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According to a recent survey conducted by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), about 31% of men report they’re considering an aesthetic treatment and that number has been steadily growing as treatments become more mainstream, downtimes are decreased, and results appear more natural-looking. With roughly 60 million men ready and willing to commit to the right medical aesthetics treatment plan—hair removal is just one men’s grooming trend that’s on the rise—we’re starting to see a real shift with many medical aesthetics clinics now catering more to men.
But is there really a difference between non-invasive medical aesthetic treatments for men and those for women? Turns out, there is. Here, we look at the general difference between male skin and female skin and how this may impact those treatments you’ve been considering.
Fundamentally, male and female skin isn’t the same. Of course, attributes can vary by individual, but generally speaking, male skin is naturally thicker than female skin due to hormones . Androgens and testosterone, two hormones that are usually present in higher levels in men, can increase skin thickness by 25% on average compared to females. This helps to maintain skin structure and plumpness while fending off fine lines and cellulite.
As for estrogen, another common hormone, it’s typically present in much lower levels in men than women. Estrogen can affect collagen production and prompt collagen degradation. Because men have lower levels of estrogen, the decline in healthy collagen production tends to be less dramatic with age. In comparison, a female’s collagen production levels tend to sharply decline during perimenopause and menopause, when estrogen levels shift.
While thicker skin and higher collagen density tend to keep men’s skin looking younger for longer, it can also contribute to the development of deeper wrinkles, particularly when paired with a typically minimal skin care routine. Some other common skin care concerns for males are facial shaving, facial hair growth, and a typical lack of sunscreen use. While shaving can help to remove dead skin, regular shaving can also cause skin irritation, a loss of skin hydration due to damage to the skin’s epidermal layer, increased sensitivity to sun exposure, and an increase in collagen degradation, particularly if that regular shave isn’t followed up with proper skin care. Alternatively, facial hair follicles can offer additional firmness and structure to the skin, somewhat preventing more common signs of premature aging in the lower half of the face.
Considering these factors, for males, the upper half of the face, particularly around the eyes, tends to be a greater focus for medical aesthetic treatments. For those men considering facial treatments, increased muscle mass in the forehead may also influence the type of treatment recommended or how that treatment is delivered. For those unsure of how a customized medical aesthetics treatment may be adapted to meet your needs, this question is fair game during your consultation process—an experienced and certified treatment provider should be able to tell you how a treatment may be altered to meet your skin’s particular needs based not only on gender, but also your age and skin care history.
Historically, men have most often sought out cosmetic treatments for enlarged breasts, facial aging, and hair loss, as one aesthetics magazine notes,. In more recent years, that list has shifted to include hair removal, body contouring, wrinkle reduction, and skin resurfacing treatments. While the same technology and applications may be used for all patients for most procedures, there are some ways your treatment provider may alter a treatment for male patients to achieve optimal results. Here’s how anti-aging, body contouring, and hair removal treatments may work best for men:
To start, due to greater skin thickness, for those seeking skin resurfacing treatments for a smoother, younger-looking texture, your provider will likely use a machine that offers more customizable treatment settings and features, like the Venus Viva™ skin resurfacing system. This device offers treatment providers with adjustable settings that allow them to go below the skin’s surface and obtain improved skin resurfacing results compared to more superficial treatments like chemical peels and microdermabrasion. If your focus is more on skin tightening and wrinkle reduction, your treatment provider may choose to use something like the Venus Freeze Plus™ anti-aging system, which utilizes cutting-edge (MP)2 technology—a combination of Multi-Polar Radio Frequency (RF) energy and Pulsed Electro Magnetic Fields (PEMF)—to deliver uniform heat deeper below the skin’s surface. This helps boost natural collagen and elastin productions for smoother, firmer skin without the downtime.
Likewise, body shaping treatment devices that deliver RF energy to multiple depths can better reach targeted fat cells beneath a thicker skin surface while effectively boosting collagen production for a smoother, more defined shape. In particular, your provider may recommend the Venus Legacy™ body shaping treatments. This device features the same cutting-edge (MP)2 technology as the Venus Freeze Plus™ along with advanced VariPulse™ technology, which helps to deliver homogeneous RF energy and heat to multiple tissue depths. With this technology, your provider can quickly and safely build up and maintain heat at the optimal temperature for better results with male patients. In addition, your provider may use VariPulse™ technology (adjustable pulsed suction) to better target fat cells and deliver energy deeper for those with thicker skin.
More often than females, males tend to make ideal candidates for aesthetic hair removal treatments. Due to higher levels of testosterone, vellus hairs—the thinner, almost invisible hairs—are transformed into terminal hairs—the coarser, darker type—at a higher rate in men than in women. Most often, hair removal treatments work most effectively on these thicker, coarser hairs, as the technology is better able to target and destroy larger hair follicles for permanent hair reduction. If you have a lighter skin tone and darker hair, you’ll benefit from Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) hair removal treatments, while those with darker and tanned skin tones can benefit from diode laser hair removal technology. Your aesthetics provider may also choose between a smaller or larger applicator tip to better treat areas in which men typically seek hair removal, such as broader areas, like the back and chest, or more precise areas, like the neckline or sideburns.
