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[[File:Electrotherapy Machine (cosmetic).jpg|thumb|right|Cosmetic Electrotherapy micro-current machine together with a selection of electrodes, made by Silver Fox (China)]] |
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[[File:galvani-frogs-legs-electricity.jpg|thumb|right|"[[Galvanism]]" Electrodes touch a frog, and the legs twitch into the upward position<ref> David Ames Wells, ''The science of common things: a familiar explanation of the first principles of physical science. For schools, families, and young students.'', Publisher Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman, 1859, 323 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ajQAAAAAYAAJ&dq=Galvani%20frog%20leg&pg=PA290#v=onepage&q=Galvani%20frog%20leg&f=false page 290])</ref>]] |
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'''Cosmetic electrotherapy''' is a range of [[beauty treatment]]s that uses low [[electric current]]s passed through the [[skin]] to produce several therapeutic effects,<ref>"Introduction, ''Facial Electrical Manual'', The Carlton Institute. 23 pages. (Page 2)</ref> such as [[Muscle tone|muscle toning]] in the body,<ref>Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, ''Level 2 Beauty Therapy S/NVQ Series'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405, 416 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PLk2kxzcqiYC&lpg=PA226&dq=electrotherapy%20%20%22muscle%20toning%22&pg=PA226#v=onepage&q=toning&f=false page 226])</ref> and micro-lifting of the face.<ref>Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, ''Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3'', Edition 3, |
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'''Cosmetic electrotherapy''' is a range of [[beauty treatment]]s that uses low [[electric current]]s passed through the [[skin]] to produce several therapeutic effects,<ref>"Introduction, ''Facial Electrical Manual'', The Carlton Institute. 23 pages. (Page 2)</ref> such as [[Muscle tone|muscle toning]] in the body,<ref>Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, ''Level 2 Beauty Therapy S/NVQ Series'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405, 416 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PLk2kxzcqiYC&lpg=PA226&dq=electrotherapy%20%20%22muscle%20toning%22&pg=PA226#v=onepage&q=toning&f=false page 226])</ref> and micro-lifting of the face.<ref name="mernaugh2004p109">Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, ''Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3'', Edition 3, |
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Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357. 420 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ecQ3Nwv2_4AC&lpg=PA105&dq=electrotherapy%20beauty&pg=PA109#v=onepage&q=electrotherapy%20beauty&f=false page 109])</ref> It is based on [[electrotherapy]] which has been researched and accepted in the field of rehabilitation,<ref>Robinson AJ, Snyder-Mackler, L. Clinical electrophysiology: electrotherapy and electrophysiologic testing 3rd ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008;151-196, 198-237, 239-274</ref> though the "scientific and medical communities have tended to sideline or dismiss the use of electrotherapy for healthy muscles".<ref>Kristin Schaefer Centofanti, "Electrical Stimulation for Health, Beauty, Fitness, Sports Training and Rehabilitation", ''Advances in Muscle Research'', 2008, Volume 4 (Application of Muscle/Nerve Stimulation in Health and Disease), 69-116. ([http://www.springerlink.com/content/u332w75744q4m816/ page 69])</ref> |
Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357. 420 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ecQ3Nwv2_4AC&lpg=PA105&dq=electrotherapy%20beauty&pg=PA109#v=onepage&q=electrotherapy%20beauty&f=false page 109])</ref> It is based on [[electrotherapy]] which has been researched and accepted in the field of rehabilitation,<ref>Robinson AJ, Snyder-Mackler, L. Clinical electrophysiology: electrotherapy and electrophysiologic testing 3rd ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008;151-196, 198-237, 239-274</ref> though the "scientific and medical communities have tended to sideline or dismiss the use of electrotherapy for healthy muscles".<ref>Kristin Schaefer Centofanti, "Electrical Stimulation for Health, Beauty, Fitness, Sports Training and Rehabilitation", ''Advances in Muscle Research'', 2008, Volume 4 (Application of Muscle/Nerve Stimulation in Health and Disease), 69-116. ([http://www.springerlink.com/content/u332w75744q4m816/ page 69])</ref> |
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The use of electricity in cosmetics goes back to the end of the 19th century,<ref>See for example: "Dr Hardaway has remarked the wide usefulness of electrolysis in cosmetic manipulations." in ''The Medical Times and Register'', Volume 16, (Author: Horatio Charles Wood), Publisher The Medical Publishing Company, 1886 ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?ei=KWO1TvPPO8qx8gOOmaSmBQ&ct=result&id=BMNXAAAAMAAJ&dq=faradism+cosmetic&q=cosmetic#search_anchorpage 90])</ref> <ref>In the treatment of scars (cicatrix): ".. electro-galvanic currents ought to remove cicatrical tissue of the skin, and thus prove of incalculable value as a cosmetic" in ''Eclectic medical journal'', Volume 45, Ohio State Eclectic Medical Association, Published 1885, ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Xx6gAAAAMAAJ&q=galvanic+cosmetic+-lead&dq=galvanic+cosmetic+-lead&hl=en&ei=AXG1Tqj6NMix8QOp1M2IBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=12&ved=0CGIQ6AEwCw page 99])</ref> almost a hundred years after [[Luigi Galvani]] discovered that electricity can make the muscle in a frog's leg twitch,<ref>Thomas Thomson, ''An outline of the sciences of heat and electricity'', Publisher Baldwin & Cradock, 1830. "Chapter VII: Of Electricity by Contact" ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cLIUxPg6SAQC&dq=Galvani%20frog%20%22electricity%20by%20contact%22&pg=PA489#v=onepage&q&f=false page 489])</ref> (see [[galvanism]]). Subsequent research in [[electrophysiology]] has been carried out by people such as [[Robert O. Becker]], Dr Björn Nordenström,<ref>Mark Woodhouse, ''Paradigm Wars: Worldviews for a New Age'', Publisher Frog Books, 1996, ISBN 1883319420, 9781883319427, 648 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dejmdCWwEHsC&lpg=PA192&dq=Bj%C3%B6rn%20Nordenstr%C3%B6m%20nobel%20chairman&pg=PA192#v=onepage&q&f=false page 192])</ref> a former chair of the Nobel Selection Committee for Medicine, and Dr Thomas Wing, <ref>Deborah Powell, ''MicroCurrent for Horses (and other vital therapies you should know'', Publisher Matrix Therapy Products, ISBN 0979077400, 9780979077401 ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rLWY2sN0054C&lpg=PA15&dq=microcurrent%20%20becker%20%20body%20electric&pg=PA15#v=onepage&q=microcurrent%20%20becker%20%20body%20electric&f=false page 15])</ref><ref name="mernagh2004" /> who invented some of the first micro-current devices. |
