By this time, if you’re anywhere near interested in skincare, you’ve heard about Morpheus 8, which delivers radio frequency energy deeper within the skin via micro-needles. This leads to increased collagen production, which in turn, can lead to a more youthful appearance. Although the before and after results look promising, the technology has become so popular that it’s being offered by people who haven’t been trained on the device as thoroughly. The reported side effects are hyperpigmentation and fat loss in the face – not the results people were hoping for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
An alternative exists in the form of Sylfirm X, from Xcitetech, which is licensed by Health Canada to provide radiofrequency microneedling and it’s approved for use around the delicate eye area which can be more prone to needing a lift. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
A few weeks ago, I went to Xthetics YYC to find out more. The great thing about Xthetics is that you first meet with a doctor to discuss your skin concerns, and then the doctor suggests the treatments that would work. Dr. Maria showed me some before and afters from treatments they had done at Xthetics, so I was able to see some real results, and again, I’ll say that the results are impressive. After a treatment, it takes about 4 weeks for you to see the results of the collagen production in your skin, and the improvements just keep coming. Best results are experienced after 3 treatments, spaced 4 weeks apart.
Sylfirm X allows the user to change settings so that results are tailored to what the client wants, leading to fewer chances of un-wanted side effects. This means no fat loss in the face, but the technology can be used for fat-reduction too. If you struggle with pigmentation issues such as melasma, loss of firmness, or even excess fat in areas where it’s unwanted, then the Sylfirm X treatment might be for you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
There’s virtually no downtime – I had the treatment done on my neck and experienced negligible redness for an hour and then everything was back to normal. Gone is the scabbing and redness from the old-school method of micro-needling, and I’ll never go back to that when I know that something better exists. After the treatment, there’s no blood, no open wounds at all because the needles cauterize the holes that they’ve just made as they come out of the skin. This helps lessen the downtime – if you’ve ever had micro-needling, you know that there can sometimes be pinpricks of blood but there won’t be any with the Sylfirm X treatment.
The skin is then treated to exosomes which are taken out of the fridge and mixed on the spot. These help heal skin topically. You can’t use any actives for about a week and just treat your skin to the most gentle, basic skincare. For me, this included spraying with Halederma and then putting some Cerave Healing Ointment on top, which my skin loves anyway.
If you have questions, drop them in the comments. I asked lots of questions so hopefully, I’ll be able to answer them. My initial treatment was gifted – I would have gotten it on my face but I went in a couple of days after my burn disaster so additional heat wouldn’t have been a good idea.
