RU2020918C1 - Method of cosmetic massage of face and neck - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: this method prescribes applying metallic, preferably copper, electrodes to patient's face and carrying out electric stimulation of all facial and neck muscles at one and the same time using either low-frequency or interference low-frequency current at pulse rate of 10 to 130 Hz and amplitude up to 135 mA. Next step is manual massage of face and neck skin and vibrational treatment of one muscle attachment end at frequency of 10 to 30 Hz with simultaneously fixing opposite end of muscle by fingers and alternating position of fingers every 1 to 1.5 min. EFFECT: greater effectiveness. 5 cl, 9 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to medicine and cosmetology, in particular to a method for cosmetic massage of the face and neck.

 It is known to use a vibration stimulator of a biostimulator during facial muscle massage. Biostimulation is a periodic mechanical effect on the muscles of a person directed along from the fibers. Biostimulation allows you to significantly regulate blood flow and restore muscle volume.

 The closest to the essence of the proposed is a method of massage of the face and neck by vibration exposure, and the impact is on the facial muscles of the face and neck when they are tensioned along the muscle fibers with a vibration frequency of 10-20 Hz and an amplitude of 0.5-15 mA. Stimulation of facial muscles lasts 10-15 minutes spend 5-6 sessions.

 However, the method does not allow to achieve a sustainable cosmetic effect, because during the massage stretched areas of the skin and tensed muscles of the face, which does not contribute to the disappearance of wrinkles.

 The aim of the claimed method is to increase the cosmetic effect during massage of the face and neck.

 This goal is achieved by the method of hardware cosmetic massage of the face and neck by applying thin metal electrodes of a low-frequency electric stimulator with a pulse frequency of 10-130 Hz and an amplitude of up to 135 mA simultaneously to all facial muscles of the face and neck, followed by manual massage of the face and neck and exposure to the biostimulator along fibers of facial muscles of the face with a vibration frequency of 10-30 Hz and an amplitude of up to 15 mA, moreover, they act with a biostimulator roller at one end of the muscle attachment while simultaneously fixing sation of its opposite end with your fingertips, alternating after 1-1.5 minutes the position of the roller and fingers.

 It is preferable to treat the skin of the face and neck with a viscous polymer gel before performing electrical stimulation. As a polymer gel, hydrogels based on synthetic and / or natural (co) polymers can be used. As synthetic polymers, it is preferable to use crosslinked acrylic (co) polymers, silicon-containing (co) polymers and others. As natural high molecular weight compounds, it is preferable to use cellulose and its derivatives, gelatin, starch.

 Preferably, when implementing the proposed method, thin copper electrodes can be used as metal electrodes; silver, bronze, brass, iron and steel electrodes can be used.

 It is preferable to apply vitamin cream to the moist skin of the face and neck before performing manual massage, and perform manual massage by first pressing with the tip of the fingers and abruptly tearing it off (ischemic compression method), then with the phalanges of both hands in the direction of the massage lines of the face and neck.

 When conducting electrical stimulation, devices used in pulsed electrotherapy are used, for example, Miorhythm 021, Miorhythm 040, Miorhythm 080. When conducting electrical stimulation, it is possible to use interference low-frequency devices. Low-frequency pulsed electrotherapy has a wide range of therapeutic effects, but, however, is not used for cosmetic massage of the face and neck. The use of low-frequency pulses with a frequency of 10-130 Hz and an amplitude of up to 135 mA for electrical stimulation of the facial muscles of the face and neck, which is the first stage of the proposed method, allows to increase the elasticity and firmness of the skin, thereby increasing the cosmetic effect of the proposed method.

 Biostimulation is carried out due to the vibration effect of the biostimulator roller at a vibration frequency of 10-30 Hz and an amplitude of 0.5-15 mA. The stimulator is an electronic-mechanical device, the shaft of which periodically rotates 90 degrees with a frequency of up to 30 Hz. A cylindrical nozzle of elastic material with a rounding at the end is placed on the shaft.

 Stimulation is preferably carried out with a Nazarov biostimulator for the muscles of the face and head. It is not known from the literature the effect of a vibro-stimulator on one end of muscle attachment while simultaneously fixing the opposite end of the muscle, followed by their alternation in 1-1.5 minutes.

 Cosmetic massage according to the invention is carried out in 10 sessions with a duration of each session 35-45 minutes.

 The proposed method allows to provide a cosmetic effect several orders of magnitude greater than the effect of massage performed by a biostimulator or an electric stimulator.

