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Cosmetology is a large branch of medicine that develops tools and methods to improve the appearance of a person. Modern cosmetology can improve not only the quality and appearance of the skin, but also slow down the aging process, make the skin more elastic and radiant, lighten age spots, correct wrinkles and even stop hair loss, change the shape of the face-this is almost an alternative to plastic surgery.
Cosmetology also successfully helps in the fight against local fat deposits, cellulite, stretch marks. The variety of injection methods and the rapid development of hardware cosmetology can really transform a person.
Hardware cosmetology is an appearance-enhancing procedure that is carried out with the help of special equipment. Many devices are advanced physiotherapy devices, while others are specially designed for cosmetic purposes. As an example: during the radiofrequency lifting procedure, the middle layer of the skin is heated by radiofrequency waves, which stimulates the synthesis of collagen and causes a rejuvenating effect. The cryolipolysis device is also used — this is the latest method for correcting local fat deposits and manifestations of cellulite, in which the fat cells themselves are destroyed.
Who is a cosmetologist?
Cosmetologist — a specialist with a secondary or higher medical education. A variety of certificates do not indicate a high qualification, because most of them are issued at short seminars during the presentation of new drugs and other things.
Specialists without medical education are cosmetic aestheticians (not cosmetologists!). They can provide only those services that relate to household: care procedures, massage (not therapeutic), correction and coloring of eyebrows, depilation.
Cosmetologists with secondary medical education can perform injection procedures as prescribed by a doctor: mesotherapy (introduction of mesococtails into the skin — vitamins, trace elements, amino acids) and biorevitalization (the necessary drugs are also introduced into the skin, only in a more concentrated form, which provides a long-lasting effect).
In addition to the diploma of education, when choosing a specialist, pay attention to reviews and photos before and after cosmetic procedures.
When to go to the cosmetologist
For the first time, a cosmetologist should be visited at the age of 12-14 years. During this period, the active production of sex hormones begins, which affect the work of the sweat and sebaceous glands. Sebum begins to actively stand out, pimples and comedones (clogged pores) appear. During this period, it is very important to teach a teenager how to properly care for the skin and explain what to do if inflammation occurs.
Go to a consultation with a cosmetologist will not be superfluous at any age. We are very pleased with the trend that there are more and more young patients and that people over 40 also seek professional help.
Why go to a cosmetologist
The cosmetologist first determines the type of skin (normal, combination, oily or dry), then identifies possible problems: the formation of wrinkles, reduced elasticity, dehydration, the presence of vascular asterisks, and so on.
According to the needs of the skin, the specialist selects a program for home or professional care. Also, the cosmetologist gives general recommendations: what vitamin supplements should be drunk, whether you need to visit other narrow specialists or pass tests.
The cosmetologist helps you learn about the features of the skin and navigate through a huge variety of care products: choose those that will definitely have a positive result, and give up the products that are contraindicated for you. This applies to both home care and professional procedures.
A cosmetologist is also needed to prevent skin aging. We are at a stage in the development of aesthetic medicine when we can slow down the aging process and look younger than our years. So why not take advantage of it?
In any case, every person needs to improve the complexion, texture and relief of the skin, and additional hydration, if they take care of themselves and want to look good in 10 and 20 years.
What problems will the cosmetologist help to solve?
1. Don’t like the quality of the skin
You may be concerned about dry or oily skin, peeling, sensitivity, redness and inflammation, post-acne in the form of stagnant spots and scars. The cosmetologist will offer care procedures, peels, mesotherapy or laser resurfacing.
Care procedures include deep cleansing of the pores, moisturizing and nourishing masks, massages. All this improves the complexion, reduces puffiness, the skin becomes more tender and hydrated. Facial massage also has a relaxing effect, and after such procedures you really feel rested.
Peels solve a lot of problems. Surface treatments deeply cleanse the skin, improve its color and texture, and reduce fat content. Many peels have an anti-inflammatory effect, which is good in the treatment of acne. Deeper peels even out the skin’s relief, reduce the depth of wrinkles, reduce post-acne scars, lighten age spots, and narrow pores.
