Do you know everything about water light needles in beauty treatment?

Shuiguang acupuncture is the most common mesotherapy (Mesotherapy, also known as mesotherapy). In the field of medical beauty, it is a treatment method that directly acts on the active ingredients of beauty products on the dermis, which is equivalent to "root drug administration", so as to exert different "medicinal effects" to treat skin spots, dull skin, dark circles, and acne. , acne marks, fine lines, sensitive skin and other problems, or inject corresponding bioactive ingredients such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to stimulate hair regeneration, repair sensitive skin, and restore skin youthfulness.

01. Common ingredients of water light needle
The most common is non-cross-linked or low-cross-linked hyaluronic acid, which has a special water-retaining effect and is the most moisturizing substance found in nature (2% pure hyaluronic acid aqueous solution can retain 98% of water), so it is used in water Light acupuncture can not only maintain skin elasticity, but also lock a large amount of water molecules, and the skin becomes delicate, smooth, moisturized and fair due to sufficient moisture.

In the early days, hyaluronic acid was mostly used as a single component in the injection of water light injection, and gradually developed to the present, it can also be compounded with the following products to meet the needs of more skin types.
1. Botox: shrink pores, smooth skin, reduce oil secretion.
2. Vitamin C: whitening, anti-oxidation, promotes collagen synthesis.
3. Glutathione: whitening, anti-oxidant, and has a synergistic effect with vitamin C; it cannot be mixed with botulinum toxin and tranexamic acid.
4. Tranexamic acid: whitening and lightening, it is forbidden to use it at the same time as penicillin and urokinase, and it should be used with caution in patients with less menstruation.

The ratio of water-light injection medicine is not as many as possible. In principle, it is to mix the least ingredients as much as possible to match the injection suitable for the skin of the beauty seeker, and solve the actual skin problems while ensuring the health of the skin. Of course, there are more compounded products, which have multiple ingredients, which are called skin functional kinetic energy elements, which simplifies the process of compounding the water light needle, and the formula is more accurate, scientific and safe.

02. Injection depth
The depth of injection depends on different treatment conditions, the structure of dermal cells, the selected drugs, the age of the beauty seeker, etc.
Head and face skin thickness
Superficial mesoderm (inside the epidermis): The injection depth is about 1mm, used to remove fine lines, brighten skin tone, and improve superficial depression.
Middle mesoderm (superficial dermis): The injection depth is about 2 mm, used for skin rejuvenation and shrinking pores.
Deep mesoderm (deep dermis): The injection depth is about 2-4 mm for firming and lifting.

03. Indications
People with dry and dehydrated facial skin.
People with thin facial skin barrier and red blood streaks.
People with yellowish, dull complexion or superficial pigmentation.
Facial oily skin with enlarged pores, or combination skin with oily T-zone.
Strong oil secretion is not a problem,
Dehydration in the deep layer of the skin is the "original sin"

04. Contraindications
Pregnant, pregnant, and breastfeeding women; Do not add ingredients such as botulinum toxin during pregnancy.
Female menstrual period.
Beauty seekers with serious underlying diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, etc.
People who suffer from sun exposure or those who cannot strictly protect themselves from sun protection after treatment.
During the period of taking anticoagulant drugs such as aspirin and simvastatin.
Those who have allergic reactions to the compound ingredients are forbidden.
It is contraindicated during the active period of chloasma.
Infectious inflammation exists in the skin of the treatment area, as well as acne redness and swelling period or outbreak period.
Do not mix with vitamin B12, menaquinone, calcium pantothenate, orotic acid, antihistamine preparations, sulfonamides and tetracyclines.

05. Common treatment methods
1. Manual needle injection
Use a 1ml syringe and a 30G or finer needle to inject the drug into the dermis or subcutaneous layer. Immediately after injection, the skin may have a pimple-like appearance or bead-like elevations.

2. Microneedling
Micro-punching or puncturing the skin and soft tissue mechanically with micro-needle instruments creates a large number of micro-delivery channels between various layers of the skin, allowing drugs and various nutrients to penetrate directly into the deep layer of the skin through the small channels, and at the same time stimulate the superficial layer of the dermis , through the self-healing ability of the skin, promote collagen hyperplasia, increase the thickness of the skin, and achieve the effect of restoring the skin barrier function. There are roller needles and electric microneedles, etc., and hydrolight therapy mostly uses roller needles with a length of 1.0-1.5mm.

3. Hydrometer or Mesotherapy gun
Using an automatic injector with a negative pressure system with a special injection head, the skin within the range of the injection head can be sucked up through the negative pressure system, and the drug can be injected to the corresponding site. The dosage, injection speed and injection depth of each injection can be set by computer parameters, which is easy to control. average injection timeEven fast, less bleeding, less pain.

4. Needle-free injection device
The drug is introduced into the skin through ultrasound, iontophoresis, or high-pressure pneumatic technology, and there is only a little pain when spraying. If the beauty seeker is very sensitive to pain, it can be used as an option.

Although there are some medical beauty institutions with beautiful prices, in order to avoid the hospital feeling and make full use of the drugs, it is better to consider hand acupuncture injections or more expensive machine-based injections in public hospitals. After all, regular equipment and consumables for one person. There is a cost.

06. Adverse reactions and risks
The most common adverse reactions were localized ecchymosis and slow resolution of pinholes.
For irregular reconstitution or irregular injection, there may be complications such as needle eye infection, scar hyperplasia, local skin depressions, and subcutaneous nodules. Therefore, you must go to a regular medical institution and have qualified medical personnel use regular products for treatment in order to obtain safe and satisfactory results!