 The use of a combination of three stages: electrical stimulation, manual massage and vibration stimulation promotes the perception by muscles and skin of larger and longer loads, which positively affects the firmness and elasticity of the skin, and, accordingly, contributes to the disappearance of wrinkles. Deep wrinkles are significantly smoothed out and small ones are straightened. During the massage, there is no stretching of the skin areas and concentration of wrinkles, there is no strong blood flow to the epithelial layer of the skin, since only the pressure and sharp release of the skin and muscles are carried out. This massage technique with both hands and stimulant strengthens the walls of blood vessels, so massage is not contraindicated in patients who have dilated blood vessels.

 Massage provides a lasting cosmetic effect.

 The proposed method of massage is illustrated by examples.

 PRI me R 1. Patient Rudenko N.V., 32 g, was hospitalized in the clinic of propaedeutics of internal diseases of St. Petersburg Medical Institute named after acad. I.P. Pavlova.

 A history of rubella, a fracture of the right radial bone in 1969

 Ob-but: Asthenic physique. The skin is clean, pale. Skin tone is reduced. Deep fold on the forehead. White dermographism. Increased moisture in the feet and hands. In the lungs, vesicular breathing, no wheezing. Co - tones are clear, rhythmic, h.s. - 72 beats per 1 ', AD-110/60 mm N. The abdomen is soft, b / w upon palpation. Stool - N. The area of the kidneys is not changed.

 The patient had a complex of cosmetic massage in accordance with the proposed method.

 The patient is imposed with thin bronze electrodes of the electrostimulator simultaneously on all facial muscles of the face and neck according to the scheme below. Electrodes with a length of 2.5-5.0 cm, a width of 1 cm and a thickness of 0.2 mm are used. Electrical stimulation was performed using the Miorhythm 021 apparatus at a pulse frequency of 10 Hz with an amplitude of 135 mA. After electrical stimulation, a vitamin cream is applied to wet skin. The cream is selected depending on the condition of the skin. Massage is carried out with the fingertips of both hands due to sculpting movements and a sharp springy detachment of the fingers from the skin. First, the massage is carried out along the massage lines of the chin, forehead, eyes, and mouth. Then the phalanges of the fingers continue the same movements. The procedure is repeated twice. Then, a slight plucking is carried out 5-8 times each small wrinkle around the mouth, eyes, on the forehead, then circular and spiral movements are carried out along all massage lines, starting from the chin. In each spiral movement, 5-8 pressures and breaks are made. The procedure is repeated twice. Next, the palm of one hand is placed on the forehead, and the chin is covered with the other palm, then the palms are pressed and torn off twice. The neck and chest are treated similarly. After a manual massage, a massage is performed using a biomechanical stimulator at a vibration frequency of 10 Hz. The stimulator roller is placed across the muscle in order to direct the mechanical action along the muscle fibers. The muscle is pressed by the weight of the biostimulator. Press the roller of the stimulator on one end of the muscle for 1-1.5 minutes, fixing the other end of the muscle with your fingers. The procedure is repeated, changing the position of the roller stimulator and fingers relative to the ends of the muscles. Massage with a biostimulator begins with the muscles of the forehead, eyebrows, temples, circular muscles of the eye, lips, cheekbones, chin, neck, chest. Massage is carried out in 10 sessions. The duration of one session is 35 minutes.

 Before and after the above massage, the patient was examined for tonometry of the muscles according to a variable-discrete method, recording the muscle deflection at a variable external force from 0 to 100 g. The tonometry data before (curve I) and after (curve Ia) of the proposed cosmetic massage method are presented in figure 1 On the axis "y" is the value of muscle deformation in millimeters, along the axis "x" is the magnitude of the external force in grams. According to tonometry, a significant improvement in muscle tone of the face was noted.

 The patient conducted a study of electromyography. The study was conducted with needle electrodes with an interelectrode distance of 0.1 mm. The study protocol included registration of resting activity, active movement, synergistic reactions. The identification of the potentials of the motor unit was possible upon receipt of at least 20 separate potentials in one position of the electrodes. Within the studied muscle area, the position of the electrodes changed 4-5 times, as a result of which it was possible to compose a set of 75-90 potentials of motor units. The research results were analyzed using Student's t test for unpaired comparisons. In FIG. 2 shows the electromyography indices obtained before (curve 1) and after (curve 2) cosmetic massage. The "y" axis shows the increase in the frequency of detection of polyphase potentials in facial muscles compared to skeletal ones. The x-axis represents the duration of action potentials. A significant improvement in the contractile component of muscle tone after cosmetic massage is indicated by a decrease in the variation in the duration of potentials.

