What is myostimulation and how does it work? Myostimulation – electrical impulses for the face and body

An ideal figure is the dream of every woman. But how to achieve beautiful shapes? Yes, it is often not easy to solve this problem. Significant efforts are needed not only physically, but also morally.

However, today it has become much easier to create an ideal figure. Cosmetic centers offering a variety of procedures offer their services. One of them is body myostimulation.

Description

Myostimulation of the body has long been used in physiotherapy and rehabilitation techniques. But recently this procedure is gaining more and more popularity in cosmetology. Body myostimulation is used here in the complex treatment of cellulite and obesity.

What is so attractive about this procedure? The popularity of myostimulation lies in its ability to influence those muscle groups that are difficult to reach.

It is worth keeping in mind that myostimulation of the body (see photo of the procedure process below) does not affect cellulite itself. Improving the condition of subcutaneous fat and upper layers epidermis occurs due to the activation of tissue nutrition, cleansing the body of toxins and training muscle tissue.

Myostimulation of the body literally transforms the appearance of the hips, abdomen and buttocks. This effect occurs due to skin tightening and maintaining normal muscle tone.

The myostimulation procedure is therapeutic and recreational. It is based on the use of current pulses. This effect on the muscle fibers causes them to contract. At the same time, the skin increases its tone.

Sometimes myostimulation is used to eliminate cellulite and get rid of extra pounds.

Devices for body myostimulation, which are used in professional clinics, are called electromyostimulators. A procedure using this technique should only be performed by a well-trained, medically trained professional. Myostimulation of the body at home will require the purchase of a special device intended for personal use.

Selecting a device

Before purchasing an electromyostimulator, it is necessary to determine for which part of the body it will be used. Maybe the device will be needed only for the body or only for the face, or maybe for both? When purchasing, you should check whether the device has a registration certificate SR and MH. In addition, the electromyostimulator must allow manual setting of current strength, amplitude and other parameters, and also have four independent channels for working with different muscle groups.

Models of myostimulators belonging to a high price category have a larger number of electrodes in their kit. In addition, their device allows for alternating impulses for antagonist muscles. Devices that belong to the premium class have the ability to be programmed. If desired, a person can set different loads at the beginning of the procedure and at its end.

When choosing a manufacturer, it is recommended to pay attention to models of Israeli, European, American and Japanese assembly. Russian devices will not be inferior to them in quality, but will lose in the convenience of accessories and design. Korean electromyostimulators have an attractive price. But their downside is lower quality. Chinese equipment can last a long time, but there is also a high probability of it breaking down quickly.

Body slimming device “Three in one”

Obtaining a therapeutic effect

Myostimulation of the face and body is fundamentally different from the usual physical activity provided by fitness or running, aerobics or swimming, walking or housework. Exposure to pulsed currents allows you to use absolutely all muscle groups. The procedure involves sensory and motor nerves. After the session, blood and lymph circulation is activated.

During myostimulation, all muscles, even very weak ones, are prepared to participate in regular exercise. This procedure will allow you to recover from illnesses, surgeries and injuries.

But there is no need to give up sports training. It is worth remembering the importance of an integrated approach when solving the problem of getting rid of cellulite and eliminating extra pounds.

How is the procedure performed?

Before the bridge stimulation session, electrodes are installed on the client's skin. Through them, an impulse of a certain amplitude arrives at the nerve endings. This effect causes muscle tissue to actively contract, which has a positive effect on their tone, volume and strength. At the same time, metabolism, blood and lymph circulation are normalized. The removal of toxins from the body is accelerated. All this helps to reduce the volume of fat deposits.

Through electrodes installed on the skin, the patient's muscles are exposed to small currents. So, for the face their strength is 5 mA, and for the body - up to 100 mA. The pulse current frequencies used range from ten to one hundred and fifty Hertz.

It is recommended to carry out procedures no more than two to three times a week. In this case, the total course should be about 20 sessions. When working with the device, attention should be paid to all muscle groups. It is not recommended to use only certain of them. To conduct a more effective treatment and health course, specially developed body myostimulation schemes should be used. They describe in sufficient detail all the points to which the electrodes should be applied.

