Make use of ultrasound for beauty & bull; hello healthy

Actually, what is an ultrasound?

Ultrasound is an imaging tool that is usually used to diagnose various diseases and other health conditions. Ultrasound has the ability to create sound waves that will cause an echo when they are projected into the body. These waves will then create images that can be used to diagnose disease.

Apart from providing images or imaging to diagnose disease, ultrasound is also used for physiotherapy. However, recently ultrasound has begun to be applied in the world of medical beauty for antiaging therapy by stimulating the formation of new collagen in the face, neck and chest area.

How ultrasound works

Ultrasound has the mechanical capability of sound waves with a frequency of more than 20,000 Hz. In addition, ultrasound transmits waves in a longitudinal direction, so that they can enter the tissue which is expected to produce a biological effect. One of the biological effects of ultrasound is that it conducts heat. This heat effect is taken for the application of the beauty world in stimulating the formation of new collagen which can have an effect lifting aka tight on the skin.

The importance of collagen in the skin

The word collagen itself comes from the Greek which means it is sticky or produces an adhesive. In our bodies, collagen is actually one of the proteins that make up the body. The presence of approximately 30% of all protein contained in the body, and it turns out that about 70% of our skin consists of collagen. The presence of 70% collagen in our skin makes it more elastic, supple, supple, and also moisturized. With skin that still contains a lot of collagen, a person will look youthful and free from wrinkles.

As we age, the ability to form collagen decreases. This is what affects the skin condition in old age. Sagging skin, wrinkles, and sagging are things that are often found in women and men aged or in the world of beauty it is called a "process. aging ". The essence of preventing processes aging is by stimulating the formation of new collagen by conducting heat. Because collagen is a protein, when it is exposed to external stresses such as chemical compounds or heat, it will lose its tertiary and secondary structures which in medicine is called "protein denaturation".

How can ultrasound make skin younger?

A classic example of protein denaturation is egg white. When new from the egg, the egg white is transparent and liquid. However, heating the egg whites with them opaque, forming a corresponding solid mass.

And this is what also happens to the collagen in the dermis layer of our skin when exposed to heat stimulation from ultrasound. It becomes hard and dense so that the epidermal layer of skin above it will be pulled and tight. The heat delivered through ultrasound reaches 60-70 ° C. Higher than the excitation using radio frequency technology which is only 38-50 ° C. The ultrasound waves that are delivered reach a depth of 4.5 mm or as deep as the connective tissue between the muscles and the skin.

This new technology opens up horizons for antiaging therapy. Ultrasound effects may be an option for some people who are still afraid to perform lifting with plastic surgery. Because the aging process continues, to maintain skin elasticity and firmness requires regular collagen stimulation.

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dr. Erliswita Reza is an antiaging specialist who is experienced in the fields of Dermal Filler, Botulinum Toxin, and Thread Lift. dr. Erliswita practices at CBC Beauty Care with the following schedule:

Monday: 09.00 - 14.00 WIB
Wednesday: 09.00 - 14.00 WIB
Saturday: 10.00 - 16.00 WIB