 In parallel, local thermometry was performed using a thermocouple with skin sensors. The specific thermometry is shown in figure 3, where on the axis "x" time in minutes (1 - after exposure to the proposed method, 1A - before exposure).

 PRI me R 2. Patient 41 g, was hospitalized in the clinic of propaedeutics of internal diseases of St. Petersburg Medical Institute. Acad. I.P. Pavlova.

 History of frequent acute respiratory infections, measles, rubella.

 About-but: Normostenik. The skin is clean, pale. Skin tone is reduced. Saggy cheeks, overhanging eyelid, nasolabial fold (rictus). In the lungs, vesicular breathing, no wheezing. The notes are clear, rhythmic. The abdomen is soft, there is a slight soreness in the epigastric region. h.s.s - 70 beats. in 1'. HELL - 110/70 mm N. The area of the kidneys is not changed. The patient underwent cosmetic massage in accordance with the claimed method.

 The method of cosmetic massage is carried out as in example 1, but previously a viscous polymer gel based on acrylic polymers is applied to the skin of the face and neck. After electrical stimulation, the polymer gel is removed from the skin and manual massage and biostimulation are carried out according to example 1.

 Before and after the described cosmetic massage, muscle tonometry was examined. The tonometry data before (2) and after (2a) massage are shown in figure 1. In this case, an improvement in facial muscle tone was also observed. Thermometry data are shown in figure 3 (2 - after exposure to the proposed method, 2A - before exposure). Thermometric indicators indicate a local increase in temperature and its rate of rise after carrying out the proposed method of cosmetic massage.

 Visually, the disappearance of fine wrinkles on the forehead, around the mouth and eyes is observed, the cheeks are smoothed, and deep wrinkles are smoothed.

 PRI me R 3. A patient 37 years old, was hospitalized in the clinic of propaedeutics of internal diseases of St. Petersburg Medical Institute named after acad. I.P. Pavlova. A history of frequent acute respiratory infections, sinusitis.

 Ob-but: Asthenic physique, the skin is clean, pale. Skin tone is reduced. Sagging cheeks, many small wrinkles around the eyes, on the forehead. In the lungs, vesicular breathing, no wheezing. The tones are clear, rhythmic, h.s. - 68 beats. in 1 ', AD-120/70 mm N. The abdomen is soft, b / w upon palpation. Pasternatsky’s syndrome is negative. There are no dysuric phenomena.

 The patient underwent cosmetic massage according to Example 1, but previously the gel according to Example 2 was applied to the skin. Electrostimulation was performed using the Miorhythm 010 apparatus with thin electrodes (dimensions according to Example 2) at a pulse frequency of 130 Hz and an amplitude of 20 mA. Biostimulation is carried out at a vibration frequency of 30 Hz. The duration of one session is 45 minutes.

 Before and after the described cosmetic massage, tonometry, thermometry and electromyography of the muscles were examined. The tonometry data is shown in figure 4 (curve 3 - before exposure, 3A - after exposure to the proposed method); data of electromyography in figure 5 (1 - after exposure to the proposed method, 2 - before exposure); thermometry data in Fig.6 (3 - after exposure to the proposed method, 3A - before exposure). These data indicate an improvement in muscle tone. Visually observed the disappearance of fine wrinkles and sagging cheeks.

 PRI me R 4. A patient 35 years old, was hospitalized in the clinic of propaedeutics of internal diseases named after acad. I.P. Pavlova.

 A history of pneumonia, frequent acute respiratory infections.

 Ob-but: asthenic physique. The skin is clean, pale. Skin tone is reduced. Deep wrinkling on the forehead, many fine wrinkles around the eyes, mouth, forehead, neck. In the lungs, vesicular breathing, no wheezing. The tones are clear, rhythmic, h.s. - 76 beats. in 1'. AD-110/70 mm N. The abdomen is soft, b / w upon palpation. Stool - N. The area of the kidneys is not changed. The patient underwent cosmetic massage in accordance with the claimed method.

