Over more than half a century of existence, mesotherapy techniques have expanded their cosmetology family. New methods of healing and rejuvenating the skin have emerged. The classical technique, proposed by Michel Pistor, not only developed, but also actively branched out. Today there are several areas of mesotherapy. Every woman who decides to undergo a popular procedure faces the question of which variation to choose, how to find the most effective and painless way.
If you want to help your skin and saturate it with useful substances necessary for health and youth, it will be useful to familiarize yourself with what mesotherapy techniques are used by modern practitioners.
Nappage
Superficial mesotherapy (“bedspread”, “picottage”).
The nappage technique is a series of frequent injections. The volume of the drug administered in each injection is 0.02 ml. Depending on the depth of drug administration, superficial, medium and deep nappage are distinguished.
Superficial nappage
Superficial nappage is the introduction of drugs to the epidermal level, with a depth of no more than 0.5 mm. For this technique, it is more convenient to use short mesotherapy needles (4 mm). The needle is held with the cut side up.
The tilt of the needle does not matter and can be 30-90 degrees. The drug is injected to a depth of no more than 0.5 mm, at 1/3 - 2/3 of the needle cut. The distance between injections should be no more than 0.5 - 1 cm. This technique is used to treat the area of the face, neck and décolleté along massage lines.
If the superficial massage is performed correctly, there should be no “blood dew”, since the injections do not reach the papillary dermis.
Superficial nappage is used to administer any cocktails, with the exception of preparations with a gel consistency.
It is not advisable to use expensive cocktails with this injection technique, since the bulk of the drugs remain on the skin due to the shallow injection depth. Part of the drug is then absorbed, however, with nappage, the loss of the drug can be up to 50%.
Dry nappage - performing surface nappage without using a cocktail.
Medium nappage
Injections are performed at the level of the dermis, at the depth of the papillary or reticular layer. This technique is used mainly in the treatment of vascular diseases of the face and body, as it allows the delivery of medicinal substances directly to the choroid plexuses of the dermis.
When working with the face, the angle of the needle is 45 degrees, the insertion depth is 1-1.5 mm, the distance between injections is 1-2 cm. The needle is held with the cut facing upward.
Injections are carried out along the vascular pattern or along massage lines.
It is possible that droplets of blood may be released at the site of some injections on the surface of the skin and the formation of microhematomas, as damage to the walls of blood vessels occurs.
Deep attack
This technique is also called “infiltration” or “deep mesotherapy”. Deep nappage is used only in mesotherapy treatment of the body for the purpose of correcting local fat deposits and in the treatment of cellulite.
The depth of administration of cocktails should be at least 10 mm, since the drug must be delivered to the subcutaneous fatty tissue.
To perform deep nappage, needles 13 mm long are used. The needle angle is 90 degrees.
Using deep nappage, mainly lipolytic drugs are administered.
Increasingly, the NAPPAGE technique is reproduced using convenient and easy-to-use devices for fractional mesotherapy or electronic mesoinjectors.
Is it possible to perform mesotherapy for people without education?
Since the procedure requires sterility, knowledge of the anatomy of the human face and body, the ability to understand drugs and mix them correctly, taking into account chemical reactions, mesotherapy at home is only possible with the use of a mesoscooter. It should be noted that mesoscooters are:
- household - with needles up to 0.5 mm long;
- professional - needles from 0.5 mm.
You can only use household appliances on your own that are designed to penetrate your usual skin care cosmetics deeper into the skin. The use of professional devices should be entrusted to experienced cosmetologists, since such a mesoscooter makes deep punctures and destroys the skin barrier, which means there is a risk of infection if sanitary conditions are not observed.
As for whether there is a best mesotherapy technique, each technique has its own advantages and disadvantages. And when choosing one method or another, cosmetologists take into account the global nature of the problem, localization, structural features of the patient’s skin, as well as the drug that will be used in the work. Therefore, in the modern beauty industry it is difficult to identify a universal technique, because sometimes several techniques are used when introducing meso-cocktails, or even new, improved techniques appear.
Papular technique
The technique involves the formation of papules of various sizes in order to improve the deposition of medicinal substances.
Mesotherapy papules vary in diameter, as well as in the depth of injection of cocktails. The advantage of the papular technique is the maximum prolongation of the therapeutic effect of the drugs.
Superficial papules, micropapules. Superficial papules are produced in areas with poorly defined subcutaneous fat (frontal, paraorbital zygomatic areas, angles of the lower jaw).
