LET’S TALK ABOUT EQUIPMENT AND THEIR CLASSIFICATION
Modern beauty salons and clinics work with a variety of equipment: starting from small simple devices and up to latest generation high-tech systems. This makes current aesthetic market situation highly demanding on its specialists and requires flexibility. The more you know, the better the chance of avoiding being caught off guard by any market changes. It is crucial to widen your horizons and learn new techniques, both injection and machine based. When you have a large variety of instruments at hand cosmetology becomes a fascinating and creative business: every case and every client is unique, and this requires to be reflected in the personal treatment setup.
With this and future articles we will try to summarize the accumulated material on using various techniques and equipment in cosmetology.
What is BEAUTY EQUIPMENT?
Beauty Machine usually means cosmetic procedures that are fulfilled with the use of special equipment. The techniques of beauty machines are based on the effect on human body through a variety of physical factors: electricity, laser emission, electromagnetic field, ultrasound and vacuum.
The advantages of using equipment are its high effectiveness, relative painlessness and lack of long rehabilitation period. Face and body skin rejuvenation and lifting are some of the highly demanded procedures. Using the techniques of beauty machines it is possible to overcome signs of photo ageing, prevent wrinkle formation, reduce bags under eyes and improve the face muscular structure. Body shaping methods are in high demand in modern market as well. These allow getting rid of excess weight and cellulite without surgical procedures.
Additionally, beauty machines allow making peeling treatments (microdermabrasion), depilation on different body parts, face cleansing and skin diagnostics.
Modern technology and latest developments in aesthetic market allow using mesotherapeutical procedures by a non-invasive method.
Beauty equipment has acquired many followers among both specialists and beauty salon clients mostly thanks to its effectiveness and quick results. Use of beauty machines techniques along with classic procedures makes for one of the most prospective areas in aesthetic market today.
EQUIPMENT CLASSIFICATION
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Physiotherapy techniques
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Physical factors
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Mechanotherapy
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Mechanical influence on tissues through controlled increase of air pressure in cuffs
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Vacuum Therapy, vacuum massage and lymph drainage, vibro-vacuum therapy
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Vaccum, constant and pulsing, mechanical pressure in nozzle
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Vibration Therapy, vibratory massage, ultrasonic therapy and phonophoresis
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Mechanical waves in a wide frequency range
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Microdermabrasion
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Mechanical form of exfoliation that uses a powerful vacuum to spray microcrystals of aluminium oxide across the skin’s surface.
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Electrotherapy and magneto therapy
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Electrophoresis, galvanization,
Electroepilation
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Direct (galvanic) current, direct impulse current
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Electro stimulation, interferential current therapy, neuromuscular electro stimulation, lymph drainage
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Low frequency pulse and mid-range currents
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Phototherapy and laser therapy
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Infrared treatment, infrared booths and saunas
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Infrared technology
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Photoepilation, photo rejuvenation, photocoagulation
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Infrared technology with the use of multicoloured filters
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Laser therapy, laser coagulation, laser hair removal, laser peeling
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Emission of electromagnetic radiation, often visible light
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Hydrotherapy
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Hydro massage, therapeutic showers, therapeutic aroma and salt baths
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Water in conjunction with mechanical and chemical factors
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