A beauty treatment with a strange-sounding affectionate name is a spring trend.
Polynucleotides firm and brighten the skin. ILLUSTRATION PICTURE. Adobe Stock / AOP
When it comes to taking care of your own skin, perhaps the last thing that comes to mind is salmon sperm. Still, the trendiest facial treatment of the moment contains this surprising substance.
The polynucleotide treatment has been nicknamed “Salmon sperm facial”, because its active ingredients contain salmon sperm. Fish DNA has been used as the raw material of the polynucleotide solution.
“Salmon sperm facial” is trending strongly around the world. The trendy face treatment originated in Korea. Hollywood celebrities, for example Jennifer Aniston has said that he is undergoing treatment.
– When polynucleotides are injected into the skin, the skin’s fibroblast cells wake up to produce new collagen and elastin more efficiently. So it is a strongly corrective treatment, says the nurse Katri Martin Ebeling About Beauty.
– Polynucleotide treatment is especially good for the skin around the eyes to strengthen the skin. Usually, the skin around the eyes is thin, so it is the first to show the signs of aging.
The treatment is also suitable for the whole face or it can be done on the neck or décolleté area.
Nurse Katri Martin from Ebeling Beauty. Minna Nord
Extracted from salmon sperm
Recovery from treatment is quick.
– If you have something important to go to within two weeks, then you shouldn’t come at that point. Anything done with a needle can cause minor bruising, even if you try to avoid superficial blood vessels.
The treatment is recommended as a serial treatment every 3 weeks.
– Results start to appear after two treatments.
Although the procedure bears the affectionate name “Salmon sperm facial”, it is based on science.
– Polynucleotides are a part of DNA that has been extracted from salmon sperm. Polynucleotides have been used in medicine before aesthetic treatments, for example in orthopedics, to repair tissue, says Martin.
The treatment is not suitable for people with a fish allergy. Treatments have been done in various beauty salons in Finland for many years.
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Does the treatment work?
- A 2024 review of the use of polynucleotides in aesthetic medicine found that some studies showed significant improvements in skin elasticity and hydration, while others reported limited or no benefits.
- Facial plastic surgeon by Richard Westreich according to that there will be variation between people in how their body reacts. A few experience huge results, a few people see no difference. Most see some results, perhaps less revolutionary than they had hoped.
- The results of polynucleotide treatment usually last about six to nine months.
Source: Guardian.