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==Treatments== |
==Treatments== |
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[[File:faradic-galvanic-toning-1909.jpg|thumb|right|1909 cosmetic electrotherapy advert reads: The White Cross Electric Vibrator [..] give you your choice of Vibration, Faradic and Galvanic Electricity [..] tones up your nerves and muscles"<ref name="1909advert">''Popular Mechanics'', Feb 1909, ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-eADAAAAMBAJ&lpg=RA1-PA153&dq=Faradic%20galvanic%20muscle%20tones&pg=RA1-PA153#v=onepage&q=Faradic%20galvanic%20tones&f=false page 153])</ref>]] |
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The types of treatment are determined by the type of current ([[Direct current|direct]] or [[Alternating current|alternating]]), frequency, size of the current (all very small), and the duration and shape of any pulses. The treatments include (a) galvanic treatment (b) neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) also known as Faradic treatment (c) High-frequency treatment (d) Micro-current Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (MENS).<ref>Susan Cressy, ''The beauty therapy fact file'', Edition 4, Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435451421, 9780435451424, 469 pages. ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rQLBU87NstkC&lpg=PA160&dq=electrotherapy%20%20low%20current%20therapeutic%20beauty&pg=PA160#v=onepage&q&f=false page 160])</ref> It is noted that: |
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The are four main types of treatment, that differ in the type of current they use (see [[#Comparison|Comparison table, below]]), including: |
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#Galvanic treatment |
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#Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) (also known as Faradic treatment) |
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#Micro-current Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (MENS)<ref>Susan Cressy, ''The beauty therapy fact file'', Edition 4, Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435451421, 9780435451424, 469 pages. ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rQLBU87NstkC&lpg=PA160&dq=electrotherapy%20%20low%20current%20therapeutic%20beauty&pg=PA160#v=onepage&q&f=false page 160])</ref> |
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#High-frequency treatment |
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===Galvanic treatment=== |
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Galvanic treatment in the beauty industry has been described since at least the 1970s,<ref name="gallant1978">Ann Gallant, ''Body treatments and dietetics for the beauty therapist'', Publisher Nelson Thornes, 1978, ISBN 0859504018, 9780859504010, Length 392 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G4RrfRLpSMkC&lpg=PP10&dq=%22galvanic%20treatment%22%20beauty&pg=PA308#v=onepage&q=electro-therapy&f=false page 308])</ref> and earlier.<ref name="1909advert" /> Sometimes called ''galvanism'', the treatment aims to improve the skin in two ways: (1) cleansing: a process called ''desincrustation'', and (2) nourishing the skin condition, through an electro-chemical process <ref>Karl Augustus Menninger, Martin Mayman, Paul W. Pruyser, "A manual for psychiatric case study", Grune & Stratton, 1952, 355 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8HFIAAAAMAAJ&q=iontophoresis+%22electro-chemical%22+galvanic&dq=iontophoresis+%22electro-chemical%22+galvanic&hl=en&ei=fjy1TsDfEcGZ8QP9uvGFBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEcQ6AEwAQ page 332])</ref> called ''[[iontophoresis]]'' <ref>Susan Cressy, ''The beauty therapy fact file'', Edition 4, Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435451421, 9780435451424. 469 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rQLBU87NstkC&lpg=PA60&dq=Electrotherapy%20galvanic%20beauty%20desincrustation&pg=PA161#v=snippet&q=iontophoresis&f=false page 161])</ref> (also called ionisation).<ref>Ann Gallant, Kathy Gillott, Jackie Howard, ''Principles and techniques for the beauty specialist'', Edition 3, Publisher Nelson Thornes, 1993, ISBN 0748715509, 9780748715503, 328 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UnzCkfbPXjAC&lpg=PA182&dq=%22desincrustation%22%20beauty&pg=PA181#v=onepage&q=%22desincrustation%22%20&f=false page 181])</ref> This is achieved by the application of a small, constant, [[direct current]].<ref>Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, ''Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3'', Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357, 420 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ecQ3Nwv2_4AC&lpg=PA107&dq=Electrotherapy%20galvanic%20beauty&pg=PA138#v=onepage&q=galvanic&f=false page 138])</ref> The treatment works on the principle that charged [[ion]]s in the [[skin]], are either attracted or repelled from the [[electrode]]s, resulting in certain chemical affects.<ref>Lorraine Nordmann, ''Professional Beauty Therapy: The Official Guide to Level 3'', Publisher Cengage Learning EMEA, 2007, ISBN 1844806960, 9781844806966, 650 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2a0YlyZv1fIC&lpg=PA246&dq=Electrotherapy%20galvanic%20beauty&pg=PA259#v=onepage&q=galvanic&f=false page 256])</ref> |
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:"Galvanism works by penetrating active substances into the subcutaneous [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]]s, where they act on the ineffective circulation to bring about an improvement in the [[Vascular system|vascular]] and [[Lymphatic system|lymphatic]] interchange in the area. This is completed in a natural and harmless way, and is aided by the actual effect of the galvanic current on the tissues. This improves the function of the [[Cell membrane|cellular membrane]], and allows the trapped fluid and fat to be dispersed and eliminated."<ref>Ann Gallant, ''Body treatments and dietetics for the beauty therapist'', Publisher Nelson Thornes, 1978, ISBN 0859504018, 9780859504010, Length 392 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=G4RrfRLpSMkC&lpg=PP10&dq=%22galvanic%20treatment%22%20beauty&pg=PA310#v=onepage&q=electro-therapy&f=false page 310])</ref> |
