Over the past few days, an article entitled “Ultrasonic Scalpel Makes Me Disfigured and Miserable” has attracted widespread attention.
The author of the article is a very beautiful woman, but when she heard that ultrasonic scalpel can make skin better, she went to an organization to make ultrasonic scalpel.
After that, it backfired-two more depressions on her forehead and drooping corners of her mouth.
Is Ultrasonic Knife a Beauty Artifact?
[Ultrasonic Scalpel] is actually called [Micro-focused Ultrasound], which is a medical cosmetic operation approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It focuses energy on the skin through body surface ultrasound focusing, which can tighten subcutaneous tissues and fascia, thus achieving the purpose of improving facial skin.
Past solutions, such as laser, pulsed light, radio frequency electric field and other technologies, are limited by the depth of action and often can only tighten the skin, but have no effect on deeper fascia or even expression muscles.
Therefore, facial sagging caused by deep tissue relaxation can only be treated by surgery (so-called skin lifting surgery), which is expensive, long in hospital period, painful and will leave scars after surgery.
Compared with traditional facial beauty methods, ultrasonic scalpel has outstanding advantages-no trauma, no scar, and little pain.
Is there any side effect of ultrasonic scalpel?
It seems that everything about ultrasonic scalpel is very beautiful. However, since the birth of [ultrasonic scalpel], its clinical application has been mixed.
I don’t believe you can search for [ultrasonic scalpel beauty]. Apart from a large number of advertisements, it is the negative evaluation of ultrasonic scalpel by netizens, such as facial discomfort, redness and swelling, erythema, local epidermis peeling off, facial stiffness, etc. after treatment.
To analyze the causes of these side effects, we still need to start with the mechanism of ultrasonic scalpel.
1. Non-invasive ≠ harmless
From the name of the ultrasonic scalpel, it can be seen that it does not need the traditional scalpel, but only uses ultrasonic wave to perform surgery.
During the operation, after the ultrasonic wave is focused on the designated part, a short high temperature (up to 60 ℃) will be formed, causing fascia contraction (the situation that the brain supplements the steak and contacts the frying pan). This local thermal damage will stimulate the body to repair, so in the next longer stage, the tissue will regenerate and achieve the cosmetic effect.
However, after all, the high temperature has caused damage, and swelling and congestion will inevitably occur after the damage (imagine the changes after grabbing a few red marks on the back of the hand), so it is not surprising that there will be those negative comments.
Of course, it does not rule out that some illegal organizations sell dog meat under the guise of sheep heads and use fake and inferior instruments, causing skin burns and even nerve injuries.
2. Foreign Approval ≠ Domestic Use
As mentioned earlier, the [ultrasonic scalpel] has been approved by FDA of the United States. At present, the relatively advanced ultrasonic scalpel instruments are relatively less difficult to use, highly standardized and relatively safe.
But at the end of the day, [ultrasonic scalpel] belongs to medical cosmetic surgery, but the surgery is bound to have risks. If you don’t evaluate the risks and benefits together with the doctor, then don’t rush to mess with yourself.
Cosmetic surgery is not as simple as makeup and skin care. It is not enough to have formal equipment. It must also be carried out by professional qualifications and professionals (doctors or professional therapists). However, the reality is that many people who do not have medical qualifications are also carrying out such operations.
Finally, it should be emphasized that China’s Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) has not yet approved the listing of [ultrasonic scalpel] related products in China. It is illegal to carry out such businesses in China.
Everyone has a love of beauty, but there are too many pits on the way to beauty. Please be cautious and choose reliable institutions and mature methods.