Ow ow ow! I was wearing Chanel No. 5 edp, but even that couldn’t distract me from the pain of Sofwave, the last collagen-inducing treatment I had.
Yes, last week I visited the lovely people at Xthetics YYC to test out this treatment that uses ultrasound waves to heat up your skin below the surface in order to stimulate collagen production. The treatment itself doesn’t take long, but results are visible after about three months. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I only had the treatment on my forehead, and maybe because that’s such a bony part of anyone’s face, I found the treatment to be incredibly painful. This is one treatment that numbing cream doesn’t work for because numbing cream works on the surface of your skin, and this treatment penetrates under the surface. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being not painful, I would give this treatment a 10. You can get laughing gas to distract you from what’s happening, but I opted not to get any of that – and consoled myself by squeezing a stress ball instead. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
But – hear me out – it does work, and again, the science, as well as before and afters, are compelling. There’s also no downtime, despite the pain involved in the treatment. There’s no redness, no swelling, not even any tenderness. This technology (the Sofwave machine) can be used to treat cellulite too, and when used on parts of your body that have more cushioning, the treatment is not as painful. For the face, I’d suggest it after you’ve tried other options and there are many out there now. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Questions? Leave them in the comments. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Will wearing Chanel no. 5 remind me of the treatment? Not likely… we go way back…
