The more we learn about our skin and how it ages, the more new therapies we are discovering that can make a difference to not only how your skin looks, but to how well it functions.
One option to improve your skin is exosome therapy, which has shown promise in not only skin regeneration, but also wound healing and the treatment of a range of skin disorders.
It’s important to note there are two ways to use exosomes on your skin – topically, such as in skincare products, and transdermally. For the purposes of this article, we’re going to talk about transdermal exosome therapy, through procedures like microneedling with exosomes in London.
What are exosomes?
Let’s start with the basics. Exosomes are extracellular vesicles, which are a type of membrane-bound particle naturally released by cells in the body.
The reason exosomes in particular are interesting for skin regeneration is that they contain proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. These are considered to be bioactive ingredients.
But what is especially important to understand is that exosomes can help to influence the behaviour of the cells to which they are introduced.
How do exosomes benefit your skin?
In practice this means they can help boost collagen and elastin production – both of which are important for the rejuvenation of your skin and giving you a more youthful appearance.
Increased collagen and elastin in your skin also makes your skin more firm, which can be beneficial for wound healing, as well as tightening your skin more generally.
However, this is not where the benefits of exosomes end. This kind of therapy can also help reduce the appearance of dark spots and melasma, as well as reducing redness and inflammation. This latter benefit makes exosome therapy a good choice for treating rosacea.
Exosome therapy can also strengthen and repair your skin barrier, which means it is also an effective option if you are looking for a treatment for eczema.
What happens during an exosome therapy session?
Our professionals use microneedling to deliver the exosome therapy directly to your skin. We carry out the microneedling in conjunction with using the TargetCool device.
This provides a range of complementary benefits to the exosome therapy itself, by reducing the inflammation in the skin following microneedling by using precise cooling. This process also enhances the absorption of the exosomes and promotes deeper penetration into your skin.
As a result, exosome therapy combined with TargetCool not only boosts the regenerative effects of the exosomes, but also makes the therapy more efficient.
In many cases, patients can see significant improvement in their skin after just one session when exosome therapy is combined with TargetCool.
Can exosome therapy help with any other conditions?
Yes, exosome therapy can also be used to support hair growth by both activating dormant hair follicles and by boosting cellular activity in the scalp to maintain hair density.
At our clinic, we see the best results when exosome therapy is combined with TargetCool to help the exosomes penetrate more deeply into the scalp and reduce inflammation.
