Cosmetologists answered that peeling or mesotherapy is better

Many women who turn to a cosmetologist want to solve all their skin problems at once, but this does not always work out. Usually, eliminating multiple defects requires a set of procedures, which requires a lot of time and money.

To obtain an acceptable result, cosmetologists advise combining peeling and mesotherapy. The combination must be competent and carried out according to established rules, otherwise it may cause harm to the skin.

Pros and cons of peeling

Peeling is an effect on the skin in which superficial dead tissue is removed, resulting in cell regeneration being stimulated. The most common is dry cleaning, but mechanical and hardware cleaning is also carried out. In terms of intensity, the impact can be deep, medium, or superficial.

The benefits of peeling include:

• restoration of skin tissue structure;
• improvement of skin color;
• smoothing scars and other irregularities;
• elimination of acne and traces of inflammatory formations;
• getting rid of rosacea and other vascular pathologies of the skin;
• acceleration of cell regeneration;
• freeing pores from congestion;
• weakening of pigmentation;
• removal of the outer keratinized layer;
• inhibition of skin aging processes;
• normalizing sebum synthesis;
• lifting effect.

Peeling also has disadvantages:

• long period of rehabilitation after medium and deep exposure;
• high probability of complications;
• aggressiveness and painfulness of the process;
• toxicity of some peeling compounds;
• the likelihood of hyperpigmentation when treating light skin;
• the likelihood of light spots appearing when exposed to dark skin;
• prolonged erythema (redness).

Combination in one day

Despite the fact that peeling and mesotherapy combine well and do not greatly damage the skin, both techniques should not be performed on the same day.

Cosmetologists recommend peeling 2-3 days before the main procedure. This way you can reduce the burden on sensitive facial skin, preventing unwanted consequences.

In addition, especially sensitive skin after peeling often needs time to recover - 1-3 days.

Pros and cons of mesotherapy

Mesotherapy – subcutaneous injections of bioactive compounds that have a preventive, healing, corrective effect. Monocomponent or complex solutions are used. When selecting a drug, the cosmetologist focuses on the condition and characteristics of the patient’s skin.

Mesotherapy is one of the safest procedures that can be performed by women of any age. One course per year is enough to maintain a healthy skin structure, slow down the aging process, and remove or make existing defects invisible.

The advantages of mesotherapy with regular sessions:

• reduced susceptibility to inflammatory formations;
• lightening pigment spots;
• normalization of tissue moisture;
• inhibition of aging processes;
• improvement of metabolism in skin tissues;
• strengthening capillary walls;
• giving a fresh and youthful appearance to the skin.

Cosmetologists often recommend mesotherapy as part of a comprehensive intensive course of care. The procedure allows the skin tissues to prepare for more serious manipulations. The overall result is more pronounced and the risk of complications is reduced. Mesotherapy is a mandatory stage of the course for low skin moisture.

The main disadvantage is the possible appearance of bruises at the injection sites, although very thin needles are used. Unpleasant consequences are usually associated with erroneous actions of the cosmetologist. After illiterate manipulations, the skin in some areas hurts, becomes infected, and even dies.

Expert opinion

Anastasia Zaslavskaya

Dermatologist, cosmetologist

It may turn out that the patient is allergic to the injected drug. Therefore, before the session it is necessary to do a test for an allergic reaction. Most often, the skin reacts to the irritant with a rash, but angioedema also occurs.

What could be the consequences?

Most often, an illiterate combination of invasive cosmetic procedures aimed at deep skin care leads to quite severe mechanical damage to the treated area.

In this case, be prepared for the following side effects:

• Local redness;
• Increased sensitivity of the treated area, pain when touching it;
• Swelling;
• Bruises, hematomas;
• Seals (especially often manifested in injection sites);
• Discharge of blood/lymphatic fluid.

Ignoring such factors can lead to quite serious complications and undesirable consequences, so if they occur, it is important to immediately contact a dermatologist or cosmetologist.

Also keep in mind that neglecting the recommendations on how long you should take to perform procedures may negatively affect their effectiveness and the rate of absorption of nutrients. In this case, it will be more difficult for you to achieve the desired result and rejuvenate your skin.

In any case, follow all precautions and prohibitions prescribed by the cosmetologist before and after visiting the salon to avoid negative consequences.

What is better to choose – peeling or mesotherapy

It is impossible to say unequivocally whether peeling or mesotherapy is better. Cosmetologists focus on the patient’s skin condition. If your skin is oily and prone to inflammation, then peeling is preferable. If the skin is dry, wrinkled, tired, then mesotherapy is a good option for replenishing nutrients. With young and problem-free skin, beauty injections are unnecessary.

If serious normalization of the skin condition and preparation for intensive procedures are required, then the best option is a course alternation of different types of exposure. Both procedures are perfectly combined, the effect of one complements the effect of the other. Mesotherapy rejuvenates the face, and peeling enhances the result, having an exfoliating and regenerating effect.

When using procedures together:

• a positive result becomes noticeable faster;
• after intensive cleansing, the skin tissues are more actively saturated with moisture and nutrients;
• the achieved result lasts for a longer period;
• The recovery period is not difficult and is not accompanied by redness or other unpleasant symptoms.

Peeling before mesotherapy

Mesotherapy after peeling is carried out 9 days later.

They often operate according to the following scheme: before mesotherapy they do a cleansing, then 3 injections are given over the course of 3 days. A week later, peeling is performed again. So until the end of the assigned course.

Connecting Procedures

If the procedures are carried out simultaneously, then such a session is called mesopeeling. The main preparation is a vitamin mixture, including 1 or 2% hyaluronic acid.