Rules for the procedure

If you purchased a myostimulation device, you will need the following:

Consult your doctor first;

Install electrodes in accordance with the diagram;

Do not simultaneously stimulate the muscles of the buttocks and abdomen, as well as the inner and outer thighs, as they are antagonists;

Do not carry out the procedure for more than half an hour;

Do not eat for two hours after the end of myostimulation to more effectively eliminate fat.

Preparation for the procedure

Before myostimulation of the body is performed, it is advisable to perform peeling. This is necessary so that the stratum corneum of the skin does not interfere with the conduction of impulses. Peeling will need to be done no more than once a week.

Particular attention will need to be paid to the application of electrodes. The point of their contact should coincide with the point of penetration of the motor nerve into the sheath of muscle tissue. Correct installation of electrodes, which should be attached to the body using special belts, will allow you to get maximum effect from the procedure performed.

Indications for use

Myostimulation is a medical procedure. That is why it has clear recommendations for use. Among them are:

Skin laxity;

Cellulite;

Insufficient elasticity of muscle tissue, which can be observed after surgery and injury;

Early stages of obesity;

Pathologies, one of the manifestations of which is a violation of venous and arterial circulation;

Congestion in the lymph nodes.

Why else is body myostimulation performed? Reviews (see photos of the results below) from patients after the procedure confirm its tonic effect on the body.

In addition, the muscles are excellently prepared for physical activity.

Contraindications

Can body myostimulation always be performed? This procedure also has contraindications. Among them are:

Tendency to bleeding;

Acute purulent processes;

Presence of an implanted pacemaker;

During pregnancy and breastfeeding;

Systemic blood pathologies;

Stones in the urinary and gall bladders, as well as in the kidneys;

Acute intra-articular injuries;

Individual intolerance to pulsed current;

Oncology;

Tuberculosis of the kidneys or lungs in the active stage;

Thrombophlebitis and acute skin diseases;

Impaired blood circulation in stages above the second;

Liver and kidney failure.

What to do after the procedure?

Myostimulation has many benefits. One of them is the lack of need for special care for problem areas. In order to consolidate the effect of the procedure, you will only need to review your daily diet, choosing a diet that is suitable for yourself. You shouldn’t give up physical activity either. This whole set of measures will certainly make your figure sculpted and beautiful.

It is worth keeping in mind that failure to follow a diet after myostimulation will allow fat deposits to reappear. This will reduce all your efforts to nothing.

During the day after myostimulation, you should not visit saunas, steam baths and other places where the skin will be exposed to excessive heat.

Possible complications

At the points to which the electrodes were applied, myostimulation may cause skin redness of small area and intensity. But there is no need to worry about this. Redness will go away very quickly, especially if you lubricate it with any nourishing cream. Symptoms are considered quite rare allergic reaction. This pathology is likely due to individual characteristics body. There is a risk of electrical burns. However, their occurrence is facilitated by poor adherence of the electrodes to skin or hypersensitivity of the body. In addition, complications can be observed in patients suffering from cardiovascular and urolithiasis pathologies.

Marina Ignatieva

Reading time: 7 minutes

A A

Sports clubs and gyms are in fashion today. It’s nice to say goodbye to your colleagues after work and go work out your abs or sweat for an hour with like-minded people at aerobics. Of course, if your health allows it. But, on the other hand, there are situations when physical activity is contraindicated for the body. What to do in such cases? Let me introduce you to a miracle of modern science - a myostimulator.

First, let's figure out what it is.

What is myostimulation and how does it affect the body?

Myo- or electrical stimulation I is the process of exposure to current pulses, which is aimed at restoring natural functioning internal organs, tissues, muscles. That is, in essence, a kind of “electric shock”, only less pronounced and more directed. The procedure is most often done in a salon, however, some women do it.

Purpose

Initially, the myostimulation procedure was used as gymnastics for patients who, due to certain circumstances, could not reproduce physical activity naturally. Currently, this procedure is often used for weight loss.

Action of myostimulation

1. Using cutaneous electrodes, an impulse is applied to the nerve endings, and the muscles begin to actively contract. As a result, blood circulation and lymphatic drainage improve, metabolism is activated: the combination of these factors helps to reduce the volume of fat cells.
2. Electrodes are applied to motor points of the muscles (hips, abdomen, chest, back, limbs).

