Microcurrent massage: a new look at a well-known procedure

Microcurrent massage has long been used in cosmetology to solve problems of skin tone and swelling of tissues. This procedure has long been known and is not very popular against the backdrop of innovative anti-aging techniques that appear in the arsenal of aesthetic clinics. Nevertheless, the interest of scientists in the effect of electricity on the skin does not dry out, and today the microcurrent massage procedure is becoming more and more relevant due to its success in stable and safe tissue rejuvenation at the cellular level.

What is the essence of microcurrent massage and when is it used

The impact of electrical impulses on the human body has always attracted close attention of scientists. Very interesting results were shown by experiments in which the effect of galvanic current on the cells of various tissues was carried out. So, it was noted that the electric current up to 600  µA is able to speed up metabolic processes in cells almost three times, stimulate protein synthesis and the accumulation of adenosine triphosphate, which is responsible for the cell's energy capabilities. If the current strength exceeds 1500 μA, nothing happens in the cells or the processes can even slow down.

In addition, studies have shown that any pathological change in the tissues – whether it's an injury, an inflammatory process, or even chronological aging – changes the electrical potential of the cell membrane. But this potential can be fully restored by properly selected exposure to microcurrents.

Microcurrent therapy has the listed properties of a positive effect on cells, since it is based on the use of subthreshold current values, when there are no visible muscle contractions, but the membrane potential of the cells is restored.

The most important and visible positive effect can be obtained from microcurrent massage in the following cases:

• edema (including after the introduction of fillers);
• certain dermatoses (e.g. rosacea);
• muscle hypertonicity;
• edematous forms of cellulite;
• rehabilitation after plastic surgery.

Microcurrent massage is prescribed before surgery to improve microcirculation in tissues.

What can microcurrent massage do for rejuvenation

Microcurrent massage uses galvanic impulses to influence the cells of not only the upper layers of the skin, but also muscles, blood vessels, faces, and subcutaneous fat. This is very important when treating, for example, a face with a deformation type of aging, when wrinkles are caused by muscle imbalance – one muscle  faces in hypertonicity, others are atonic. In this case, microcurrent massage helps to restore the condition of the muscles, while the skin is straightened, the muscles are strengthened, the oval of the face is tightened. A similar effect can be achieved with a finely wrinkled type of aging.

Microcurrent massage is very important for those who plan invasive anti-aging procedures: the effect of the current will drain the tissues, increase microcirculation, and stimulate the metabolism so that the rehabilitation period after the operation passes quickly and without complications.

Despite the high efficiency of the final result and the safety, proven method, it has its drawbacks that the patient needs to be warned about: microcurrent massage does not give a quick effect. In order for the cells to respond to the sent & nbsp; galvanic impulses, in order to return to normal cellular and muscle balance, so that the result of all changes is stabilized – all this takes a long time. The course of microcurrent massage procedures is approximately 20 sessions, depending on the problem being solved, and the procedure is carried out at least twice a week.

However, microcurrent massage as a rejuvenating method is gaining more and more fans, as more and more patients of a cosmetologist are striving not for an instant effect, but for a stable, safe result.