The Science behind Bio Micro Current

Microcurrent treatments are safe, effective and painless. The technology was first developed in the medical arena in the 1960s to treat patients with facial paralysis due to stroke and Bell’s palsy. It proved to be so effective for muscle rehabilitation and wound healing, that it was later adopted by the beauty industry for aesthetic purposes.

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The considerable increase of ATP is particularly important. ATP is the chemical energy that supports all living things, and as we age, our body’s store of ATP diminishes and our cellular functions slow down, increasing the signs of aging. Microcurrent treatments boost ATP production by as much as 500%, and thereby improve the appearance of your skin at the cellular level. 

What is it used for ?

In aesthetics Bio Microcurrent is used when treating the delicate skin around the eyes:-

• Eye bags

• Dark under eye circles

• Crow’s feet

• Hooded eye lids

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It is also used for:

• Fine lines

• Forehead

• General tightening of the skin to the face and neck

How does it work ?

Bio microcurrent facial emits extremely low-voltage electrical currents (hence ‘micro’ current), which mirror your own body’s electrical currents, on a cellular level to repair damaged skin and stimulate collagen and elastin production. The intensity is so slight that it would take one million microcurrent machines to light a 40-watt light bulb. This treatment is often referred to as “facial toning” because it’s like a workout for your face, whereby skin cells are broken down and then grow back stronger, the same way your muscles do after lifting weights.  “It works simultaneously to repair a product collagen in the dermis, the deepest layer of your skin, while gently erasing signs of aging in the epidermis, the top layer of your skin. According to studies, a microcurrent facial can increase collagen production up to 14%, elastin increases 48% and blood circulation goes up 38%.

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Soft, gentle waves through the skin, tissues and down to the facial muscles. BIO Microcurrent has been shown to stimulate ATP production. ATP is known as Adenosine triphosphate which drives the creation of key structural proteins, such as collagen and elastin, and is the biochemical way to store and use energy.

This increased ATP also energizes the facial muscles, similar to how exercise energizes the muscles of our bodies. Unlike anywhere else on the body, the facial muscles are directly connected to the skin, so the result of energizing the muscle is often an improved, lifted appearance.

What are the Benefits ?

BIO Micro-Current technology works by generating a bio-electrical response within the treated tissues. This response is triggered as a result of a micro-current field being generated between the treatment poles, the effects include:

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• Promotion of increased metabolic processing to improve the health and vitality of the cells.

• Generates heat within the tissues, causing existing collagen tissues to shrink, providing an immediate tightening and plumping effect.

• Old, fibrous collagen is denatured and broken down by the body.

• Fibroblasts (the cells that create new collagen) are stimulated to create new, fresh, supple collagen.

• Stimulates improved blood circulation within the micro-vascular tissues around the eyes, improving cell permeability and moisture absorption, making the skin feel smooth and more elastic.

• Exercises the small muscles around the eyes through micro-triggering of the muscles. This stimulates strengthening of the muscle fibres resulting in a firmer muscular structure around the eyes

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The laying down of fresh, new collagen fibres results in skin remodelling, taking place over 3-6 months and lasting up to two years, although, top up treatments every 6-9 months can prolong the effect.