High Frequency Facial Treatment for Acne

Published:January 12th, 2012

Acne is a facial problem for a lot of individuals. Persistent and severe acne, despite proper medical treatment, is very common. High frequency acne treatment offers a great method to get rid of acne in a very reliable way. There are several different types of high-frequency acne treatments available nowadays.

What is High Frequency Facial Treatment for Acne?

It’s a new treatment for acne. A high frequency current is applied directly or indirectly onto the skin to stimulate the nerve endings in the skin, provide warmth and increase the blood supply. The high frequency current also stimulates the natural process of collagen production, cause shrinkage of skin pores and helps in the reduction of wrinkles.

High frequency machine produces a mixture of gas containing ozone on reaction with oxygen as a byproduct. Ozone has antibacterial properties thus it also helps in the treatment of acne.

What are the benefits from High Frequency Facial Treatment for Acne?

High frequency facial treatment has the following benefits:

Ozone produced during the treatment has antibacterial properties so it’s very beneficial in getting rid of acne. It increases the facial blood supply. Therefore, high-frequency treatments are effective in decreasing acne, by reducing the inflammation and shrinking the skin pores.

Types of High Frequency Facial Treatment for Acne

Diode Laser Treatment 

Diode Laser is capable of destroying the glands from where the acne arises without damaging the superficial layer of your skin. The current simply passes through the superficial layer of your skin, leaving it intact, to the middle layer where the acne responsible-glands are located and destroy them, so there will be no new pimples.

The problems with this type of treatment are:

It is very expensive and usually not covered by the insurance companies.
It’s very painful so must be done under general anesthesia.

Derma Wand Kit

It is a home-based facial kit that has a high frequency beam that you can use at your home. The main purpose of these kits is to decrease the signs of aging but it can also be used as a treatment for acne. It costs about $70 and it’s available online. According to Derma Wand, this kit pulses over 100,000 cycles per second thus increasing the facial blood flow and aids in the healing of acne.  The advantage of this method is that is very mild compared to other methods but the major disadvantage is that it is not as effective as other treatments because it has no anti-bacterial properties.

Pulsed Light and Heat Energy Therapy

Actually the double use of heat and pulsed light has a strong effect on destroying the bacteria responsible for acne. This method of treatment has an additional benefit of shrinking the size of oil-producing glands (Sebaceous glands) and thus decreasing the oil production from them. The major side effect of this method is redness after treatment.

Jellen Portable High-Frequency Machine

It’s a machine that can be used at your home with the same efficacy as of any professional-grade machine. It has multiple options and you can control the strength of the current generated from it, depending on whether you prefer to have an intense or mild facial treatment. Jellen Portable Company guarantees that their product sends a high frequency oscillating current which stimulates new cell formation, gets rid of toxins and waste products and finally removes the dead skin cells. It costs about $240.

Blue Light Therapy

It’s a method of treatment that is used in spas and medical clinics. The major benefit of blue light is that it kills the causing acne bacteria thus preventing acne from spreading and preventing formation of new pimples. The major problem with this method is that it must be repeated in a series, because it’s not effective if done only for one time. But unlike other methods, blue light is painless and causes mild redness.

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