How Long Do Microcurrent Treatments Around the Eyes Last?

To look refreshed through the holiday season and avoid the downtime associated with blepharoplasty, I recommend Botox to lift your brows followed by a series of microcurrent treatments.

Microcurrent treatments are very temporary. For a lasting result, a 4 lid blepharoplasty would be my recommendation, possibly combined with a brow lift (not forehead lift)

Research that I did in the mid-80's showed an 80% enhancement of movement of charged active chemicals through the skin surface with galvanic electromagnetic fields.  When applied to certain topical medications around the eyelids, similar effects and enhanced results are seen to last for several hours and even days.  These can produce better hydration, skin tightening, muscle toning, and even improvements in lower lid bags to a subtle degree.  If... more

I am not aware of any study showing the benefits of this treatment. It may be easy, but it will still cost money. My advice is to talk to a surgeon about an upper blepharoplasty, a relatively straight-forward procedure.

Thanks for the question Vetta - Microcurrent treatments have been around for over 100 years aimed at treating everything from weight loss to depression to most recently skin tightening. Many people (usually non-MDs) supporting this treatment quote a U of Washington study "Using frequency specific micro amperage performed at the University of Washington indicated a 10-14% increase in the production of collagen, 48% increase in elastin production, and a 38% increase in blood circulation over... more