Dive deep for healthier and younger skin: new needle-free technologies advance transdermal delivery systems

The human skin comprises multiple layers of ectodermal tissue as a rigid barrier that acts as an interface with the environment and plays vital roles in protection, immunity, insulation, healing and aesthetics.

In beauty aesthetics, transdermal devices, or penetration enhancers, that use microneedles, sonophoresis, electroporation, and other innovative modalities offer practitioners an efficient and minimally invasive technique to penetrate the skin barrier. Those techniques increase the likelihood of a satisfactory aesthetic outcome, minimise the risk of treatment complications, require no downtime, and have few contraindications.

Electroporation or No-needle mesotherapy, uses an electrical pulse to momentarily disrupt the cell membranes to enter products into the deeper layers of the skin, enhancing its effects on the tissue. The membrane returns to its original structure when the electrical stimulation is over.

The other way a similar outcome is achieved is by injections such as mesotherapy. However, while achieving good results, mesotherapy can also be painful and is associated with the risk of side effects, such as swelling, erythematous, infections or bruising. No-needle mesotherapy is an entirely pain-free procedure.

Transdermal electroporation can be part of the anti-ageing protocol or offered as a targeted treatment for small areas of concern; some of the most common applications are pigmentation, acne, psoriasis, skin rejuvenation and anti-ageing.

A newly evolved machine, Zemits Verstand Pro – is a specifically designed platform to address signs of ageing. Electroporation technology, one of six on the platform, allows a targeted penetration of up to 70% of active ingredients into the skin. In the updated configuration, the device has 2 handpieces, a smaller one – for the eye and lip area and a larger one – for electroporation of the face, neck, and décolleté.
Through target treatments, electroporation improves skin's colour and texture, thickens the skin and improves elasticity.

The field of aesthetics has been lately embracing the power of ultrasound (Sonophoresis), one of the technologies presented in Zemits Verstand Pro. Transepidermal delivery of active ingredients into the dermis using ultrasound gently heats the tissue in the dermis, initiating collagen remodelling and skin tightening, causing movement of molecules between the cells via cavitations and enhancing skincare product delivery. The energy produced from this vibration generates heat which has a beneficial relaxation of the vasculature, stimulating circulation and metabolic processes.

Phonophoresis or sonophoresis uses ultrasound to create the movement of drugs through the skin to the desired targeted area. Sonophoresis relies on the disturbance of the tissues from the vibrational effects of ultrasound so that molecules can move rapidly between the cells and into the cells as the cellular membrane becomes disrupted momentarily. As a result, hydrating skincare ingredients can be delivered precisely to maximise the impact.

Sonophoresis Skincare Infusion is a safe, non-invasive treatment which is suitable for almost all skin types. As a result, the client will have healthy-looking skin and reduce redness with a smoother skin tone and texture.

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