Time takes a toll on your skin. Lost moisture retention, a reduction in elasticity, and uneven pigmentation rob you of the characteristics that define youthful-looking skin.
At Rinnova Skin & Body, we frequently recommend Morpheus8, a radiofrequency (RF) microneedling treatment that stimulates new tissue to support your skin, reduces the appearance of flaws, and draws new moisture to treatment areas.
It’s a surgery-free, skin-tightening therapy that helps you meet your aesthetic goals.
As you get older, your skin becomes less resilient. It won’t bounce back as it used to, drooping and sagging with the effects of gravity. Many lines and wrinkles form as your outer skin layers fall into voids in their support. That’s skin laxity.
The problem starts beneath the surface, in the middle layer of your skin, called the dermis. It’s here that two important proteins dwell.
Collagen, the most abundant protein in your body, and elastin work together to supply and support the epidermis, the outer layer of skin that faces the world.
The plump, smooth, and healthy appearance of young skin owes its volume to collagen, which forms a matrix upon which the epidermis sits. Collagen also binds with hyaluronic acid, a substance that stores skin-nourishing moisture.
At some point in your late 20s or early 30s, your body’s natural collagen production slowly declines. Your body can still manufacture new tissue, but it needs some form of injury to prompt new production.
Elastin is responsible for the stretchiness of your skin. As the collagen matrix becomes disrupted, it takes elastin with it. Not only do you lose volume, but your epidermis becomes looser. It’s a combination effect that continues for the rest of your life.
Since collagen production ties to skin damage, many skin tightening treatments like chemical peels and dermabrasion induce forms of damage to jump-start a return to youthful skin conditions.
The problem with many of these is the long recovery times from treatments that must damage the epidermis to treat the collagen layer.
Microneedling fractionates its impact by using wands with tiny needles, creating micro-punctures in your skin’s surface that penetrate deep enough to trigger a collagen healing response.
Your epidermis heals quickly from microneedling because of this fractional approach, while your body starts to rebuild lost collagen and elastin content.
Morpheus8 ups the microneedling concept by adding RF energy to the process. Collagen tissue is susceptible to a surprisingly low level of heating. Called the coagulation point, collagen is damaged when warmed to this temperature, just a little bit above your normal body conditions.
RF energy targets collagen, selectively warming it while leaving the more robust epidermis untouched. The difference is a deeper, wider, and more effective stimulation in treatment areas.
As new tissue develops, Morpheus8 reduces the appearance of many skin flaws and excels at skin tightening. Collagen once again plumps up your skin with moisture and volume, while new elastin banishes laxity. What’s more, Morpheus8 is suitable for face and body treatments.
Find out more about the many aesthetic benefits of Morpheus8 in consultation with our team at Rinnova Skin & Body in Boulder, Colorado. Call or click to schedule your appointment today.
