Muscle-banding Facials: Your Non-surgical, Anti-Ageing Option

Sagging skin is a natural part of the ageing process. While surgery is an option, it can be costly in both your time and money. Luckily, there are also non-invasive treatments that can help tighten loose skin, giving you a more youthful appearance. DMK’s Muscle Banding enzyme treatments are just one example that can reduce sagging skin on your face, neck, jowls and under the eyes. In this post, we’re exploring all about how to rewind the clock on your skin and feel more confident in your appearance. 

What causes sagging skin?

As we age our skin’s function decreases – less collagen is produced, and skin can begin to loose its elasticity. The result? Sagging, drooping and dull-looking skin that’s covered in more lines than a Google Map. 

Collagen and elastin are proteins that help keep our skin firm. Many factors contribute to how much collagen and elastin is found in your skin. Poor diet, hormonal changes that occur during menopause, and the natural ageing process can all reduce the production of collagen, while environmental pollutants, toxins, cigarettes and sun damage can impair your existing collagen and elastin fibres. Therefore, as we age, the cells that produce these proteins become less active, so damaged collagen and elastin fibres are not as quickly replaced as they might’ve been in our youth. All of this contributes to sagging skin, wrinkles and other signs of ageing.

Best skin treatments for sagging neck and face

Going under the knife can be a painful, and in some cases risky, business. Here at Skin From Within, we focus on holistic skincare that gives you real results. That’s why we follow the DMK skincare protocol of ‘Remove, Rebuild, Protect & Maintain’.

Our anti-ageing facial treatments are non-invasive, and focus on rebuilding and strengthening the skin’s function, in order to encourage production of collagen and elastin, tightening, toning and lifting the skin. Our ‘non-surgical facelift’ facials include:

DMK Remodelling Procedure (RP)

DMK Remodelling Procedure is a 10-day peeling process, designed to improve the appearance of ageing, sagging, or uneven skin, resulting in a firmer, smoother, and more youthful-looking complexion. 

Enzymes used in the treatment encourage cell turnover, peeling away old dysfunctional skin, and rebuilding the skin functions underneath, such as stimulating collagen production. The treatment can be customised to address specific skin concerns such as acne, hyperpigmentation, sun damage, ageing skin and scarring.

You can learn more about what to expect in a DMK RP facial here.

RF Skin Tightening

Radiofrequency (RF) skin tightening is a non-surgical cosmetic treatment that heats the skin using RF energy. This triggers the production of collagen and elastin, tightening sagging skin, reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while enhancing the texture of the skin.

Discover the benefits of RF Skin Tightening here.

The Instant Lift: DMK Muscle Banding Enzyme Therapy

DMK Muscle Banding uses an enzyme mask, applied using bands, to stimulate and contract most of your 57 facial muscles, along with your neck and décolletage, resulting in a lifted, toned and more youthful appearance.

How does Muscle Banding work?

Just like all other muscles in the body, your facial muscles can become stronger and more toned, with a little regular exercise. But on the flip side, they can also become weak and a little lazy, if not used regularly. Now the idea of facial exercises has grown in popularity (thanks TikTok!), but they can be quite tedious, hard to remember to do daily, and can take a long time for you to see results. 

That’s where Muscle Banding comes in. A strong enzyme mask is applied to the skin, in a ‘banding’ motion. The masque stimulates enzyme activity within the skin, to upregulate certain functions – for example, the enzyme ‘collagenase’ synthesises the production of collagen fibres.

At the same time as collagen production is being increased, your facial muscles are being stimulated, thanks to the banding motion of the application. This gives your facial muscles a much-needed wake up call, and they begin to contract in a form of isometric exercise (which is like a plank, but for your face!), building the muscles of your face and tightening the skin.

What to expect during your Muscle Banding Enzyme facial

Our DMK Muscle Banding Enzyme facial, which we like to call the ‘Instant Lift’ is designed to be a relaxing experience, but with deeper, longer-lasting results than your ordinary feel-good facial. 

We’ll begin by cleansing your skin, before applying your enzyme mask in the banding motion. As the mask dries on your skin, it begins to harden and you’ll start to feel a tightening sensation as your muscles begin to contract. Now, we’ll be honest – this can be overwhelming for some – so if you’re prone to claustrophobia, or have anxiety, this might not be the facial for you. That being said, your therapist will stay in the room with you the whole time, indulging you in a luxurious foot/hand massage to keep you calm and relaxed. After about 30 minutes, you’ll start to notice a pulsing sensation – that’s your capillaries opening and the lymphatic system getting to work, circulating fresh blood and oxygen to your skin cells and removing any debris and junk in the process.

After about 30-45 minutes, your skin therapist will remove the mask, cleansing the skin once more and nourishing your skin with moisturisers and serums. The great thing about Muscle Banding is that there’s very limited downtime – you’ll like have some redness due to the fresh oxygenated blood that’s now circulating, but this usually settles down in about 20 minutes.

Just like a regular workout routine will help you achieve results faster, scheduling your treatments between 5-7 days apart will improve the muscle memory of your facial muscles, meaning your results will last longer. Depending on your age and skin condition, you’ll need anywhere from 6 to 24 treatments, along with a prescribed homecare skin routine to support and maintain your rejuvenated skin. After your prescribed number of treatments, we suggest returning on a monthly basis for ongoing maintenance treatments to help keep your skin looking fresh, healthy and youthful.

It's never too late, or too early, to start looking after your skin. Muscle Banding facials give you real results from the first treatment by naturally restructuring your muscle fibres and re-educating them to contract together again in the proper way. As a non-surgical alternative to facelifts, Muscle Banding facials can be used for all ages, both male and female and can help improve collagen and elastin production. If you're looking to take back control of your skin’s ageing process, it's time to book in for a skin analysis or start your journey towards younger looking skin!