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Galvanic treatment are often used on the face (facial galvanic treatment), and on the body to treat cellulite (galvanic cellulite treatments).<ref>"[http://www.babtac.com/galvanic-cellulite-treatments/ Galvanic Cellulite Treatments]", BABTAC, British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology website, retrieved 5 Nov 2011</ref> |
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===Faradic treatment=== |
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Faradic treatment has also been described in the beauty industry since the 1970s,<ref name="gallant1978" /> and earlier.<ref name="1909advert" /> The treatment tones the muscles by repeatedly contracting them with the electric current, resulting in their firming and toning, and an increase in muscular metabolism aims to remove waste products more readily.<ref>Lorraine Nordmann, ''Professional Beauty Therapy: The Official Guide to Level 3'', Publisher Cengage Learning EMEA, 2007, ISBN 1844806960, 9781844806966, 650 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2a0YlyZv1fIC&lpg=PA251&dq=faradic%20beauty&pg=PA250#v=onepage&q=faradic%20beauty&f=false page 247])</ref> Faradic treatments are generally used on the face and body, and work by contracting muscles with a short pulse of interrupted direct current.<ref>Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, ''Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3'', Edition 3, Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357, 420 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ecQ3Nwv2_4AC&lpg=PA132&dq=nmes%20beauty&pg=PA132#v=onepage&q=nmes%20beauty&f=false page 132])</ref> |
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The treatment is also called [[Neuromuscular electrical stimulation]] (NMES),<ref>Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, ''Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3'', Edition 3, Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357, 420 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ecQ3Nwv2_4AC&lpg=PA132&dq=faradic%20beauty&pg=PA132#v=onepage&q=faradic%20beauty&f=false page 132])</ref> and some of the manufactures who produce the equipment, use their own terms, for example, [[AIBI International|Slendertone]] calls it Electronic Muscle Stimulation,<ref>"[http://www.slendertone.com/t-how-it-works.aspx How it Works: Electronic Muscle Stimulation]" at Slendertone website, retrieved 18 Nov 2011</ref> or the treatment is called after the name of the manufacturer, such as Ultratone or Slim Master.<ref>Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, ''Level 2 Beauty Therapy'', S/NVQ Series, Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405, 416 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PLk2kxzcqiYC&lpg=PA264&dq=NMES%20beauty&pg=PA264#v=onepage&q=NMES%20beauty&f=false page 264])</ref> |
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===Micro-current treatment=== |
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Micro-current treatments ([[Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator|MENS]]) have been around since the 1970s in medical applications, and are distinguished by their use of [[ampere|micro-ampere]] currents (ie. millionths of an amp) which are hardly perceptible, but mimic the body's own [[Electrophysiology|bio-electric currents]].<ref>Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, ''Level 2 Beauty Therapy S/NVQ Series'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405, 416 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PLk2kxzcqiYC&lpg=PA272&dq=%22microcurrent%22%20%20beauty&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q=%22microcurrent%22%20%20beauty&f=false page 272])</ref> The treatment is designed to soften wrinkles and rejuvenate skin, including skin damaged by [[sunburn]], [[acne]], [[stretch mark]]s, [[cellulite]] and [[scar]]ring.<ref name="mernagh2004">Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, ''Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3'', Edition 3, Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357, 420 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ecQ3Nwv2_4AC&lpg=PA108&dq=%22micro-current%22%20%20therapy%20cosmetic&pg=PA108#v=onepage&q&f=false page 108])</ref> When used on the face, the treatment has become known as a "non-surgical facelift",<ref>Nicholas Perricone, ''Forever Young: The Science of Nutrigenomics for Glowing, Wrinkle-Free Skin and Radiant Health at Every Age'', Publisher Simon and Schuster, 2010, ISBN 1439177341, 9781439177341, 351 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YR0u6EP3bPMC&lpg=PA111&dq=micro-current%20facial&pg=PA111#v=onepage&q=microcurrent&f=false page 111])</ref> and "facial lifting".<ref>Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, ''Level 2 Beauty Therapy S/NVQ Series'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405, 416 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PLk2kxzcqiYC&lpg=PA273&dq=micro-current%20facial%20lifting&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q&f=false page 273])</ref> |
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Micro-current treatment works by passing a very small direct current through muscle tissue to stimulate the [[Golgi tendon organ]].<ref>Susan Cressy, ''The beauty therapy fact file'', Edition 4, Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435451421, 9780435451424, 469 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rQLBU87NstkC&lpg=PA160&dq=%22microcurrent%22%20%20beauty&pg=PA160#v=onepage&q=%22microcurrent%22%20%20beauty&f=false page 160])</ref> |
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Different micro-current characteristics, particular the frequency and shape of the changing voltage (waveform) have different effects on the tissue.<ref>Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, ''Level 2 Beauty Therapy S/NVQ Series'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405, 416 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PLk2kxzcqiYC&lpg=PA273&dq=micro-current%20facial%20lifting&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q=microcurrent&f=false page 273])</ref> |
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[[File:wavefroms.jpg|192px|thumb|Different waveforms are used for different micro-current treatments]] |