Myostimulators of the latest generation provide modes of synchronous and alternative stimulation (group mode) - for those cases when it is necessary to influence the different groups muscles. Such devices also have neurostimulator- to relieve pain. Myostimulation allows you to reach muscles that are located very deep and which are difficult to load under normal conditions: for example, the muscles of the inner thigh.

Basic rules before and after the electrical stimulation procedure

1. Before conducting a myostimulation session, it is necessary to determine which muscle group needs to be made to work.
2. Placement on the skin is done using a special contact substance, gel, cream, which will increase electrical conductivity, or by simply moisturizing the skin.
3. Make sure you don't have any.

Myostimulation of the abdomen

Main problems

1. Loose skin and weak muscles of the anterior abdominal wall (abs)

Result of myostimulation. Literally after the first procedure you can feel the recovery muscle tone. Typically, women immediately notice that the stomach is easier to retract and the abdominal wall begins to participate in breathing movements. And after a few (3-4) procedures, the count is already counting in centimeters. Measurements are taken not daily, but once every five days.
Recommended about women, especially those who have given birth.

2. Excess fat from the abs

Result With the help of myostimulation, it is generally quite easy to cope with this problem - it is more difficult to maintain the result. Therefore, to consolidate success, a comprehensive impact is necessary, i.e. a combination of myostimulation with gymnastics and balanced nutrition. Only then will you remove excess fat forever.
Recommended everyone who has this problem. The first or just a one-time myostimulation procedure always increases muscle tone. If you measure volumes before and after the procedure, there will definitely be a decrease of 1-2 cm, especially on the abdomen. This change indicates that the muscles are indeed weakened and need to be exercised. And also about their readiness to restore tone. But if you decide on a course of procedures, there is no need to make tempting calculations: for one procedure - 2 cm, which means for ten procedures - 20 cm. After a single myostimulation procedure, the tone does not last long, and real changes accumulate gradually, training and some reorganization of work occurs muscles.

The results depend not only on the equipment and the correct implementation of the technique. But in many respects it depends on the state of health, the presence of excess weight and additional measures - nutrition, physical activity, additional procedures.

Facial myostimulation

Aging is a problem for every woman after a certain age. But modern cosmetology made every effort to find a solution to this problem. Facial myostimulation is one of the most effective ways rejuvenation

The most important effect is strengthening the facial muscles.

As a result:

• the oval of the face is corrected and tightened;
• smoothing wrinkles;
• toning the muscles and tissues of the upper eyelid;
• regeneration of the upper layers of skin;
• reduction of swelling and bags under the eyes;
• elimination dark circles under the eyes.

Pros of myostimulation

1. Tones muscles.
2. Involves all muscle fibers.
3. Activates the heart.
4. Increases vascular permeability.
5. Improves blood circulation.
6. There is no load on the musculoskeletal system, it spares joints and ligaments.
7. Injuries are kept to a minimum.
8. Breaks up cellulite tubercles.
9. Stimulates the breakdown of fat cells, promotes the removal of fluid from subcutaneous fat.
10. Metabolic processes are normalized.
11. The condition of the nervous and endocrine systems improves.
12. Hormonal levels are normalized.

Cons of myostimulation

1. Cannot replace physical activity.
2. There is no combustion of carbohydrates, because the effect of current on the body does not require energy expenditure.
3. Significant weight loss is not possible.
4. Losing several kilograms of weight occurs due to metabolic processes, including in adipose tissue, which are activated under the influence of current. That is, weight loss is not a direct effect of myostimulation, but an indirect one.

Indications and contraindications for the myostimulation procedure

Indications for myostimulation

1. Flabbiness of muscles and skin.
2. Cellulite.
3. Overweight.
4. Disorders of peripheral venous and arterial circulation.
5. Venous-lymphatic insufficiency.

Let us also remind you that electrical stimulation (myostimulation) is less effective when connective tissues are too weakened. You also need to take into account that it has almost no effect on well-trained muscles.