There is also an ultrasonic peeling-ultrasonic cleaning of the face. This method of hardware cosmetology is able to deeply clean the pores and remove dead skin particles. Ultrasound waves enhance the microcirculation of the blood, so that after this procedure, the skin becomes smooth and acquires a healthy color.
2. Don’t know how to properly care for your skin
If you use products for home care, but do not see the result, or do not know what cosmetics for home use are suitable for you, then a professional will help.
During the consultation, the cosmetologist will make a home care plan taking into account the age, skin type and the existing problem. If necessary, he will prescribe a course of procedures that must be performed in the cosmetologist’s office.
3. The first signs of aging have appeared
Mesotherapy or biorevitalization, hardware cosmetology will help to reduce wrinkles and restore elasticity to the skin.
Mesotherapy and biorevitalization saturate the skin with vitamins, trace elements, hyaluronic acid and help to improve the complexion, moisturize the skin, lighten age spots and post-acne.
Hardware procedures of photo-and laser rejuvenation improve the structure of the skin, are able to tighten the oval of the face, narrow the pores, get rid of pigmentation and vascular stars, smooth out small and medium wrinkles, slow down the processes of skin aging, and also remove neoplasms.
Radiofrequency lifting is also used, after which the skin becomes smooth and elastic, wrinkles disappear, including deep and facial wrinkles, and nasolabial folds decrease.
4. I want to correct the oval of the face or the shape of the lips, remove the second chin
Contour correction and treadlift, as well as hardware massage will help here.
Threadlifiting is a relatively new direction in cosmetology, which came to us from South Korea. This is a non-surgical facelift procedure using self-absorbable and non-absorbable threads. The threads are selected individually depending on the age and condition of the patient’s skin and have a pronounced anti-aging effect, including reducing the depth of wrinkles.
Contour correction includes the use of fillers and botulinum therapy. Fillers are preparations based on hyaluronic acid, which are injected into certain areas of the face to correct wrinkles, add volume in those areas where it is lost with age, to enlarge the lips, change the oval of the face, non-surgical rhinoplasty. Fillers resolve on their own after 9-12 months.
Botulinum therapy is an injection of drugs based on botulinum toxin. It is used for the correction of facial wrinkles or facial asymmetry, as well as for the treatment of hyperhidrosis — increased sweating.
Pronounced lifting and modeling of the face oval also provides LPG-therapy-massage with a special vacuum nozzle. It is used on various areas, including the face, neck, and decollete area.
5. Worries about cellulite and flabby skin of the body
To combat local fat deposits and cellulite, vacuum roller massage is effective. It has a lymphatic drainage effect, tightens the skin and destroys fat cells.
The above-mentioned LPG-therapy also allows you to correct the contours of the body, eliminate cellulite and asymmetry of the subclavian folds, tighten flabby skin. The procedure improves blood circulation and eliminates fat deposits and swelling.
Ozone therapy is also used — the enrichment of skin cells with ozone by injection. As a result, metabolic processes are triggered, and cell division increases. The skin becomes younger and more taut. In addition, ozone has a significant impact on the redox reaction, which leads to a fast fat burning at the injection site.
6. I want to adjust the shape
One of the newest methods of hardware cosmetology for figure correction is considered cryolipolysis. It is safe for health and guarantees results in fewer procedures than other methods. During the procedure, the fat fold is drawn in by a vacuum nozzle and it is affected by different temperatures: from +42 to -5 degrees. The natural process of destruction of the fat cell is started, the fat layer is reduced by a third in 1-2 months after the procedure. To correct the figure, on average, only 2-4 sessions are required.
7. Interfere with unwanted hair
Laser and photoepilation will help you get rid of unwanted hair for a long time in a few sessions: up to 4-5 years. During electroepilation, the hair follicle is destroyed irreversibly, so that the effect is permanent.
When a cosmetologist won’t help
Since cosmetology is a very broad field of aesthetic medicine, a cosmetologist can solve almost all problems associated with improving the appearance of the face or figure.
Of course, sometimes you need additional treatment to doctors for complex treatment. If you need to visit other specialists, you will be informed by a cosmetologist at the initial consultation.