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<table align="center"><tr valign="top"><td> |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! Frequency |
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! Micro-current effect |
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| align="right" | 600 Hz |
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|Skin Surface |
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| align="right" | 500 Hz |
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|Skin sub-Surface |
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| align="right" | 300 Hz |
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|Lymphatic stimulation |
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| align="right" | 20 Hz |
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|Circulation |
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| align="right" | 10 Hz |
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|Facial muscles |
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| align="right" | 0.8 Hz |
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|Deep facial |
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! [[Waveform|Waveform shape]] |
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! Micro-current effect |
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| align="center" | [[Sine wave|Sine]] |
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| align="center" | Superficial |
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| align="center" | [[Square wave|Square]] |
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| align="center" | Pumping |
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| align="center" | Rectangular |
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| align="center" | Lifting |
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| align="center" | [[Sawtooth wave|Sawtooth]]<br>(Ramp) |
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| align="center" | Longer lifting |
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===High-frequency treatment=== |
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High-frequency treatment uses low-current [[Alternating_current#Effects_at_high_frequencies|high-frequency alternating currents]], delivered via a glass electrode.<ref>Jeanine Connor, Sheila Godfrey, Gil Milsom, ''BTEC National Beauty Therapy Sciences'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435462431, 9780435462437, 381 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UmrA2gcRg_sC&lpg=PT271&dq=high%20frequency%20beauty&pg=PT204#v=onepage&q=high%20frequency&f=false page 197])</ref> Because the high frequency current converts some of the [[oxygen]] in the [[air]] into [[ozone]], the treatment has a [[Antiseptic|germicidal]] action, and is also drying and warming.<ref>Susan Cressy, ''The beauty therapy fact file'', Edition 4, Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435451421, 9780435451424, Length 469 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rQLBU87NstkC&lpg=PA153&dq=%22high%20frequency%22%20beauty&pg=PA153#v=onepage&q=%22high%20frequency%22%20beauty&f=false page 153])</ref> Consequently the treatment is used to aid healing, and also to help [[desquamation]] (the skin's natural exfoliation), and simulate [[sweat gland|sweat]] and [[sebaceous gland]]s.<ref>Jeanine Connor, Sheila Godfrey, Gil Milsom, ''BTEC National Beauty Therapy Sciences'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435462431, 9780435462437, 381 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UmrA2gcRg_sC&lpg=PT271&dq=high%20frequency%20beauty&pg=PT204#v=onepage&q=high%20frequency&f=false page 197])</ref> |
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At up to 250,000 Hz frequency, the hollow glass [[electrode]] behaves like a [[Electric glow discharge|glow discharge tube]], and is sometime called a "violet ray" or "violent wand", (though the colour depends on the gas in the glass). Two electrodes are not required, and [[Electric spark|sparking]] may occur when the electrode is close to the skin. Because the effect may be pleasurable, similar devices are used in [[erotic electrostimulation]]. |
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==Treatment and current== |
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The characteristics of the treatment current include: (a) whether it is ([[Direct current|direct]] or [[Alternating current|alternating]]), (b) current frequency, (c) size of the current (all very small), and (d) the duration and shape of any pulses. |
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===Comparison=== |
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! scope="col" width="25%" | Treatment |
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! Current type |
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! Current range |
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! Frequency |
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! Therapies |
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| '''Galvanic''' (galvanism) |
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| align="center" | Direct and constant <ref name="hiscockL2p215">Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, ''Level 2 Beauty Therapy S/NVQ Series'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405. 416 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PLk2kxzcqiYC&lpg=PA251&dq=electrotherapy%20galvanic&pg=PA251#v=onepage&q&f=false page 251])</ref> |
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| align="center" | milliAmps (mA) <ref name="hiscockL2p215" /> |
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| align="center" | None (constant)<ref name="hiscockL2p215" /> |
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| align="center" | Desincrustation. [[Iontophoresis]] <ref name="hiscockL2p215" /> |
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| '''Faradic'''<br><div style="font-size:85%">Also known as '''Neuromuscular electrical stimulation''' (NMES), '''Faradism''',<ref>Jeanine Connor, Sheila Godfrey, Gil Milsom, ''BTEC National Beauty Therapy Sciences'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435462431, 9780435462437, 381 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UmrA2gcRg_sC&lpg=PT245&dq=electrotherapy%20faradic%20beauty&pg=PT245#v=onepage&q&f=false page 238])</ref> '''Excitomotor current''' (USA),<ref>Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, ''Level 2 Beauty Therapy S/NVQ Series'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405. 416 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PLk2kxzcqiYC&lpg=PA235&dq=electrotherapy%20faradic%20beauty&pg=PA264#v=onepage&q=faradic&f=false page 264])</ref> '''Electrical Muscle Stuimulation''' (EMS)<ref>Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3 Edition 3, Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357, 420 pages. Chapter 5. "Facial and Body Electrotherapy Treatments" ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ecQ3Nwv2_4AC&lpg=PA189&dq=electrotherapy%20faradic%20beauty&pg=PA132#v=onepage&q=faradic&f=false page 132])</ref></div> |