Contraindications to myostimulation

When using myostimulation, lifting, sequential lymphatic drainage, or microcurrent therapy, you need to take into account your health status, since there are a number of contraindications to electropulse therapy.

Contraindications to electropulse therapy:

1. Systemic blood diseases.
2. Tendency to bleed.
3. Circulatory disorders above stage 2.
4. Kidney and liver failure.
5. Neoplasms.
6. Pregnancy.
7. Active tuberculosis of the lungs and kidneys.
8. Thrombophlebitis (in the affected area).
9. Stones in the kidneys, urinary or gallbladder(when exposed to the abdomen and lower back).
10. Acute intra-articular injuries.
11. Acute purulent inflammatory processes.
12. Skin diseases in the acute phase in the affected area.
13. Implanted pacemaker.
14. Hypersensitivity to pulsed current.

Not all girls have the time and desire to work out in the gym to achieve ideal shapes and relief. Myostimulation of the body allows you to get a beautiful and toned figure, practically without making any effort.

What it is

Myostimulation (also called electrical stimulation) is a procedure similar to body iontophoresis. Like the techniques described, electromyostimulation causes certain areas of the body (in in this case, these are muscle tissues) contract under the influence of electric current. Various devices are connected to the body using electrodes - they come in different types and types of action.

All tissues in nature consist of individual particles, the human body is no exception. Under the influence of current, neurons contract, which contributes to involuntary muscle contraction. Even with this action, they are able not only to improve their tone, but also to provide effective disposal from excess fat layer. A remarkable feature of body myostimulation is that it is beneficial not only for muscles, but also for the skin. Due to the fact that the current heats the tissues to some extent, they experience improved blood supply.

This treatment procedure has the following characteristics:

Each body is completely individual, therefore, to determine how often you can perform body myostimulation, you need to consult your doctor. The optimal frequency is once every two days.

Benefits and contraindications

Reviews and photos before and after myostimulation are the most positive. The effect is noticeable after just a couple of sessions. According to doctors, the optimal number of procedures will be up to 15. This is quite enough to restore shape and significant weight loss in problem areas.

Advantages:

1. Significant increase in muscle tone and elasticity. What is unique about this technique is that excellent results occur even if the girl has never been involved in physical activity at all;
2. After electrical exposure, the operation of many systems is normalized. Including endocrine and excretory. The body is quickly cleansed of toxins and waste, the process of losing weight occurs much faster than when following a diet;
3. All devices are equipped with an electroporation system. This technique is used in many anti-cellulite centers. The massager heats the surface tissues, the currents pass deep into the body. Thanks to this, small fat molecules dissolve and, with the help of the circulatory and excretory systems, are removed from the body in liquid form;
4. During the sessions you do not need to make any effort. The entire procedure lasts about an hour, the time depends on the area and problem. All this time the patient simply lies on the couch and feels the muscles “involuntarily” contract. There is no discomfort.

Indications for the procedure are varied: from increased weight to problems with the musculoskeletal system. It is worth noting that initially body myostimulation was intended for the rehabilitation of athletes and patients various diseases spine. The currents penetrate the nerve endings of the bone marrow, thereby activating its work. Numerous rehabilitation centers still use this method of treating patients.

But body myostimulation sessions also have certain contraindications:

1. This is dangerous to use if there are various implants in the body. Current, like ultrasound, when penetrating into them, can not only disrupt their operation, but also cause a breakdown;
2. The procedure is strictly prohibited for oncological diseases, problems with the excretory and circulatory systems;
3. Electrical stimulation is not recommended during pregnancy as this may cause premature birth. It is still unknown how currents affect lactation and milk quality, but doctors also advise breastfeeding girls to refrain from this procedure.

Video: how myostimulation works

How the session is conducted

Different salons can use the following devices for the procedure: Gezatone, EHU-3510D. Each of them has its own characteristics. In addition, for each device the manufacturer produces special attachments for different zones. Let's see how the session goes:

1. The body is treated with a special gel that will reduce tissue heating but improve the conductivity of currents to the muscles;
2. All electrodes are located symmetrically on the body. This is very important to achieve best effect from the session. They have soft suction cups that allow you to quickly move a specific contact to another location if necessary. Each zone has its own electrode installation schemes;
3. The device is connected to the network and configured.