 The patient was applied gelatin-based hydrogel to the skin of the face and neck. Copper electrodes were applied to the facial muscles of the face and neck according to the circuit shown in Example 1. Electrodes 2.5-5.0 cm per 1 cm in size with a thickness of 0.2 mm were used. Electrical stimulation was carried out at a pulse frequency of 110 Hz and an amplitude of 40 mA using an interference low-frequency electric stimulator. After electrical stimulation, the polymer gel was removed from the skin of the face and neck, and a vitamin cream was applied to wet skin. Next, manual massage and biostimulation were performed in accordance with Example 1.

 Before and after the above cosmetic massage, the patient was examined for muscle tonometry using a variable-discrete method. Tonometry data are shown in Fig. 4. According to tonometry, there was a significant improvement in muscle tone of the face compared with the data of examples 1-3.

 Before and after the massage, muscle electromyography was also examined. The data are shown in FIG. 7 (1 - after exposure to the proposed method, 2 - before exposure). When comparing the obtained data with the electromyography of the patient before the declared massage and the data obtained after cosmetic massage in examples 1 and 3, a marked decrease in the variation in the duration of the action potentials of the motor units of the facial muscles can be noted, which indicates an improvement in muscle tone after cosmetic massage in according to example 4.

 In parallel, thermometry was performed using a thermocouple with skin sensors. The specific thermometry is shown in Fig.6 (4 - after exposure to the proposed method, 4A - before exposure). Thermometric indicators indicate a local increase in temperature and its growth rate after the massage according to example 4. Visually, smoothing of fine wrinkles and wrinkles on the forehead is observed.

 When comparing the obtained tonometry, thermometry and electromyography data obtained in examples 1-4, it is shown that the method described in example 4 is most preferred.

 100 patients who were hospitalized in the clinic of propaedeutics of internal diseases of St. Petersburg Institute of Medicine named after IP Pavlov were examined. The average age of the subjects was 32 + 5 g. All patients suffered from chronic gastritis with preserved function of the glands of the ventricular mucosa (according to studies with pantogastrin). All patients of the main group received cosmetic massage, including biomechanical and electrical stimulation, manual massage according to the description of the massage method in example 4.

 The control group consisted of 100 volunteers (students aged 20 to 25 years) who received a cosmetic effect by vibrational action of a biomechanical stimulator on the facial muscles of the face and neck when they were strained along the muscle fibers (using the prototype method).

 In all patients of the main and control groups, the study of tonometry was carried out according to the variable-discrete method described previously. In parallel, local thermometry was performed using a thermocouple with skin sensors. The initial data are presented in FIGS. 8, 9; the indicators obtained after cosmetic procedures are also shown there.

 On Fig presents the data of a comparative analysis of indicators of local thermometry, where 1 - before exposure in the control group; 2 - before exposure in the main group; 3 - after exposure to the prototype in the control group; 4 - after exposure to the claimed method in the main group.

 In FIG. 9 presents data from a comparative analysis of tonometry indices, where 1 - before exposure in the control group; 2 - before exposure in the main group; 3 - after exposure to the prototype in the control group; 4 - after exposure to the claimed method in the main group.

 Highly reliable differences were obtained in the data of local thermometry and tonometry between the groups, which can be seen in Fig. 8.9, which allows us to talk about the greater effectiveness of the proposed cosmetic massage in comparison with the known from the prototype.

 All subjects were not identified complications after exposure to the proposed method.

 Thus, the claimed method can be proposed for implementation in practice in the absence of general contraindications for physiotherapeutic effects.

Claims (5)

 1. METHOD OF COSMETIC MASSAGE OF FACE AND NECK, including vibration exposure along the fibers of the facial muscles of the face and neck, characterized in that the electrostimulation is preliminarily performed by a low-frequency or interference low-frequency current with a pulse frequency of 10 - 130 Hz and an amplitude of up to 135 mA simultaneously to all facial muscles of the face and neck followed by manual massage of the skin of the face and neck, and vibration is carried out at a frequency of 10 - 30 Hz at one end of the muscle attachment while simultaneously fixing the opposite end of the finger and interleaved over 1 - 1.5 minutes finger positions.  2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that a viscous polymer gel is previously applied to the skin of the face and neck.  3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that thin copper electrodes are mainly used.  4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the manual massage is carried out by pressing first with the fingertips, followed by abrupt tearing of the fingers, then with the phalanges of both hands in the direction of the massage lines of the face and neck.  5. The method according to claim 4, characterized in that before carrying out a manual massage, a vitamin cream is applied to the moist skin of the face and neck.

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