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| align="center" | Direct,<br>pulsed <ref name="facman21">"Introduction, ''Facial Electrical Manual'', The Carlton Institute. 23 pages. (Page 21)</ref> (0.1 - 1 ms)<ref name="nanda2008p101">Basanta Kumar Nanda, ''Electrotherapy Simplified'', Publisher Jaypee Brothers Publishers (2008), ISBN 8184482612, 9788184482614. 548 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FfXl4NjxYfkC&lpg=PT122&dq=electrotherapy%20faradic&pg=PT122#v=onepage&q&f=false page 101])</ref><br>surged <ref name="nanda2008p101">Basanta Kumar Nanda, ''Electrotherapy Simplified'', Publisher Jaypee Brothers Publishers (2008), ISBN 8184482612, 9788184482614. 548 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FfXl4NjxYfkC&lpg=PT144&dq=electrotherapy%20faradic%20milliamps&pg=PT144#v=onepage&q&f=false page 123])</ref> (~25 per min.)<ref name="khandpur2003p774">R.S. Khandpur, ''Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation'', 2nd Ed., Publisher Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2003, ISBN 0070473552, 9780070473553, 944 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C-rbT_c69oUC&lpg=PA774&dq=electrotherapy%20faradic%20milliamps&pg=PA774#v=onepage&q&f=false page 774])</ref> |
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| align="center" | up to 80 mA <ref name="khandpur2003p774" /> |
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| align="center" | 50-100Hz <ref name="nanda2008p101" /> |
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| align="center" | Muscle toning <ref name="facman21" /> |
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| '''Micro-current Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation''' (MENS)<br><div style="font-size:85%">Also known as '''Micro-electrotherapy''' <ref>Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, ''Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3'', |
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Edition 3, Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357, 420 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ecQ3Nwv2_4AC&lpg=PA108&dq=%22micro-current%22%20%20therapy%20cosmetic&pg=PA108#v=onepage&q&f=false page 107])</ref></div> |
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| align="center" | Direct<br>(pulsed)<ref name="nordmann2010p237">Lorraine Nordmann, Professional Beauty Therapy: The Official Guide to Level 3, 4th Edition, Publisher Cengage Learning EMEA, 2010, ISBN 1408019280 ISBN 9781408019283, 496 pages. Chapter 8: "Electrical treatments" ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2a0YlyZv1fIC&lpg=PA237&dq=electrotherapy%20Micro-current%20beauty%20%22direct%20current%22%20microamps&pg=PA237#v=onepage&q&f=false page 237])</ref> |
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| align="center" | 300-500μA<br>(microAmps)<ref name="nordmann2010p237" /> |
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| align="center" | 0.1 - 680Hz <ref name="nordmann2010p237" /><ref>F-903 Micro Current Machine User Guide, page 5 ([http://issuu.com/danster/docs/f-903_english online])</ref> |
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| align="center" | Skin-toning <ref>Lorraine Nordmann, Professional Beauty Therapy: The Official Guide to Level 3, 4th Edition, Publisher Cengage Learning EMEA, 2010, ISBN 1408019280 ISBN 9781408019283, 496 pages. Chapter 8: "Electrical treatments" ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2a0YlyZv1fIC&lpg=PA246&dq=electrotherapy%20Micro-current%20beauty&pg=PA294#v=onepage&q=Micro-current&f=false page 291])</ref><br>Softens fine lines<br>Facial micro-lifting.<ref name="mernaugh2004p109" /> |
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| align="center" | Alternating <ref name="hiscock2004pp237">Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, ''Level 2 Beauty Therapy S/NVQ Series'', Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405, 416 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PLk2kxzcqiYC&lpg=PA235&dq=electrotherapy%20%22High-frequency%22%20beauty%20current&pg=PA237#v=onepage&q=high-frequency&f=false page 237- 242])</ref> |
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| align="center" | low <ref name="hiscock2004pp237" /> |
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| align="center" | 100,000 - 250,000Hz<br>(100kHz-250kHz)<ref name="hiscock2004pp237" /> |
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| align="center" | Conditions the skin.<br>Promotes healing.<br>Antibacterial.<ref name="hiscock2004pp237" /> |
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*''Desincrustation'' - A skin cleansing process that softens and emulsifies hardened follicle sebum.<ref>Catherine M. Frangie, Arlene Alpert, Margrit Attenburg, Diane Carol Bailey, ''Milady's Standard Cosmetology'', Publisher Cengage Learning, 2007, ISBN 1418049352, 9781418049355, 897 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=w-_gY5nvJEEC&lpg=PA585&dq=Desincrustation&pg=PA585#v=onepage&q=Desincrustation&f=false page 585])</ref> |
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*1 Amp = 1,000 milliAmps (mA) = 1,000,000 microAmps (μA) |
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==Terminology== |
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[[File:Luigi Galvani, oil-painting.jpg|thumb|128px|right|[[Luigi Galvani]] (1737–1798) lends his name to the term "galvanic"]] |
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The origins of the terms "galvanic" and "Faradism" are described in the medical journal, ''[[The Lancet]]'', in 1851. A note reads: |