The depth of introduction of cocktails is 1-2 mm, the angle of inclination of the needle is 10-15 degrees. The needle is held with the cut side up.
The diameter of the papules should not exceed 1.5-2 mm. Using this technique, you can introduce any cocktails.
Medium papules are used to treat intradermal vessels on the face and body. Cocktails are injected to a depth of 2-3 mm, the angle of the needle is 45 degrees, the diameter of the papules is 2-4 mm.
What results can be achieved?
Why has the procedure become so popular not only among women, but also among men? The fact is that it can significantly transform you, coping with obvious skin defects, as well as get rid of wrinkles and slow down the passage of time a little. What does a cosmetology facial rejuvenation session provide?
- Magic cocktails for facial mesotherapy will again make you admire your reflection in the mirror and react to compliments without hesitation, knowing that they are completely sincere.
- Local mesotherapy around the eyes will help with crow's feet. This is one of the most problematic and sensitive areas of the face, so it needs to be given special attention. Mesotherapy under the eyes will easily remove bruises, bags and dark circles.
- After just one procedure, the skin will look as if it is constantly receiving thorough professional vitamin care. You will be amazed at the incredible skin tone that facial mesotherapy products will give you. Next, we bring to your attention a photo where you can see the condition of the skin before and after facial mesotherapy.
Retrograde-linear technique
This technique is the most difficult for novice mesotherapists. The technique consists of forming a linear channel in the dermis and filling it evenly as the needle moves back.
This technique is used in the treatment of wrinkles, stretch marks, and scars. In this way, drugs with a gel consistency are preferentially administered.
There are many varieties of retrograde-linear technique, which differ in the configuration of individual channels:
- tracer;
- tunnel;
- fan;
- reinforcement technique (“mesh”).
Indications for mesotherapy
At what age is mesotherapy allowed? In cosmetology, mesotherapy sessions are recommended for many people, regardless of the client’s age. The spectrum of action that medicinal drugs have is very wide. Let's find out what they are capable of.
- After facial mesotherapy, signs of premature aging disappear.
- Removing dark circles under the eyes is also not difficult with professional formulations.
- The first or already deep wrinkles are noticeably smoothed out, and after a series of procedures they practically disappear.
- With the help of mesotherapy around the eyes, several defects are eliminated at once: dark circles, puffiness, sagging skin, wrinkles.
- After the first session, spider veins disappear.
- Special preparations will help you remove annoying freckles and age spots.
- Any scars, colloid scars, acne marks will disappear forever.
- Mesotherapy will remove even complex sagging skin in the mouth and nasolabial folds.
In the photos above, you could already notice the striking changes in the skin. This is confirmation that modern devices and compounds are extremely effective.
What is mesotherapy for hair?
Hair mesotherapy is a procedure aimed at enhancing the growth of hair strands and improving their condition. During the procedure, beneficial substances are injected into the scalp using injections, which produce the desired result, namely, they strengthen the health of the hair follicles and ensure the supply of nutrients to them.
Delivery of the active components of meso-cocktails to the scalp in office conditions is carried out in two ways - manual and hardware. In the first case, the drug is administered manually with a syringe with a very thin needle. In hardware mesotherapy, a mesoinjector is used - a cosmetic gun that ensures the injection of the required dose to a strictly specified depth. During the procedures, the following injection techniques are used: multipuncture, papular, superficial and median nappage.
The procedure stops hair loss, supplies hair follicles with the necessary nutrition, stimulates blood circulation, restores skin function, strengthens hair, makes it thick and healthy, and normalizes the functioning of the sebaceous glands of the scalp. Mesotherapy is suitable for all hair types.
Possible consequences
Women with a low pain threshold may experience discomfort. You need to immediately warn the cosmetologist about this in order to receive stronger anesthesia.
In the first half hour, the treated areas of the skin may become red and slightly swollen, which is quite natural. You don’t need to do anything about this, just be a little patient and everything will pass. Sometimes small bruises appear, but only after 2-3 sessions. Perform appropriate care to remove bruises after mesotherapy.
If you want the rehabilitation process to go faster, then on the day before the procedure do not go to the sauna, do not have a massage or play sports. Habitual skin care and decorative cosmetics will also have to be excluded.
What to expect from mesotherapy?
- Awakening dormant bulbs. This is the reason that prevents you from growing long and thick hair. Most girls simply do not know that they have dormant hair follicles, and by waking them up, they can achieve thick hair.
