Dr. Rashmi Shetty, Indian Board-Certified Dermatologist, Author, Entrepreneur, and Industry Expert lists down the new types of skin treatments and its benefits.
With a new year come new trends, whether it’s fashion, beauty or skincare, there have been developments across all. Last year, we saw a shift in perspectives, people prioritizing their skin and building routines to maintain their skin health. Some major trends developed after noticing patterns in women, the pattern of not only keeping skin healthy and plump but also looking young for as long as they can.
While people want to look young, they also want to avoid hefty charges and surgery. This gave rise to some non-surgical yet effective tools and technology that allow one to tweak, lift, smooth and get a younger-looking skin in a safe, quick and comfortable manner.
The devices can apply a specific stimulus on the skin – which could be thermal, electrical, luminous, or mechanical, and activate numerous receptors included in the dermis and epidermis in order to treat skin and give it a healthy glow.
Types of skin treatments:
1. Laser Treatments
They are more impactful and less invasive because of the technology that they’re built with. They help address multiple skin concerns like unwanted pigmentation, acne, scarring, fine lines and wrinkles, and texture inconsistencies with one device.
2. Radio-Frequency Treatments
This technique deals with concerns like skin-sagging, which happens as age progresses. It is a non-surgical procedure that works to repair elastin and tighten skin, minimise pores and reduce acne scars.
3. Collagen-boosting Treatments
As age progresses, skin tends to lose its elasticity and hydration due to deterioration of collagen, elastin and ground substances such as hyaluronic acid. Collagen is a major component of your skin that plays a role in strengthening the skin. Therefore, these Collagen-stimulating treatments are a new and knives-free method of stimulating collagen, elastin production in the body and replenishing the ground substance reviving the skin back to its youthful glow and plump.
4. Highly Focused Ultrasound Treatments
A non-surgical yet highly effective technology that uses highly focused ultrasound to heat skin tissues at different depths, triggering a natural healing response leading to the formation of new collagen. It helps repair skin elasticity, prevents it from sagging, and reduces wrinkles.
Benefits of these treatments:
These treatments benefit the skin without the scare of undergoing surgical treatment and/or the side-effects of going under the surgery knife. It helps you rejuvenate your skin and maintain its health for a long time, especially in a world where pollution is always on the rise. It is also quick in terms of the procedure and the recovery (if any).
While the benefits of these treatments are visible on your skin, there are some that are not just limited to it. These treatments may be a little heavy on your pockets but are cheaper and a lot less risky when compared to surgical treatments.