Mesopeeling is a new option for dry cleaning that does not cause swelling or peeling. But there is a possibility of pinpoint hematomas, redness, and an allergic reaction. How many days the recovery lasts is determined by the intensity of the impact, but not less than a week.

Benefits of mesopeeling:

• mutual reinforcement of the results of acid exposure;
• reduction of the recovery stage;
• skin lightening and rejuvenation;
• less exposure to traumatic factors;
• Possibility of holding in any season of the year;
• accessibility for patients of all age categories;
• deeper penetration of acids into the skin layers.

The number of sessions is from 3 to 7 with a one-week break. After just two sessions, changes become noticeable: the skin tightens and acquires an even tone.

Mesotherapy before peeling

Do not hesitate whether you can do peeling after injections. It is possible, and when combined, the effectiveness of both procedures increases. Mesotherapy both after and before peeling is good because it enhances the effect of hyaluronic acid injected under the skin. Cellular respiration improves, the positive result becomes doubly noticeable.

When peeling is carried out after mesotherapy, injections of hyaluronic acid prepare the skin tissue for subsequent intense exposure and significantly increase the life span of cells. The result is accelerated rejuvenation and prolongation of the achieved positive effect.

Procedure

If you decide to perform both methods, first consult with a cosmetologist so that he approves of your desire. This way you can protect yourself and prevent complications.

Peeling - chemical, mechanical or glycolic, is performed exclusively by cosmetologists. This significantly reduces the likelihood of severe tissue damage. Then the mesotherapy itself is performed.

The girl does not require any special preparation for mesotherapy; it is carried out during the session itself - the facial skin is cleansed of impurities and cosmetics, and then treated with a disinfectant solution of Chlorhexidine. When performing injection methods of administering the drug, an anesthetic is first applied.

Then the procedure itself begins:

1. A selected meso-cocktail is applied to the skin in a thick layer.
2. The master begins work. When performing the manual method, he precisely injects the drug into the tissues using a syringe. The hardware method involves the use of larger equipment that creates many punctures in the skin.
3. The entire facial skin is gradually treated using the chosen method. This usually takes no more than twenty minutes.
4. At the end of the session, excess meso-cocktail is removed, and the skin is treated with a disinfectant solution.
5. A soothing lotion is applied.

Since the skin was previously cleansed with peeling, the meso-cocktail penetrates the skin much more effectively and quickly. Due to this, the session lasts 1.5-2 times less, and you will be able to notice the effect of the technique faster.

Tips from cosmetologists

Cosmetologists give patients recommendations to avoid unpleasant consequences and prolong the positive effect of a combination of procedures:

• According to reviews, excellent results are obtained by combining procedures for skin rashes associated with hormonal imbalance. Mesotherapy nourishes tissues, returns them to a healthy state, and peeling removes traces of acne and unclogs pores.
• In combination with mesotherapy, superficial peeling is used, affecting the outer layers of the epidermis. And injections are made into the middle layers, so the procedures do not overlap each other in their effects. Occasionally, cosmetologists advise patients to undergo a medium peel. But in this case, the injections are given at least 2 weeks before. And after rehabilitation, which lasts about 3 weeks, another mesotherapy session is performed.
• A cosmetologist can offer a combination of superficial cleansing and hardware facial mesotherapy. In this case, injections are not used; the nutrient solution is injected into the skin using a device with a special attachment.
• If mesotherapy is prescribed first, then cosmetologists recommend starting to take a vitamin-mineral complex containing selenium, zinc, and omega fatty acids 2 weeks before the session. These substances will strengthen the skin tissue and reduce the stress from subsequent peeling.
• If peeling was carried out first, then during the recovery period before injections you should use creams based on glycolic acid that have protection against UV radiation.
• To maintain an attractive appearance for many years, you need to carefully and properly care for your face. All procedures are effective, each has its own action, its own nuances and contraindications. What to do, injections or peeling, everyone decides for himself, but when combined, these manipulations enhance each other’s effect. To make the right choice, you should consult a cosmetologist.

Main differences between procedures

The key difference between the procedures is injections: in mesotherapy they are present, but in the case of peeling they are absent.

Peeling is an effective way to rejuvenate and eliminate aesthetic problems. It gives faster results compared to mesotherapy. The peeling option is chosen by girls who want to save time and money and get rid of skin imperfections. Beauty injections are done in a salon, but peeling can be done at home.

One of the differences between the methods is that mesotherapy is more gentle and does not exfoliate as much. Its advantage is its soft impact.

Mesotherapy saturates tissues with useful substances and returns them to a healthy appearance. Peeling eliminates traces of rashes and opens pores.

Reviews

• Inna Chernysheva, 32 years old, Arkhangelsk: My skin is not only oily, but terribly problematic. I can’t live without makeup, and because of it, my pores are always clogged. Scrubs don't help much, and due to the fact that I rub my skin too much, it becomes inflamed. The beauty salon recommended mesotherapy with peeling. After the course, the skin became soft and smooth. Six months later they told me to repeat it.
• Anna Kozhemyakina, 44 years old, Moscow: She underwent two mesotherapy treatments. I signed up for a peeling. I talked to a cosmetologist, she said that this course was the most suitable for me. She explained that my skin is sluggish and lacks vitamins. This way the peeling will be easier and the skin will recover faster. I can’t say that I noticed changes after mesotherapy. Maybe after the peeling I’ll notice something nice and better. In the meantime, small, painful pimples have just appeared on my face. I'll go to the cosmetologist and ask what it is.
• Ekaterina Popova, 27 years old, Syktyvkar: Mesopeeling turned out to be a nightmare for me. My whole face was burning, my pigmentation was gone. It turns out that I am allergic to the drug that was injected. The cosmetologist suggested hardware mesotherapy, but after what I suffered, I’m afraid. I probably won't go again.

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