- Reducing the intensity of hair loss. Thanks to certain medications, mesotherapy can stop hair loss.
- Restoring the water-fat balance of the scalp and normalizing sebum secretion from the scalp.
- Preventing early gray hair and prolonging the active growth stage. Hair is also subject to aging. The first indicators are gray hair and slowdown in active growth. Thanks to vitamin cocktails, you can delay this process, and if you carry out the procedure in courses, then eliminate it altogether.
- Strengthening and increasing hair thickness. Useful substances that are delivered directly to the hair roots have an effective effect. Hair is a dead structure, so you need to nourish it from the inside.
- Improving blood circulation and metabolic processes, as well as improving the structure of the hair shafts. All this happens thanks to injection therapy, by enriching them with necessary elements.
Features of performing the nappage technique in mesotherapy
The main feature of the nappage technique is to perform injections with a frequency of at least 2 punctures in 3 seconds (masters do 4 in the same time), while mesotherapy covers a large surface of the skin.
Injections are made with the thinnest possible needle and at a short distance from each other. During one injection, only 0.05 ml of the drug (sometimes less) gets under the skin - this is enough to start regenerative processes at the cellular level.
Nappage
It is noteworthy that in this case, damage to the epidermis will be minimal, which means that nappage is optimally suited for anti-aging procedures for patients with overly sensitive skin.
In one procedure, it is possible to saturate the dermal cells in several areas of the face, neck and décolleté with a nourishing cocktail. This allows you to start the processes of renewal and rejuvenation by using the maximum possible number of receptors.
It is believed that mesotherapy with this technique is excellent in cases where you need to get an instant result and enhance the final effect of cosmetic manipulation.
Despite the fact that nappage has many advantages, the technique also has one significant drawback. During the procedure, there is a large overconsumption of the drug due to the formation of drops at the puncture sites - doctors claim that the loss is about 60%. That is why mesotherapy with expensive means is not carried out using this technique.
But modern cosmetology is trying to solve this problem and suggests using special devices that perform the procedure with an accurate calculation of the injected drug.
We recommend reading about facial mesotherapy techniques. From the article you will learn about various options for administering meso-cocktails and the scheme for performing facial mesotherapy. And here is more information about how mesotherapy with Dermapen is performed.
What are the contraindications?
The role of mesotherapy in modern cosmetology is high, but there are still contraindications to the procedure. Therefore, be sure to consult with your doctor before going to the beauty salon. What can interfere with mesotherapy? The most common contraindications to mesotherapy include:
- increased or decreased blood clotting;
- foci of inflammatory processes on the skin;
- weakened immune system;
- any chronic infectious disease;
- pregnancy or breastfeeding;
- some kidney pathologies;
- severe cardiovascular diseases;
- cholelithiasis;
- elevated temperature;
- allergy to one of the components of the cocktail.
No matter how attracted you are by the results of mesotherapy, it is still better to weigh all the pros and cons so as not to eliminate undesirable consequences after the procedure. Always listen to the opinion of your cosmetologist.
Scope of application of the nappage technique in mesotherapy
The nappage technique can be used for mesotherapy on both the face and body. It is used for:
- getting rid of stretch marks on the stomach, thighs;
- solving the problem of fat deposits in the upper arms, inner thighs, sides;
- the need to even out the skin texture anywhere on the body or face, including cellulite;
- the presence of pigment spots, the formation of which may be associated with age-related changes, and with living in regions with critical environmental conditions, and with smoking;
- pronounced aging - the formation of wrinkles on the face, skin folds, ptosis of the upper eyelid or corners of the mouth, sagging skin, loss of elasticity, unclear facial contour, and so on.
If the goal is instant rejuvenation and concealment of age-related changes on the face, décolleté or neck, then superficial nappage is used. For treating body skin, a medium or deep type of technique is optimal, because here mesotherapy is most often carried out to solve the problems of tightening sagging skin, local deposits of fatty tissue and cellulite.
Rehabilitation after mesotherapy of face and body
Redness and swelling last no more than one day and go away on their own. After a course of mesotherapy, the skin needs careful care. Following the recommendations will consolidate the result and help avoid complications. During the rehabilitation period the following should be excluded:
- thermal procedures and inhalations in drug administration areas;
- sports activities;
- mechanical and massage effects in the injection area (massages, scrubs);
- violations of hygiene rules;
- taking medications that affect the blood coagulation system.
A cosmetologist will tell you about additional restrictions, depending on the type of mesotherapy and the chosen drug.
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