Regenerative Aesthetics
Regenerative Aesthetics: What makes it better?
Regenerative Aesthetics has become a topic of discussion and is highly searched. In today’s fast-paced beauty world, innovation shapes how we approach the skin. Regenerative aesthetics is at the forefront – this version of regenerative medicine uses the body’s natural ability to heal (think stem cell treatments). Naturally, we had to dig in to learn more so we could give you all the details. Let’s dive in!
What is Regenerative Aesthetics?
Non-surgical skin rejuvenation treatments restore the skin’s functioning and structure by using the body’s natural healing process. Fortunately for our clients, we have been doing regenerative aesthetics for years. Our mission is to help you heal your skin from the inside out and support your skin to stay healthy on the outside. Taking a closer look, this approach enhances your skin’s appearance and long-term skin health by working with your body’s natural healing process. Isn’t that amazing?
The Journal of Aesthetic Nursing states, “Regenerative medicine and longevity health have emerged as transformative and important fields within the realm of aesthetics in 2024, changing how we approach beauty, wellness, and the aging process.” The good news is more information about healing and more advanced options are available to estheticians and nurses.
How is Regenerative Aesthetics different than Esthetics?
New Beauty Magazine’s definition, “Medical aesthetics industry, where the aim is often to slow down the appearance of aging, experts have been harnessing this regenerative power in new ways. Regenerative aesthetics represents the future of cosmetic treatments, offering a game-changing approach to beauty that leverages the body’s mechanisms to mitigate the effects of aging”. In contrast to traditional esthetic treatments, regenerative aesthetics focuses on the skin’s natural ability to repair and heal rather than surface-level aging. This means the emerging regenerative aesthetics client does NOT want injections or aggressive skin treatments. It’s about allowing our skin, an organ, to naturally heal. Regenerative Aesthetics’ focus is just this.
Esthetics focuses on skin treatments such as facials to deep clean the pores. Estheticians use manual tools or techniques and skincare products to treat the skin. The result is surface-level aging treatments that help the skin appear younger but don’t work over the long term to maintain youthful skin health. Estheticians can incorporate regenerative aesthetics into their practices.
How Is This Different Than Anti-Aging Treatments?
Regenerative aesthetics focuses on restoring the skin’s structure at a deeper level using microneedling, chemical peels, lasers, and PRP. These are performed in a medical spa by a licensed esthetician working under a medical director or a nurse practitioner. Estheticians can incorporate regenerative aesthetics into their practices if their state allows it. Many estheticians combine the two, giving clients the best of both worlds. By targeting the deeper layers of the skin, regenerative aesthetics offers a more profound result than standard esthetic anti-aging treatments.
Please note: If you see an esthetician for regenerative aesthetic treatments, please check that they have a medical director on staff. All clients must have a Good Faith Exam done by a Nurse Practitioner which is good for 1 year to clear clients for regenerative aesthetic treatments. Skin Deep Esthetics has a medical director because we want to offer you the best treatments possible.
What Anti-Aging Treatments Are Considered Regenerative Aesthetics?
Some of the most common skin treatments are microneedling, microchanneling, and RF (radio frequency) microneedling treatments. Practitioners use Exosomes, PRP, and stem cells to stimulate the body’s natural healing response. With injectables, PRP and Hyaluronic Acid Fillers work differently than traditional fillers and botox because you’re using natural substances to stimulate a healing response.
Hair restoration treatments for both men and women fall into this category as this continues to gain popularity. There has been success in many cases of new hair re-growth. Skin Deep Esthetics has been doing research and learning about this – we will likely introduce this treatment option to our clients within the next year. We have been impressed with the results!
Let’s break each of these modalities down:
Exosomes
Exosomes, defined by PubMed as “These nano-sized vesicles contain bioactive cargo with crucial roles in intercellular communication. Exosome technology, while still in its infancy, is now leveraged in regenerative aesthetic medicine due to its multifaceted role in targeting root causes of skin aging and improving overall tissue homeostasis.”Exosomes are mainly used during microneedling treatments because they are not as effective in a topical serum.
Stem Cells
Stem Cells, defined by Frontier Medicine as, “Stem cells are known to have regenerative powers, but they are difficult to extract, grow in culture or maintain. Thus, in addition to the regulatory obstacles involved in their use, populations of stem cells are difficult and costly to obtain and maintain. No skincare product actually contains stem cells” This article is a good one to read because it compares exosomes and stem cells, click here to read the full study.
PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma)
PRP is a treatment that extracts your blood, spins it in a centrifuge machine to separate the plasma, and then reinjects plasma into your skin or body. The platelets from the plasma break down and stimulate growth factors that rebuild the cells at the injection site. PRP is an alternative to fillers and can be used in microneedling and RF microneedling treatments. When used during microneedling, PRP is applied to the skin and needled in to stimulate the growth factors in the dermis to strengthen collagen and elastin.
Microneedling
Microneedling is a skin treatment that creates micro-injuries to stimulate natural healing by increasing collagen and elastin, reducing acne scarring, and helping with hyperpigmentation. Using specialized serums applied topically to the skin, microneedling uses a device with a disposable tip containing sterile needles that work at various depths to create a micro-wound that allows for deeper penetration of the specialized serums in the dermal layers of the skin.
Microchanneling
Microchanneling works very similar to microneedling. Microchanneling is a stamping device that uses disposable tips containing sterile needles that work at various depths to create a micro wound. The comparison is that microneedling drags across the skin so there is less downtime with microchanneling but the same results. You can visit our website to read about both microchanneling and microneedling.
RF (Radio Frequency) Microneedling
RF Microneedling is a microneedling treatment that simultaneously delivers radio frequency. Radiofrequency allows for deeper penetration and more tightening effects on the skin. However, RF microneedling does have more downtime than microneedling treatments. The skin can be red, swollen, and sensitive for several days post-treatment.
That sums up regenerative aesthetics. If this sounds like something you want to start, we would love to sit down with you and discuss skin goals and how we can help you. Please visit our website to learn about our regenerative aesthetics services.
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