After the procedure is completed, specialists prescribe various recovery sessions: paraffin therapy, relaxing massages and other techniques that will help relieve tone a little.
To save on procedures, you can buy a home device for myostimulation of the body and face. They are sold in many home improvement stores and beauty salons.

Body myostimulation is a physiotherapeutic procedure, the purpose of which is to put stress on certain muscle groups and correct the contours of the body. Initially, myostimulation was used for weakened and paralyzed patients to prevent muscle atrophy.

Then the method began to be used by astronauts, whose muscles weaken and lose mass from prolonged exposure to weightlessness. Now the procedure can be carried out in almost any salon. Women usually visit to correct problem areas and lose weight. For men, the volume of certain muscle groups and the overall fit of the body are more often important.

How it works

This is a device that generates electrical impulses of a certain strength and transmits them to the electrodes. The electrodes are placed on the skin in a certain way, so that the impulse is transmitted to the desired muscle or muscle group. Under the influence of an electrical discharge, the muscle contracts. The force of contraction is determined by the strength of the transmitted electrical discharge.

The muscle contractions that a person produces during physical exercise are somewhat different from the contractions caused by the operation of the apparatus. This procedure can make even those muscles that are “pumped up” work. physical exercise difficult.

For example, you can strengthen the large and small muscles of the chest in order to lift and make it more lush bust without having to pump up your shoulders and arms. Or pump up your buttocks without having to squat with a barbell (those who have problems with their knee joints often simply cannot afford such an exercise).

Muscle contractions activate the entire of cardio-vascular system, improve blood flow through the veins, accelerate lymphatic drainage. Thanks to this, metabolism accelerates, the body quickly and easily gets rid of metabolic products (toxins). Working muscles absorb a large number of nutrients. Moreover, this happens not only during the immediate training, but also for quite a long time after it.

Therefore, if you do not increase the daily calorie intake, it is quite possible to get rid of it in a course of procedures. extra centimeters. And this will happen not due to muscle tissue, as happens on a diet, but due to the breakdown of fats.

Video: Procedure using the Tranzion device

Advantages and disadvantages

• Not all myostimulants are equally useful.

Myostimulation is positioned by sellers of devices for home use as “gymnastics for the lazy.” Like you can lie down, relax, read a book. In fact, you can set yourself the minimum settings in a simple device and after several procedures on the couch you will not get any results.

Or you can choose a device for salon myostimulation, which is much more effective and uses several muscle groups at once during one session.

• You can get the desired result.

The goals and problems with which different people come to the salon are completely different. Among those who perform myostimulation, there are those who need to reduce the volume of problem areas, those who need to remove excess fluid and get rid of cellulite, those who lack volume or relief (the same cubes on the stomach).

Salon devices allow you to select the desired treatment program depending on the client’s needs. Accordingly, the result will be different for different people.

• It leads to an increase in skin tone.

After a course of procedures, body lines become more harmonious not only due to improved relief and muscle tone, but also due to the fact that the skin becomes denser and more elastic.

• The number of effective procedures per course is limited.

You won’t be able to go to the procedure as often as you would to a fitness center or gym, since the muscles gradually become insensitive to electrical impulses received from the outside. Even performing 10 procedures, you will have to increase the current strength from session to session in order to maintain the strength of muscle contractions at the same level.

After some time, muscle sensitivity is restored. Therefore, the course can be repeated if desired. But a long break between courses is required.

• By attending procedures, you can harm yourself.

This happens in cases where the cosmetologist does not find out the presence of contraindications before starting the procedures, or when the client tries to hide any health problems because he underestimates their significance.

Indications

Execution will be effective in the following cases:

• flaccid muscles lacking tone, which make the figure loose;
• Availability excess weight, cellulite;
• “pumping” muscle groups that are difficult to work through physical exercise;
• the need to improve the contours of individual parts of the body (stomach, buttocks, etc.);
• for weight loss as a means to overcome the “plateau”, when it is not possible to move the weight down with the help of normal physical activity and the same diet;
• presence of muscle tension;
• improvement of condition, appearance and skin tone;
• the need to strengthen the back muscles in order to improve posture and ease the load on the spine with osteochondrosis;
• seasonal decrease in mood;
• elimination of swelling of soft tissues.

