MWare
15th January 2008, 10:33 AM
So the soon-to-be Mrs. MWare has finally gone into "I-need-to-look-perfect-for-the-wedding mode". First off, she has no need to change a thing, but apparently when it comes to how good she looks, my opinion counts for very little. Anyway, she came home the other night with this contraption that apparently will remove all the imperfections from her skin (I didn't notice any, but that's besides the point). Anyway, the device she came home with was this:
Multifunction Ultrasonic Body Care and Skin Cleaning Machine
http://www.germes-online.com/catalog/41/76/933/277771/multifunction_ultrasonic_body_care_and_skin_cleani ng_machine.html
For a little background, I'll mention that she works at a salon here in NYC and was given this machine by her boss, so at the very least she didn't spend any money on it. The machine claims to use ultrasonic waves to clean and improve the skin. This sounded a bit dubious to me, but I know nothing about dermatology.
I did a little looking around on pubmed and the like and found a lot of interesting stuff about the effects of ultrasonic waves on the body. Apparently there seems to be some studies suggesting that there are beneficial effects of using ultrasound on injuries (for example, a torn tendon heals faster with some sort of ultrasound). I'm in no position to assess the quality of the research, but it didn't seemed to be coming from reputable medical resources.
In reading a general paper on ultrasound, it did mention that care should be taken if using ultrasonic devices around certain sensitive body parts like the eye. This device is marketed explicitly to remove wrinkles and bagginess under the eye and despite the fact that my fiancee doesn't have any wrinkles or bags under her eyes, this is one of the main areas she intends to use it.
So....
Does anybody know if there is any evidence for the efficacy of machines like this having any positive effect on the skin (for cleaning or removing imperfections)?
Should I worry that she could potentially cause some sort of harm to herself by using this machine?
Multifunction Ultrasonic Body Care and Skin Cleaning Machine
http://www.germes-online.com/catalog/41/76/933/277771/multifunction_ultrasonic_body_care_and_skin_cleani ng_machine.html
For a little background, I'll mention that she works at a salon here in NYC and was given this machine by her boss, so at the very least she didn't spend any money on it. The machine claims to use ultrasonic waves to clean and improve the skin. This sounded a bit dubious to me, but I know nothing about dermatology.
I did a little looking around on pubmed and the like and found a lot of interesting stuff about the effects of ultrasonic waves on the body. Apparently there seems to be some studies suggesting that there are beneficial effects of using ultrasound on injuries (for example, a torn tendon heals faster with some sort of ultrasound). I'm in no position to assess the quality of the research, but it didn't seemed to be coming from reputable medical resources.
In reading a general paper on ultrasound, it did mention that care should be taken if using ultrasonic devices around certain sensitive body parts like the eye. This device is marketed explicitly to remove wrinkles and bagginess under the eye and despite the fact that my fiancee doesn't have any wrinkles or bags under her eyes, this is one of the main areas she intends to use it.
So....
Does anybody know if there is any evidence for the efficacy of machines like this having any positive effect on the skin (for cleaning or removing imperfections)?
Should I worry that she could potentially cause some sort of harm to herself by using this machine?