What is Minerva Chirurgica?
Minerva Chirurgica is the most prestigious Italian scientific journal. It is published by the Minerva Medica Publishing House, which continues its activity on the path traced by its creator since 1943. Step by step it has developed an intense scientific production in all areas of medicine.
Currently the Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A. besides Minerva Chirurgica publishes about forty scientific journals. All journals are reviewed in the most important international bibliographic indexes. For this reason, many of these are official bodies of national and international scientific societies.
What is a scientific publication
A scientific publication is a text written objectively, presenting research methods and results in a transparent and verifiable manner. Scientific findings are first published in a journal and, through communication within the scientific community, become part of the established scientific literature. Along with scientific dissemination texts, publications represent the primary forms of communication within the scientific community.
What is the Micropricking that Minerva Chirurgica talks about
Minerva Chirurgica describes the innovative micropricking treatment, which can:
- Reduce wrinkles and skin laxity;
- Enhance lip volume and firmness;
- Stimulate the closure of enlarged pores;
- Reduce facial blemishes and fade acne scars.
The study shows that micropricking reproduces, at the skin level, the processes that occur when the body experiences a wound. When injured, the body activates repair mechanisms involving enzymes and proteins, stimulating collagen and elastin production.
The mechanism of micropricking is innovative because it does not act directly on the tissues. Instead, it induces the tissues to remodel themselves, creating a mechanical bio-modeling of the skin. This explains why the results are so natural, long-lasting, and stable over time.
The role of exosomes
A particularly innovative aspect of micropricking is the integration of exosomes, tiny extracellular vesicles that transport bioactive molecules between cells. Exosomes enhance cellular regeneration, boost collagen and elastin production, and amplify the effects of micropricking, making the treatment more effective and reducing recovery time. This approach represents an advanced frontier in regenerative aesthetic medicine.
Exosomes reach damaged or inflamed skin through different delivery methods, including topical application. Microneedling creates tiny channels in the skin using ultra-thin needles, which not only stimulate collagen production but also allow the exosome serum to penetrate deeply. This way, exosomes can act directly where the skin needs them most, enhancing regeneration and boosting overall skin repair.
Description and validation of a new non-invasive tool to stimulate collagen production.
Written by Beniamino PALMIERI, Maria VADALÀ, Carmen LAURINO
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