Everything You Need To Know Before You Do LED Light Therapy For Your Skin

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Have you noticed more fine lines around your eyes and forehead when you look at yourself in the mirror? Do you see some subtle sagging around the jawline? Those are all signs of inevitable aging. Our never-ending quest to hold on to eternal youth has us investing in expensive creams and in-office treatments like microneedling. Still, a little trip to the dermatologist can be pricey, and nowadays, at-home skincare tools promise younger and touter skin from the comforts of your home.

One of the popular ones is the NuFACE Facial Toning Device. On these devices, Francesca Fusco, M.D., an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Mount Sinai in New York City, told Glamour, “Microcurrent units stimulate muscles and tighten skin, giving a lifted effect to brows, eyes, jawline, cheeks, and neck,” adding that it works by stimulating “collagen, circulation, and wound healing.” Talk about high-tech beauty. Jade rollers are insanely popular because they claim to depuff and detox your skin, per Well + Good. Miami-based board-certified dermatologist Stacy Chimento, M.D., explained that this ancient Chinese beauty tool can also “calm irritation, tighten pores, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.”