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Venus Bliss™ is cleared by the FDA and licensed by Health Canada for non-invasive lipolysis of the abdomen and flanks in individuals with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or less, with the diode laser applicators. The (MP)2 applicator is cleared by the FDA for temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite, and licensed by Health Canada for temporary increase of skin tightening, temporary circumferential reduction, and temporary cellulite reduction. Venus Bliss™ has CE Mark as a non-invasive medical aesthetic device enabling a comprehensive approach leading to body contouring, addressing fat reduction, skin tightening, circumference reduction, and cellulite reduction.
Venus Versa™ is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and has CE Mark as a multi-application device intended to be used in aesthetic and cosmetic procedures. The SR515 and SR580 applicators are cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and have CE Mark for the treatment of benign pigmented epidermal and cutaneous lesions and treatment of benign cutaneous vascular lesions. The HR650/HR650XL and HR690/HR690XL applicators are cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and have CE Mark for the removal of unwanted hair and to effect stable long-term or permanent hair reduction for Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The AC Dual applicator is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and has CE Mark for the treatment of acne vulgaris. The DiamondPolar™ and OctiPolar™ applicators on the Venus Versa™ system are cleared by the FDA for non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides on females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The DiamondPolar™ applicator is licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides on females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. The OctiPolar™ applicator on the Venus Versa™ system is licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for temporary body contouring via skin tightening, circumferential reduction, and cellulite reduction. The NanoFractional RF™ (Viva) applicator is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and has CE Mark for dermatological procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin.
NeoGraft® is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark with indication for use in suction-assisted follicular extraction and re-implantation. It is an auto-graft system and can be used on both male and female patients.
ARTAS iX™ is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark with indication for use for harvesting hair follicles from the scalp in men diagnosed with androgenic alopecia (male pattern hair loss) who have black or brown straight hair. ARTAS iX™ is intended to assist physicians in identifying and extracting hair follicular units from the scalp during hair transplantation; creating recipient sites; and implanting harvested hair follicles.
Venus Legacy™ is cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV with the OctiPolar™ and DiamondPolar™ applicators, and temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite with the 4D Body (LB2) and 4D Face (LF2) applicators. It is licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for the temporary increase of skin tightening, temporary circumferential reduction, temporary cellulite reduction, and temporary wrinkle reduction.
Venus Velocity™ is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for hair removal, permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types.
Venus Fiore™ received regulatory approval in Israel for aesthetic and functional treatment of the vagina, labia and mons pubis. Venus Fiore™ is available for sale in India, Hong Kong, and other selected Asian countries.
Venus Viva™ is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada, and has CE Mark for dermatological procedures requiring ablation and resurfacing of the skin. The DiamondPolar™ applicator is cleared by the FDA, licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for the treatment of moderate to severe wrinkles and rhytides in Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV.
Venus Freeze Plus™ is cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. It is licensed by Health Canada for temporary skin tightening, and temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite on the abdomen and flanks, using the DiamondPolar™ and OctiPolar™ applicators. The DiamondPolar™ applicator on Venus Freeze Plus™ has CE Mark for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides, and the increase of skin tightening, temporary circumferential reduction, and cellulite reduction with the OctiPolar™ applicator.
Venus Heal™ is licensed by Health Canada and can be used for the treatment of both acute and chronic disorders of the musculoskeletal system, such as muscle spasms, back pain, and soft tissue injuries, and results in effects such as pain relief, myorelaxation, increase of local blood circulation, and edema reduction. In the U.S., Venus Heal™ is cleared by the FDA for the relief of minor muscle aches and pain, relief of muscle spasm, and temporary improvement of local blood circulation. These indications enable the treatment of certain soft tissue injuries and conditions.
Venus Glow™ is cleared by the FDA as a Class I motorized dermabrasion device. It provides a dermal rejuvenation treatment that works to open up and deep-clean pores. Venus Concept is the exclusive distributor for Venus Glow™.
Venus Epileve™ is licensed by Health Canada and has CE Mark for hair removal, permanent hair reduction (defined as the long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs re-growing when measured at 6, 9 and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regimen), and the treatment of pseudofolliculitis barbae for all Fitzpatrick skin types. Venus Epileve™ is also CE-Marked for hirsutism.
Venus Freeze™ is cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides in females with Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV. It is licensed by Health Canada for temporary skin tightening, and temporary reduction in the appearance of cellulite on the abdomen and flanks, using the DiamondPolar™ and OctiPolar™ applicators. The DiamondPolar™ applicator on Venus Freeze™ has CE Mark for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides, and the increase of skin tightening, temporary circumferential reduction, and cellulite reduction with the OctiPolar™ applicator.
Venus Swan™ is cleared by the FDA for the non-invasive treatment of moderate to severe facial wrinkles and rhytides, and licensed by Health Canada for the non-invasive treatment of cellulite reduction, skin tightening, and temporary reduction in the appearance of stretch marks.
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