Plasma Pen

It tightens loose skin on the eyelids and smooths lines around the eyes, on the forehead, the frown line, the nasolabial folds and the lines around the lips. It also lifts the neck and the décolletage and works on knees, elbows, loose skin on the upper arm, pigmentation spots, scars, stretch marks and acne.

A small plasma arc forms between the tip of the device and the skin at a distance of about 1 mm and evaporates the old skin. No heat is transferred, so the surrounding and underlying tissue is not damaged. The body then starts producing collagen and elastin and the skin smooths out.

The treatment is uncomfortable but bearable. We numb the area beforehand. No scalpel, no needles and no anaesthetic are needed.

Once it has healed, usually in two to three weeks. Collagen builds gradually, so the result keeps improving for several weeks after the treatment.

Beauticians who train other professionals to work with the Dr.Nek Plasma Pen. They are not graduates of somebody else's course, they are the trainers who run it.

It depends on what we are treating. The needle tip makes precise discharges that tighten the skin. The flat tip, which we call the mushroom, works serum deep into the skin. Then there are the fractional tip, the lifting tip and the acne tip. The process, the healing time and the contraindications differ by tip.

For fourteen days beforehand: antibiotics and corticosteroids, chemical peels and microneedling, and no sunbeds. Skip aspirin for four days beforehand. Isotretinoin (Accutane) has to have been stopped at least six months earlier.

With epilepsy, a pacemaker or a holter monitor, metal implants near the treated area, an inflammatory or acute oncological condition, a cold sore, HIV and diabetes. Also during pregnancy and breastfeeding.