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:"We should not omit to state that [[Duchenne de Boulogne|Dr Duchenne]] closes a paper (''Archives'', May 1851)<ref>Duchenne GBA, ''Archives Génerales de Médicine'', May 1851</ref> on the subject with these words: As it will be useful to create a word which should exactly point out electricity by induction, as well as by application, may it not be allowable to use the name of the philosopher who has discovered this kind of electricity? Thus, in the same way as '[[Luigi Galvani|Galvani]]' has given his name to the [[Static electricity|electricity by contact]], so can we like-wise give to the [[Electromagnetic induction|electricity by induction]] the name of '[[Michael Faraday|Faraday]].' This electricity would then be called 'Faradism,' and its application 'Faradization' Such names would establish a clear distinction between the electricity by contact and that by induction, whilst they, at the same time, render due honour to a philosopher to whom medical science owes a discovery far more valuable in a therepeutical point of view than that of Galvani."<ref>"Medical News, Thursday, August 28th 1851", ''The Lancet'', Volume 2, Publisher Elsevier, 1851 ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pBhAAAAAcAAJ&dq=faradism%20term&pg=PA240#v=onepage&q=faradism&f=false page 240])</ref> |
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:"Some terms such as galvanic current and faradic stimulation are unique to physiotherapy. Their definitions given in the literature are far from universal.<ref>Sheila Kitchen, Sarah Bazin, "Section F. Low Frequency Currents", ''Electrotherapy: evidence-based practice, Volume 1'', edition 11, Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences, 2002, ISBN 0443072167, 9780443072161, 347 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mpcAXLniDykC&lpg=PA57&dq=electrotherapy%20galvanic&pg=PA234#v=onepage&q=galvanic&f=false page 234])</ref> [..] The Clinical Electrophysiology Section of the [[American Physical Therapy Association]] established a unified terminology for clinical electrical currents — that is, (a) direct current (b) alternating current (c) pulsed current (Kloth and Cummings, 1991)<ref>Reference in quote to: Kloth LC, Cummings JP, ''Electrotherapeutic Terminology in Physical Therapy'', 1991, Alexandria , VA: American Physical Therapy Association.</ref> [..] However, this terminology does not appear to have been widely adopted and inconsistencies remain in the literature".<ref>Sheila Kitchen, Sarah Bazin, "Section F. Low Frequency Currents", ''Electrotherapy: evidence-based practice, Volume 1'', edition 11, Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences, 2002, ISBN 0443072167, 9780443072161, 347 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mpcAXLniDykC&lpg=PA57&dq=electrotherapy%20galvanic&pg=PA242#v=onepage&q&f=false page 242])</ref> <ref>See also: ''[http://iweb.apta.org/purchase/productdetail.aspx?product_code=p-72&LI=0 Electrotherapeutic Terminology in Physical Therapy]'', 2000, American Physical Therapy Association, ISBN 978-1-887759-88-5, 60 pages</ref> |
:"Some terms such as galvanic current and faradic stimulation are unique to physiotherapy. Their definitions given in the literature are far from universal.<ref>Sheila Kitchen, Sarah Bazin, "Section F. Low Frequency Currents", ''Electrotherapy: evidence-based practice, Volume 1'', edition 11, Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences, 2002, ISBN 0443072167, 9780443072161, 347 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mpcAXLniDykC&lpg=PA57&dq=electrotherapy%20galvanic&pg=PA234#v=onepage&q=galvanic&f=false page 234])</ref> [..] The Clinical Electrophysiology Section of the [[American Physical Therapy Association]] established a unified terminology for clinical electrical currents — that is, (a) direct current (b) alternating current (c) pulsed current (Kloth and Cummings, 1991)<ref>Reference in quote to: Kloth LC, Cummings JP, ''Electrotherapeutic Terminology in Physical Therapy'', 1991, Alexandria , VA: American Physical Therapy Association.</ref> [..] However, this terminology does not appear to have been widely adopted and inconsistencies remain in the literature".<ref>Sheila Kitchen, Sarah Bazin, "Section F. Low Frequency Currents", ''Electrotherapy: evidence-based practice, Volume 1'', edition 11, Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences, 2002, ISBN 0443072167, 9780443072161, 347 pages ([http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mpcAXLniDykC&lpg=PA57&dq=electrotherapy%20galvanic&pg=PA242#v=onepage&q&f=false page 242])</ref> <ref>See also: ''[http://iweb.apta.org/purchase/productdetail.aspx?product_code=p-72&LI=0 Electrotherapeutic Terminology in Physical Therapy]'', 2000, American Physical Therapy Association, ISBN 978-1-887759-88-5, 60 pages</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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*Lorraine Nordmann, ''Professional Beauty Therapy: The Official Guide to Level 3'', 4th Edition, Publisher Cengage Learning EMEA, 2010, ISBN 1408019280 ISBN |
*Lorraine Nordmann, ''Professional Beauty Therapy: The Official Guide to Level 3'', 4th Edition, Publisher Cengage Learning EMEA, 2010, ISBN 1408019280 ISBN 9781408019283, 496 pages. Chapter 8: "Electrical treatments" |
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*Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, ''Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3'' Edition 3, Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357, 420 pages. Chapter 5. "Facial and Body Electrotherapy Treatments" |
*Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, ''Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3'' Edition 3, Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357, 420 pages. Chapter 5. "Facial and Body Electrotherapy Treatments" |
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*John Low, Ann Reed, Ann Reed (SRP.), Electrotherapy explained: principles and practice, |
*John Low, Ann Reed, Ann Reed (SRP.), ''[http://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/product.jsp?sid=EHS_US_BS-SPE-445&isbn=9780750688437&lid=EHS_US_BS-DIS-3&iid= Electrotherapy explained: principles and practice]'', 4th Edition, Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences, 2000, ISBN 978-0-7506-8843-7. 564 pages. |
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*Basanta Kumar Nanda, ''Electrotherapy Simplified'', Publisher Jaypee Brothers Publishers (2008), ISBN 8184482612, 9788184482614. 548 pages |
*Basanta Kumar Nanda, ''Electrotherapy Simplified'', Publisher Jaypee Brothers Publishers (2008), ISBN 8184482612, 9788184482614. 548 pages |
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*[[Electrotherapy]] - the use of electricity as a medical treatment |
*[[Electrotherapy]] - the use of electricity as a medical treatment |