Contraindications

Should not be performed in the following cases:

• during pregnancy;
• if you have an implanted pacemaker;
• venous diseases, including the presence of thrombophlebitis;
• the presence of stones in the kidneys or gall bladder;
• infectious diseases, including tuberculosis or seasonal viral infections which occur with chills and fever;
• increased sensitivity to electrical procedures;
• period of heavy menstruation;
• oncological diseases of any localization;
• diseases of the cardiovascular system (arrhythmias, etc.).
• diseases of the blood system.

How the procedure is performed

Usually, the first procedure is preceded by a consultation with a cosmetologist or physiotherapist, who determines the presence of indications and contraindications for myostimulation, selects the desired regimen, duration and frequency of procedures.

The myostimulation procedure itself proceeds as follows:

• Preparatory stage.

Before the procedure, it is advisable to take a shower to wash off cosmetics and sebum from the skin. A special transparent gel is applied to fat-free skin, which facilitates the passage of an electrical impulse from the electrode through the skin to the muscle. Instead of gel, ampoule concentrates can be used, the active components of which are directed under the influence of electric current into the deep layers of the skin and accumulate there.

Then these substances from the depot enter the dermis for a long time, where they activate the processes of skin rejuvenation and improvement of its structure. The electrodes are placed on the skin in such a way that the antagonist muscles contract alternately. The electrodes are fixed to the skin using elastic straps.

• Direct execution stage.

After the electrodes are applied, the doctor turns on the myostimulator and sets the previously selected procedure mode. The intensity of the impulses is selected taking into account whether the muscle contraction is strong enough and whether it hurts when the impulse is applied to the skin. The intensity of muscle contractions must be sufficient to ensure that the body receives sufficient load during the procedure, otherwise the results of the sessions will be weak.

• The final stage.

The device is turned off and the electrodes are removed. The gel is washed off the skin with water or wiped off with a napkin. Additionally, a special cream can be applied to the skin.

How often can you do it

Usually the procedure is carried out once every two to three days. More frequent sessions do not allow the muscles to recover after exercise.

Price per session

Photos before and after body myostimulation

Facial myostimulation is salon procedure, the effect of which is achieved through training the facial muscles that contract under the influence of electrical impulses. The procedure is ideal for those who have reduced tone of facial muscles, slow blood flow and lymph outflow, which makes the face look haggard and swelling under the eyes.

How it works

The facial muscles are structured somewhat differently than other human striated muscles. The difference is that ordinary muscles are attached to the bones at both ends, and facial muscles are connected to the bones on one side, and the other part is woven into the skin. This is why our face is mobile and we can speak and express emotions.

Photo: microcurrent therapy procedure

Facial muscles have a certain tone. High muscle tone makes the facial expression strong-willed. A decrease in the tone of the facial muscles makes the face look haggard and gives the whole appearance a tired look.

If in youth a full rest can restore the tone of muscles and skin, then in older age it is required special exercises and procedures aimed at toning facial tissues.

One of the effective ways to restore the elasticity and clarity of features to the face is to carry out a myostimulation procedure. Thanks to intensive training, the face is tightened, the condition of the skin improves, blood circulation improves, and lymphatic drainage increases.

Pros and cons

The effect of the course of procedures can be obtained as follows:

• facial contour improves;
• the tissues of the cheeks are tightened, which makes the nasolabial lips smooth out and the tear grooves become less noticeable;
• cheekbones become more pronounced;
• facial skin looks more toned and dense;
• the double chin decreases or completely disappears;
• the puffiness of the face goes away, swelling around the eyes resolves;
• The severity of the sagging of the upper eyelid decreases, and the eyebrows occupy a higher position.

The method also has disadvantages. Active muscle contractions can accelerate the disappearance of the Botox effect and lead to migration or displacement of fillers located both under the skin and in deeper layers of tissue.

