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Microcurrent devices use low-level electrical impulses to stimulate the muscles in the face, says Lara Kaiser, an aesthetician in New York City.The treatment also stimulates the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), Los Angeles-based celebrity aesthetician Gina Marí adds. Essentially, you're stimulating "food" for the cells to allow them to work more efficiently."What we always want to do when we're working with any type of technology when it comes to skin care treatment, is that we want to work on the cellular level," Marí says. "We want to stimulate the cells, we want to feed the cells and get some activity happening there. By the end of it, my muscles felt melted like butter and all the steam had my face ready for Carillon esthetician Nerys Rodriguez to start my 80-minute microcurrent facial. I walked away from the treatment room with visibly plumper-looking skin, major lift around my brows, more of a defined jawline, and more prominent cheekbones. I felt so confident that I totally skipped the usual contouring I do when I applied makeup later that day. The muscles on the face start going south, just like everything else. We have to keep it fit. So, we use current to stimulate the muscle, starting low then increasing gradually until you have the firmness you would like," Rodriguez explains. While Rodriguez says having a microcurrent facial once a month is sufficient, she adds that clients of hers at Carillon—the wellness resort is also residential—come weekly. She adds that a microcurrent facial also doubles as an lymphatic drainage massage. "That's why you were less puffy afterward," she tells me. "We're hitting a lot of the pressure points on the face."Results are the eyes will be lifted, the forehead gets tighter, and you'll see more of an 'awakened' look," Rodriguez says. "It also stimulates collagen, so you'll have a fuller look as well. Collagen is the main protein the body has to build muscle. As we age, we lose collagen." As Rodriguez explains, microcurrent has been shown to encourage the production of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate), which leads to the creation of structural proteins like elastin and collagen.

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