation is neither effective nor safe for facial conditioning, he said. The F. D. A.
For an electrical stimulus that doesn't make the muscles contract, I didn't say anything.
Equipment manufacturers using electricity should submit products to F. D. A.
Voluntary efficacy testing before marketing, but few do soD. A.
The spokesman said.
Those documents submitted were found to be invalid, she said.
A different set of machines should be used to treat the skin rather than the muscles. Dr.
Pugliese tested the stimulation factor on contract with several manufacturers, he said he thought the machine using AC-
That's standard in America--
Enhance the normal repair process of the skin.
In a study he conducted for electric car manufacturers, he advertised, an Italian invention with about 400 of American skin
Care Salon, 20 women were treated for four months.
The customer installed a Terry-
Cloth mask with metal probe on chin, cheek and forehead.
Mild alternating current seems to affect the properties of enzymes and membranes, thus enabling cells to play a better role. Pugliese said.
For those who take 20-
He said treatment was done three times a week instead of twice a week, adding, "I think that's something that's promising.
"The results of the study are not submitted for review and publication in any medical journals;
He said he intended to publish them in textbooks.
Catherine Arzen has the upper East Side Skin Catherine Arzen day spa
The care salon says this machine can reduce stretch marks, but customers who use it to smooth facial wrinkles need to have treatment every three weeks or so.
She said: "You will come back if you don't continue to do so.
"But Diane Yang, owner of Diane Yang Skin Care Center in Midtown, said she did not actively promote the treatment of this machine because the effect takes a long time to manifest and requires a lot of treatment, treatment is not very effective for everyone.
"There won't be any change for 10% of people who try this method," she said . ".
It is said that this is just a "feel good" way, and another machine is used for about 3,000 American salons, using mild DC to clean and condition the skin, which comes from the battery.
This charge can promote blood circulation and make it easier for the skin to accept cosmetics.
Vera Brown owns Villa's resort at a salon in Belaire, California, Glen.
He said people who receive treatment twice a week may see a softening of facial lines.
"If a woman is treated once a month, she will feel very good, but there will be no change," she said . ".
Machines that apply a small amount of electricity to the skin have long been a popular tool for the skin, if expensive
Care trade in Europe in particular.
At the height of the Depression, clients at Elizabeth Arden Salon in New York paid $200 for 32 treatments with the Vienna Youth mask, this is a thermotherapy designed to promote cell renewal although there is no medical evidence.
Not everyone likes the idea of electricity.
More and more salons abandon electrical appliances for all people
Natural skin care.
"The machine will scare a customer," said Susan siminelli . " She only uses steam engines at her Midtown salon Susan siminelli day spa.
"People are more comfortable with their hands.
"A version of this article appears on page 1001046 of the National edition on August 17, 1991, with the title: can electricity really stop wrinkles? .