Radiofrequency: Skin Resurfacing To Get You All Fired Up  

With so many ways to smooth a face that needs refreshing and a body needing tighter curves, skin resurfacing is often a misunderstood concept. Far from the basics of slathering mechanical exfoliants all over your skin, working on textural issues has the advantage of new-age cutting-edge devices. These are able to harness the power of tech that transforms areas of skin on the face and body suffering with specific texture concerns. Slackness, scars, wrinkles? Exactly. And we still need to get to those body bugbears.

All Fired Up: The Mechanics of Radiofrequency

Essentially Radiofrequency (RF) is electrical energy that converts to heat energy to rejuvenate skin. It does its restoration by refreshing your collagen and elastin, the youth-boosting proteins that keep skin looking healthy, smooth and supple. In other words, it gets skin to rewind its own clock. Body issues like fat reduction and even cellulite can be sleeked through body contouring.

This approach means heat energy is pushed deeper into the skin, which heats the hypodermis (the fat layer). It does the same to the dermis directly above. As a result, the metabolism of fat cells is revved up. Blood and lymphatic circulation are sped up to work at their best. This helps strengthen and tighten the skin so you see a breakdown of fatty deposits and smoothing cellulite. And as for sagging skin that comes with age, wear and tear? That, too, is firmed beautifully so you can flaunt your curves more confidently.

Your Skin Resurfacing? Choosing The Best Treatment For Face and Body

Safety is paramount, and choosing the best treatment means choosing one that is risk-free for your skin tone and type. Results must also hit your goals and leave your skin without any hint of after-therapy damage like post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). EndyMed FSR (Fractional Ablative Radiofrequency) is just that.

It’s suitable for all South Africans with minimal risk of PIH or lasting dark marks that concern those with melanin-rich skin. As this treatment targets other challenges known to crop up on this skin tone – like scars and sagging skin – it’s a go-to resurfacing collagen stimulator. Another new-age treatment, this time teaming up the power of RF with microneedling, is EndyMed RF Microneedling. The tiniest of needles help drive heat energy deep into the dermis, where collagen remodelling can reshape the skin. Taking care of acne scars (as well as those from surgery or injuries), dilated pores, and even Melasma is another safe resurfacing option for melanin-rich skin.

Look to EndyMed Contour or Titania for body troubles you want to shift. Both use radio frequency but in slightly different methods. While both are contouring, fatty deposits, and cellulite therapies, Titania can also treat stretch marks. And like most new-age treatments, EndyMed Contour works with combined therapy, radio frequency, plus pulsed vacuum tech. Again, it’s so that heat energy can dive deeper into cells to exactly where it needs to work.   

Are you impressed?

Isn’t the age of non-invasive aesthetics pretty incredible? All this without a hint of nip or tuck. And really, no downtime at all. Most importantly, it means all access for everyone, regardless of skin concerns or previous treatment risks. A skin or body journey should mean plenty of choice with no “what ifs” or “maybes.” And that’s the beauty of resurfacing your troubles away.