It is not recommended to carry out the procedure even if biorevitalization has previously been carried out. hyaluronic acid. The consequences of this combination of procedures are not encouraging: the drug will very quickly be “washed out” of the skin and broken down by enzyme systems, which will result in minimal benefit to the skin.

Use at home

Facial myostimulators have appeared on sale that can be used at home. Usually these are devices made in China, for which you don’t have to pay that much money. When purchasing such a product, you should remember that any devices for carrying out physiotherapeutic procedures at home must be certified and sold in trustworthy stores.

A low-quality device will either not give you any effect, or the result of the procedures will be far from ideal. Salons often use proven equipment from well-known manufacturers. Nowadays, a number of Russian companies also produce myostimulators. A high-quality, expensive device produces pulses of different powers, has several operating modes and the ability to independently adjust parameters.

This, on the one hand, makes the procedure safe, and on the other hand, guarantees the desired results.

Contraindications

The procedure is not performed in the following cases:

• presence of a pacemaker;
• pregnancy;
• presence of subcutaneous implants;
• time of menstruation;
• oncological diseases;
• infectious diseases, including tuberculosis;
• diseases of the heart and blood vessels (arrhythmias, heart failure, thrombophlebitis);
• insufficiency of liver and kidney function;
• epilepsy;
• blood diseases;
• inflammatory processes in the sinuses (sinusitis);
• the presence of gold threads under the skin;
• trigeminal neuralgia;
• problems with the thyroid gland;
• purulent processes in the skin and subcutaneous tissue of the face and neck.

It is important to note that previously transferred plastic surgery are not a strict contraindication for facial myostimulation. But before the procedure begins, it is imperative to inform the doctor about the lift performed.

How is the procedure performed?

Conventionally, the facial myostimulation procedure can be divided into stages.

Preparatory stage

The facial skin is thoroughly cleansed and degreased. In cases where a man comes for myostimulation, it is necessary that he be carefully shaved. Otherwise, the contact of the electrodes with the skin will be insufficient.

A special conductive gel is applied to the skin or a mask is applied. Electrodes are placed on top of the gel or mask.

The places of contact of the electrodes with the skin are selected according to the following rules:

• a scheme for applying electrodes is used so that antagonist muscles (providing opposite movements) contract at different times;
• electrodes are not applied to those places where there is a violation of the integrity of the skin;
• on the cheekbones and in the orbital area, electrodes are applied in such a way that a sufficient layer of tissue remains between the periosteum and the electrode;
• if there is increased sensitivity of teeth to electric current, then electrodes are not applied to the skin above the teeth or the intensity of the impulses is reduced.

Video: Face Former

Direct execution

When the electrodes are applied, the doctor turns on the device and sets the current intensity that is optimal for the client. The guideline for selecting the intensity of the impulses is the presence of a slight tingling sensation without pain. The session lasts about 20 minutes.

Individually, the doctor selects a program that allows you to obtain certain results in which the client is interested. This could be a lymphatic drainage program if there is a puffy face and swelling under the eyes, a muscle training program or electrolipolysis.

In a number of clinics, for greater effect of the procedure, special ampoule cosmetics are used, the active ingredients of which penetrate deep into the skin, accumulate in it and are spent for a long time on healing the skin, improving its condition and appearance.

Final stage

The device is turned off. The electrodes are removed. The face is cleansed of gel. A special cream is applied to the skin, selected according to the skin type and the presence of specific problems for which myostimulation was performed.

How many sessions are needed?

Typically, procedures are performed at intervals of two to three days. A course may require from 10 to 20 procedures. The number of myostimulation sessions and their frequency are selected by the doctor, based on the initial condition of the skin and the client’s wishes regarding his appearance.

Sometimes, after completing the main course, maintenance procedures are prescribed, 1 every two weeks or even more often.

Video: Myostimulation of the face and neck

From what age

There is no specific age up to which facial myostimulation cannot be performed. At any age there are problems that can only be solved thanks to home care does not work. IN mature age these are wrinkles and a swollen oval of the face, and in young people there is a tendency to swelling and the appearance of dark circles under the eyes. Therefore, if there are indications and conventional skin care procedures do not give the effect that a woman expects, it is quite possible to resort to it after consultation with a specialist.

Prices

Photos before and after myostimulation