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*[[Electrical muscle stimulation]] (neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)) |
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*[[Erotic electrostimulation]] |
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*[[Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator]] (MENS) |
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*[[Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation]] (TENS) - the use of electric current to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes |
*[[Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation]] (TENS) - the use of electric current to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes |
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==External links== |
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*BABTAC, British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology website: [http://www.babtac.com/galvanic-treatments/ Galvanic Treatments] | "[http://www.babtac.com/galvanic-cellulite-treatments/ Galvanic Cellulite Treatments]" |
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*[http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/ Electrotherapy Museum] website |
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Revision as of 14:18, 19 November 2011
Cosmetic electrotherapy is a range of beauty treatments that uses low electric currents passed through the skin to produce several therapeutic effects,[2] such as muscle toning in the body,[3] and micro-lifting of the face.[4] It is based on electrotherapy which has been researched and accepted in the field of rehabilitation,[5] though the "scientific and medical communities have tended to sideline or dismiss the use of electrotherapy for healthy muscles".[6]
The use of electricity in cosmetics goes back to the end of the 19th century,[7] [8] almost a hundred years after Luigi Galvani discovered that electricity can make the muscle in a frog's leg twitch,[9] (see galvanism). Subsequent research in electrophysiology has been carried out by people such as Robert O. Becker, Dr Björn Nordenström,[10] a former chair of the Nobel Selection Committee for Medicine, and Dr Thomas Wing, [11][12] who invented some of the first micro-current devices.
Treatments
The are four main types of treatment, that differ in the type of current they use (see Comparison table, below), including:
- Galvanic treatment
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) (also known as Faradic treatment)
- Micro-current Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (MENS)[14]
- High-frequency treatment
Galvanic treatment
Galvanic treatment in the beauty industry has been described since at least the 1970s,[15] and earlier.[13] Sometimes called galvanism, the treatment aims to improve the skin in two ways: (1) cleansing: a process called desincrustation, and (2) nourishing the skin condition, through an electro-chemical process [16] called iontophoresis [17] (also called ionisation).[18] This is achieved by the application of a small, constant, direct current.[19] The treatment works on the principle that charged ions in the skin, are either attracted or repelled from the electrodes, resulting in certain chemical affects.[20]
- "Galvanism works by penetrating active substances into the subcutaneous tissues, where they act on the ineffective circulation to bring about an improvement in the vascular and lymphatic interchange in the area. This is completed in a natural and harmless way, and is aided by the actual effect of the galvanic current on the tissues. This improves the function of the cellular membrane, and allows the trapped fluid and fat to be dispersed and eliminated."[21]
Galvanic treatment are often used on the face (facial galvanic treatment), and on the body to treat cellulite (galvanic cellulite treatments).[22]
Faradic treatment
Faradic treatment has also been described in the beauty industry since the 1970s,[15] and earlier.[13] The treatment tones the muscles by repeatedly contracting them with the electric current, resulting in their firming and toning, and an increase in muscular metabolism aims to remove waste products more readily.[23] Faradic treatments are generally used on the face and body, and work by contracting muscles with a short pulse of interrupted direct current.[24]
The treatment is also called Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES),[25] and some of the manufactures who produce the equipment, use their own terms, for example, Slendertone calls it Electronic Muscle Stimulation,[26] or the treatment is called after the name of the manufacturer, such as Ultratone or Slim Master.[27]
Micro-current treatment
Micro-current treatments (MENS) have been around since the 1970s in medical applications, and are distinguished by their use of micro-ampere currents (ie. millionths of an amp) which are hardly perceptible, but mimic the body's own bio-electric currents.[28] The treatment is designed to soften wrinkles and rejuvenate skin, including skin damaged by sunburn, acne, stretch marks, cellulite and scarring.[12] When used on the face, the treatment has become known as a "non-surgical facelift",[29] and "facial lifting".[30]
Micro-current treatment works by passing a very small direct current through muscle tissue to stimulate the Golgi tendon organ.[31]
Different micro-current characteristics, particular the frequency and shape of the changing voltage (waveform) have different effects on the tissue.[32]
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High-frequency treatment
High-frequency treatment uses low-current high-frequency alternating currents, delivered via a glass electrode.[33] Because the high frequency current converts some of the oxygen in the air into ozone, the treatment has a germicidal action, and is also drying and warming.[34] Consequently the treatment is used to aid healing, and also to help desquamation (the skin's natural exfoliation), and simulate sweat and sebaceous glands.[35]
At up to 250,000 Hz frequency, the hollow glass electrode behaves like a glow discharge tube, and is sometime called a "violet ray" or "violent wand", (though the colour depends on the gas in the glass). Two electrodes are not required, and sparking may occur when the electrode is close to the skin. Because the effect may be pleasurable, similar devices are used in erotic electrostimulation.
Treatment and current
The characteristics of the treatment current include: (a) whether it is (direct or alternating), (b) current frequency, (c) size of the current (all very small), and (d) the duration and shape of any pulses.
