Plasma skin tightening eliminates moisture from the treated area to form a layer of dried, or desiccated skin that aids in the healing process. The process uses radio frequency (RF) energy to ionize, or convert, gas into plasma.
When the plasma comes in contact with your epidermis (the outer layer of skin), it generates heat and removes oxygen from the surface of your skin without ablating, or vaporizing, the epidermis.
The desiccated tissue also increases the skin’s resistance to the electricity generated by the resurfacing device, preventing it from becoming overtreated and guiding the plasma to areas not yet heated.
Efficacy
During the treatment, the heat that comes into contact with the skin causes collagen fibers to immediately contract. This leads to visible improvements in skin laxity and a decrease in wrinkles, fine lines and crow’s feet.
Low-energy plasma skin tightening may require multiple treatments for more visible and effective skin tightening. In contrast, high-energy procedures require fewer treatment sessions, but the side effects are amplified.
Biopsies taken 3 months after a procedure demonstrate the continued formation of new collagen. Improvements to the tissue continue for over 1 year and result in firmer and more contoured skin.
Are You a Good Candidate for Plasma Skin Tightening?
This is an effective treatment for all skin types and skin tones.
You are not a good candidate for plasma skin tightening if you have:
- Open sores in the area to be treated
- Conditions that affect healing, such as oxygen dependence, poorly controlled diabetes or an autoimmune disease
- Excess skin or significant stretch marks, scarring, scleroderma or lupus
- Previously undergone a cosmetic treatment in the area
- A history of keloid (raised scar) formation
- Poor vascularization (blood vessels)
Read more: Plasma Skin Tightening: How It Works and Efficacy
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