As science continues to innovate new skin rejuvenation treatments, it often turns to the human body’s natural healing abilities. Your body already produces all the compounds it needs to optimize your healing. Exosomes, tiny delivery mechanisms that travel between cells, can deliver a powerful combination of factors that speed healing and boost your skin’s response to other treatments.
What are Exosomes and What Do They Treat?
Your cells often need to exchange proteins, amino acids, and messenger signals with each other. To do this, they use exosomes. These tiny packages are made of cellular membranes and can contain a range of healing and restorative factors.
Exosomes are often derived from stem cells, but they only contain the cell’s protein and amino acid products and no living material, making them safe for almost anyone to use.
The primary use of exosomes is to speed healing and improve results after other treatments. Exosomes cannot pass through the outer barrier of dead skin cells, so they need another treatment to open channels that let them access the living skin cells beneath.
Which Treatments Are Exosomes Used With?
At Awaken Aesthetics, we most often apply exosomes to the skin after a treatment like microneedling or the CoolPeel® laser. Microneedling uses tiny needles to create channels in the skin, while CoolPeel® uses laser energy. These channels reach into the dermis, where your active skin cells live.
When applied after microneedling, exosomes can reach into the deep layers of your skin, transferring their cargo of growth and healing factors to the area. These factors have several effects:
- They reduce the inflammation that can occur after treatment, reducing redness and swelling.
- They speed the healing response so your skin repairs itself more quickly and with less sensitivity.
- They stimulate cell division and the production of collagen and elastin to restore your skin’s firmness and texture.
- They improve your skin’s overall health to give it a vibrant glow from within, especially when combined with medical-grade skincare products.
What Results Will I See With Exosome Treatment?
If you have had treatments like microneedling before, you may notice that adding exosomes results in faster healing afterward. As your skin forms new collagen in the weeks after treatment, you will notice an increase in smoothness and evenness. You will see maximum improvements if you have a series of microneedling sessions with exosomes.
Am I a Good Candidate for Exosome Treatment?
Because exosomes use the product of stem cells but no cellular material, the risk of a negative reaction to them is extremely low. Almost anyone can add them to their microneedling or other treatment sessions to boost their results. Good candidates should have realistic expectations and expect to see their best results after several sessions.
Take the Next Step
Want to learn more about what you can expect from exosome treatment? Schedule a consultation at Awaken Aesthetics in Torrance, CA, to learn more by calling (310) 791-2233