What Are the Benefits of Cryofacials?

Doctors use cryotherapy to treat a range of medical conditions. However, this therapy also has some useful cosmetic benefits. For example, if you're looking for a new type of skincare treatment, then you can book a cryofacial session. How do cryofacials work? What are their benefits?

What Are Cryofacials?

Cryofacials use cold therapy to rejuvenate and improve the skin. They harness the power of vaporized nitrogen. During a treatment, your therapist applies nitrogen vapor to your face. Your face is exposed to very low temperatures during each session. However, each treatment only takes a few minutes, so the cold feeling you get during the nitrogen application isn't too uncomfortable.

As the nitrogen comes into contact with your skin, it works on your blood vessels, making them temporarily constrict and tighten up. This process, known as vasoconstriction, starts the beneficial effects of your cryofacial. As your skin warms up, it goes through a vasodilation process to bring warm blood back to these cold areas. This part of your treatment increases the beneficial effects of your facial.

Cryofacials are temporary treatments. They typically rejuvenate your skin for a few weeks at a time. However, if you treat yourself to regular facials, then you might see some permanent positive changes to your skin.

What Are the Advantages of Cryofacials?

While some people book cryofacials as a pampering treat, these facials also have a range of benefits that elevate them over other skincare treatments.

Skin Tightening

As your face is exposed to vaporized nitrogen, the blood vessels contract before expanding again as your body counteracts the coldness on your skin. This contraction/expansion cycle tightens the skin. It can temporarily even out minor sagging. Cryofacials also give you a collagen boost that helps further tighten the skin. Collagen is a useful protein that helps maintain skin elasticity and tightness.

However, your body won't necessarily naturally produce enough collagen as skin ages to keep it elastic and firm. So as you get older, your skin won't be as taut and smooth as it was when you were younger. Cryofacials stimulate collagen production, and your skin will look smoother and younger after your treatment. Fine wrinkles and lines are often reduced and become less visible.

Pore Closure

If you feel that the pores on your face are large and visible, then you might be self-conscious about them. A cryofacial can help temporarily close your pores and make them look less obvious. When your blood vessels constrict during your facial, your pores will appear to close and get smaller. Your skin will look smoother for a while after your treatment.

Improved Skin Health

When blood flushes back into your blood vessels during your treatment, it gives the surface of your skin a circulation boost. Warm blood will become concentrated in the area. This has a range of beneficial effects. For example, red, puffy, and inflamed skin will have a better tone and become less swollen after a cryofacial. Increased blood circulation also delivers more oxygen and nutrients to your skin cells, so they get an additional health boost.

Feel-Good Mood Boosts

You'll get a real mood boost when you see the positive effects on your skin after your facial. However, this mood boost goes deeper than you think. When you expose yourself to cold, your body releases endorphins. These chemicals counteract the shock that cold gives your body. They make you feel relaxed and happy. So after a cryofacial, you'll feel really good for a while. You get a burst of natural stress-busting chemicals.

If you're interested in finding out more about cryofacials, then contact Ultra Cryo & Recovery. Our trained and expert team can tell you more about this treatment and the positive effects it will have on your skin.

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