What would you never do to yourself? Worst facial treatments, according to beauticians

On April 7, Russia annually celebrates the Day of the Cosmetologist, a person who always maintains the beauty and health of our skin.

Beauticians are people who know all new techniques, so one of their duties today is to protect us from the popular and often dangerous trends that TikTok brings every month. Therefore, they participate in educational activities very often and talk about what to do and what not to do. For example, we recently asked a beautician what he thought of the latest skincare trend, the skin cycle.

“What procedures do you do yourself?” already familiar to a beautician. But they are rarely asked about procedures that doctors would never do for them. We decided to fix this and at the same time find out which methods should be avoided.

And yes, don’t forget to congratulate your beautician on their professional holiday!

Veronika Fedorova, chief physician of MilFay beauty salons

i would never make myself aggressive grinding to rejuvenate. Thinning of the skin flap, increased vasculature, hyperpigmentation – all these consequences are useless. I wouldn’t yet cold lipolysis. Unfortunately, I did not see good results after that. But there are many side effects – numbness, burns, necrosis, pain and a long recovery period during the procedure. I’m more in favor of HiFU technologies – high-intensity ultrasound focused to a strictly defined depth.

Irina Krasilnikova, cosmetologist, dermatologist, cosmetologist and Institute of anti-aging medicine

I wouldn’t permanent fillers. These drugs are usually based on less used polymers, but I have seen many such patients before. People usually want to buy everything at once, the effect is “forever” but it’s a trap. Fillers that are biodegradable, that is, that can be removed from the body by body tissues, will completely disappear over time. Therefore, the error is not so terrible. The permanent can create a variety of unpredictable results.

Vyacheslav Ivanov, dermatovenereologist, leading cosmetologist at the Infacial clinic

I would never use it for myself or when working with patients. thread removal procedure. Now we are talking about all existing threads: absorbable and not, notched and notched – there is no significant difference in this. This cosmetic procedure does not create a true lift, it just creates a fibrous tissue that disrupts the lymphatic drainage system and compresses blood vessels. In addition to linear scars, nothing should be expected from the threads, and the “miracle removal” manifests itself only externally, due to the formation of the same fibrous tissue, which, in turn, gravity can exacerbate ptosis. There is also a risk of violation of the integrity of the ducts of the salivary glands, damage to the nerves, triggering of inflammatory processes and deterioration of facial expressions. You can enjoy the visual effect for a short time, but other problems may arise in the future.

Lilia Zhazhoyan, beautician, dermatovenerologist, innovative cosmetology GEN87 clinic

“fox eyes”, very large lips with bows and “cheerful corners” – those trendy innovations that I would never make myself as a beautician. Firstly, the standardization of this face and the complete erasure of individuality, and secondly, the unjustified danger and traumatic nature of the techniques with a very short-term effect. So, where did you see such facial features in nature?

Elena Umnova, founder of the Update clinic, Mertz consultant for injection procedures

First of all, I would not supposedly “cold plasma”, has nothing to do with classical autoplasm. This is a very dubious hardware procedure, as a result of which the discharge of ionized gas into the eyelids and wrinkle area literally burns the skin to tighten it. In fact, this leads to scarring of tissues.

against me laser resurfacing faces using a CO2 laser. Mainly because of its aggressive action and its complex rehabilitation: the “gauze effect” (a fine network of small scars that alters the micro-relief of the skin) remains on the face for a long time, which can lead to post-traumatic pigmentation.

I still wouldn’t face sport. It reduces deep fat pads and tones depressor muscles (which pulls down facial features). In simple terms, patients actually accelerate the aging process instead of lifting weights.

Natalya Arabova, beautician in Faceology beauty

Salon procedures for me are mandatory not only for maintaining beauty and health, but also for relaxation. Therefore, I try to choose pleasant and useful procedures. For example, I never use fillers for modeling the oval of the face. The consequences of this procedure are not fully understood. In addition, over time, the fillings may begin to migrate all over the face.

Elena Filatova, dermatologist, beautician at the DocMed clinic

I wouldn’t apply preparations based on human placental hydrolyzate. Special solutions for subcutaneous and intravenous administration are registered in our country. In aesthetic medicine, these drugs are used as anti-aging treatment. Biologically active ingredients derived from human placenta are assumed to have immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, brightening effects and smooth wrinkles. At the same time, the mechanism of action of the drug has not been definitively established, and the medical evidence presented in scientific databases is of low quality or completely absent.

Svetlana Studenikina, dermatocosmetologist of the Likato Professional brand

Firstly, deep shellsIt is done under sedation (anesthesia). For example, phenolic They aggressively affect the skin, the period of rehabilitation and regeneration can only be called terrible. And the result is unpredictable: severe cicatricial changes may remain on the skin, and there is also a risk of damage to the retina of the eye, up to a decrease in visual acuity due to evaporation.

latter, electrolysis. After the procedure, inflammatory processes, residual spots and scars are possible.

Elena Kudashkina, dermatologist and cosmetologist at Preventionamed clinic

I am always against procedures that are not suitable for the person according to the aging type. Even such a popular procedure mesotherapymay be detrimental to the deformation-edematous type of aging. I would never agree to mechanical cleaning of the face (squeezing pimples with my hands). Harmful, insecure, traumatic and very outdated. It seems strange to me that many beauticians still resort to similar methods to get rid of closed comedones.