Comparison
Treatment | Current type | Current range | Frequency | Therapies |
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Galvanic (galvanism) | Direct and constant [36] | milliAmps (mA) [36] | None (constant)[36] | Desincrustation. Iontophoresis [36] |
Faradic |
Direct, pulsed [40] (0.1 - 1 ms)[41] surged [41] (~25 per min.)[42] |
up to 80 mA [42] | 50-100Hz [41] | Muscle toning [40] |
Micro-current Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (MENS) Also known as Micro-electrotherapy [43]
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Direct (pulsed)[44] |
300-500μA (microAmps)[44] |
0.1 - 680Hz [44][45] | Skin-toning [46] Softens fine lines Facial micro-lifting.[4] |
High-frequency | Alternating [47] | low [47] | 100,000 - 250,000Hz (100kHz-250kHz)[47] |
Conditions the skin. Promotes healing. Antibacterial.[47] |
Notes
- Desincrustation - A skin cleansing process that softens and emulsifies hardened follicle sebum.[48]
- 1 Amp = 1,000 milliAmps (mA) = 1,000,000 microAmps (μA)
- 1 Hz (one cycle per second) = 1,000 kHz
Terminology
The origins of the terms "galvanic" and "Faradism" are described in the medical journal, The Lancet, in 1851. A note reads:
- "We should not omit to state that Dr Duchenne closes a paper (Archives, May 1851)[49] on the subject with these words: As it will be useful to create a word which should exactly point out electricity by induction, as well as by application, may it not be allowable to use the name of the philosopher who has discovered this kind of electricity? Thus, in the same way as 'Galvani' has given his name to the electricity by contact, so can we like-wise give to the electricity by induction the name of 'Faraday.' This electricity would then be called 'Faradism,' and its application 'Faradization' Such names would establish a clear distinction between the electricity by contact and that by induction, whilst they, at the same time, render due honour to a philosopher to whom medical science owes a discovery far more valuable in a therepeutical point of view than that of Galvani."[50]
It is noted that:
- "Some terms such as galvanic current and faradic stimulation are unique to physiotherapy. Their definitions given in the literature are far from universal.[51] [..] The Clinical Electrophysiology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association established a unified terminology for clinical electrical currents — that is, (a) direct current (b) alternating current (c) pulsed current (Kloth and Cummings, 1991)[52] [..] However, this terminology does not appear to have been widely adopted and inconsistencies remain in the literature".[53] [54]
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- ^ "Introduction, Facial Electrical Manual, The Carlton Institute. 23 pages. (Page 2)
- ^ Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, Level 2 Beauty Therapy S/NVQ Series, Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405, 416 pages (page 226)
- ^ a b Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3, Edition 3, Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357. 420 pages (page 109)
- ^ Robinson AJ, Snyder-Mackler, L. Clinical electrophysiology: electrotherapy and electrophysiologic testing 3rd ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008;151-196, 198-237, 239-274
- ^ Kristin Schaefer Centofanti, "Electrical Stimulation for Health, Beauty, Fitness, Sports Training and Rehabilitation", Advances in Muscle Research, 2008, Volume 4 (Application of Muscle/Nerve Stimulation in Health and Disease), 69-116. (page 69)
- ^ See for example: "Dr Hardaway has remarked the wide usefulness of electrolysis in cosmetic manipulations." in The Medical Times and Register, Volume 16, (Author: Horatio Charles Wood), Publisher The Medical Publishing Company, 1886 (90)
- ^ In the treatment of scars (cicatrix): ".. electro-galvanic currents ought to remove cicatrical tissue of the skin, and thus prove of incalculable value as a cosmetic" in Eclectic medical journal, Volume 45, Ohio State Eclectic Medical Association, Published 1885, (page 99)
- ^ Thomas Thomson, An outline of the sciences of heat and electricity, Publisher Baldwin & Cradock, 1830. "Chapter VII: Of Electricity by Contact" (page 489)
- ^ Mark Woodhouse, Paradigm Wars: Worldviews for a New Age, Publisher Frog Books, 1996, ISBN 1883319420, 9781883319427, 648 pages (page 192)
- ^ Deborah Powell, MicroCurrent for Horses (and other vital therapies you should know, Publisher Matrix Therapy Products, ISBN 0979077400, 9780979077401 (page 15)
- ^ a b Dawn Mernagh-Ward, Jennifer Cartwright, Health and beauty therapy: a practical approach for NVQ level 3, Edition 3, Publisher Nelson Thornes, 2004, ISBN 0748790357, 9780748790357, 420 pages (page 108)
- ^ a b c Popular Mechanics, Feb 1909, (page 153)
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- ^ Karl Augustus Menninger, Martin Mayman, Paul W. Pruyser, "A manual for psychiatric case study", Grune & Stratton, 1952, 355 pages (page 332)
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- ^ Jane Hiscock, Elaine Stoddart, Level 2 Beauty Therapy S/NVQ Series, Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435456407, 9780435456405, 416 pages (page 273)
- ^ Jeanine Connor, Sheila Godfrey, Gil Milsom, BTEC National Beauty Therapy Sciences, Publisher Heinemann, 2004, ISBN 0435462431, 9780435462437, 381 pages (page 197)
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See also
- Bio-electric stimulation therapy (BEST)
- Electrotherapy - the use of electricity as a medical treatment
- Electrical muscle stimulation (neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES))
- Erotic electrostimulation
- Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator (MENS)
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) - the use of electric current to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes
External links
- BABTAC, British Association of Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology website: Galvanic Treatments | "Galvanic Cellulite Treatments"
- Electrotherapy Museum website