Exosome Therapy

Exosome treatment is a biotechnological skin rejuvenation therapy that is frequently preferred today in both medical aesthetics and dermatology. Exosomes, which are responsible for communication between cells, activate the skin’s own natural repair and renewal mechanism. By supporting the skin’s collagen production, they provide a significant improvement in skin quality. They greatly reduce the appearance of signs of aging. In recent years, exosome treatment has been successfully used in many areas ranging from skin rejuvenation to hair loss, and from the treatment of acne scars to the treatment of skin spots. Medical Aesthetics Specialist Doctor Lida Çiteli, who serves her patients in Istanbul, explained for you what exosome treatment is, why and how it is applied, how its mechanism of action works, and what its benefits and advantages are.

What Are Exosomes?

Exosomes can be defined as nano-sized biological carriers secreted by cells. Their content includes proteins, peptides, amino acids, growth factors, and structures carrying genetic communication material. The primary function of exosomes is to provide communication between cells. The exosomes used in the world of medical aesthetics support the renewal and repair mechanisms of the cells in our skin. Therefore, unlike other traditional skin care and rejuvenation applications, exosome treatment shows its effects at the cellular level. With this feature, it is considered an advanced regenerative treatment.

What Is Exosome Treatment?

Exosome treatment is a skin rejuvenation therapy in which exosomes—responsible for communication between cells and containing biological carriers, proteins, peptides, and growth factors—are used. Exosome treatment supports the skin’s natural renewal and repair mechanisms while also activating elastin and collagen production. As a result, the skin achieves a much brighter, younger, and firmer appearance.

Exosome treatment is an extremely successful supportive therapy applied for purposes such as eliminating skin spots, improving acne scars, compensating for loss of elasticity, stopping hair loss, and reducing the appearance of fine wrinkles. Being a non-surgical and comfortable treatment, exosome therapy is among the attractive and popular methods in skin rejuvenation applications.

How Does Exosome Treatment Work?

Exosome treatment activates the skin’s own natural healing processes. After the treatment, fibroblast cells are stimulated, and the skin’s elastin and collagen production is supported. In this way;

• The skin gains a much more vibrant and firmer appearance.
• The appearance of fine lines is significantly reduced.
• Skin tone irregularities are corrected.
• The skin’s moisture balance is restored.
• The appearance of enlarged pores and acne scars is reduced.
• The skin barrier is strengthened and becomes more protected against external factors.

The antioxidant content and regenerative effect of exosomes allow the skin to gradually become much younger and healthier over time.

Which Areas Can Exosome Treatment Be Applied To?

The effects and areas of use of exosome treatment are not limited only to the face. The most commonly treated areas include:

• Eye contour area
• Neck area
• Face
• Hands
• Scalp
• Décolleté area

Exosome treatment is a regenerative medical aesthetic treatment frequently used especially for reducing fine wrinkles around the eyes, loss of skin elasticity, dull appearance, and hair loss.

Who Is Suitable for Exosome Treatment?

The situations and cases in which exosome treatment is preferred are as follows:

• People who have visible signs of aging on their skin and are bothered by them
• Those who want to get rid of fine wrinkles
• People who want to compensate for loss of skin elasticity and support elastin production
• Those who want to get rid of acne scars
• People with skin tone irregularities and spots
• People who want to stop hair loss
• Those who want to achieve radiant, glowing, youthful, and healthy skin may undergo exosome treatment.

Exosome treatment generally acts as a preventive and regenerative therapy when applied after the age of 25, when signs of aging begin to appear and collagen production decreases.

How Is Exosome Treatment Performed?

Before exosome treatment, your specialist physician comprehensively analyzes your skin. Your skin’s needs and your expectations from the treatment are determined. If exosome treatment is decided upon, the treatment area is thoroughly cleansed. Then, the area is locally numbed with anesthetic creams.

Exosome treatment is applied to the skin through;

• Microneedling
• Dermapen
• Mesotherapy
• And laser-assisted methods.

The exosomes used in the treatment reach the dermis layer of the skin and activate renewal processes at the cellular level. The treatment can generally be completed within thirty to sixty minutes.

What Are the Benefits of Exosome Treatment?

If we list the advantages that make exosome treatment frequently preferred in medical aesthetics and dermatology:

• It is a non-surgical treatment that does not require surgical intervention, incisions, or stitches
• The recovery process is extremely short and fast
• It works by supporting the skin’s own natural repair and renewal mechanism
• It increases the skin’s collagen production
• It gives the skin a much more vibrant and radiant appearance
• It reduces the appearance of enlarged pores
• It contributes to the healing of acne scars
• It balances skin tone and eliminates tone irregularities
• It supports hair follicles and reduces or stops hair loss

How Many Sessions Does Exosome Treatment Require?

The number of sessions required for exosome treatment may vary depending on the individual’s skin structure, age, genetic and environmental conditions, lifestyle, needs, and expectations. In general, exosome treatment is planned in two to four sessions, with intervals of two to four weeks between sessions.

In some patients, a noticeable revitalization may occur even after a single session. However, for more permanent, stronger, and more successful results, the treatment plan and number of sessions recommended by the doctor should be followed.

What Should Be Considered After Exosome Treatment?

The following points should be considered after exosome treatment to ensure the effectiveness of the treatment and accelerate the healing process:

• Hot showers should be avoided for the first 24 hours
• Hot and steamy environments such as Turkish baths and saunas should be avoided
• Intense and exhausting exercises and physically demanding activities should be avoided
• The skin should be protected from the sun
• Applications that may irritate the skin should be avoided
• No cosmetic products should be used other than those recommended by your doctor
• Care should be taken to drink plenty of water

After the treatment, mild redness and small swelling in the treated area are considered normal. These effects usually disappear within a short time without requiring any treatment.

What Is the Difference Between Exosome Treatment and PRP?

In PRP treatment, a platelet-rich plasma produced from the person’s own blood is used. In exosome treatment, biological carrier structures responsible for communication between cells are utilized.

The signaling molecules, growth factors, amino acids, and proteins contained in exosomes provide more intense cellular communication. Therefore, in some cases, they may provide a much stronger skin renewal effect compared to PRP. However, which treatment method will be used is decided by the specialist physician according to the individual’s needs and expectations.

Which Treatments Can Be Combined with Exosome Therapy?

Exosome treatment can generally be combined with different medical aesthetic treatments according to individual needs. These treatments include:

• Dermapen
• Fractional laser
• Mesotherapy
• Gold needle treatment
• PRP
• Hair mesotherapy
• Gold needle methods.

When Does Exosome Treatment Show Results?

The first effects of exosome treatment are brightness and vitality in the skin. These effects become visibly noticeable within a few days. The definitive results of the treatment appear with the increase in collagen production in the skin. For this, four to eight weeks are generally required.

Is Exosome Treatment Permanent?

Although the results of exosome treatment are not permanent, they are long-lasting. How long the treatment results last may vary depending on the individual’s skin structure, exposure to sunlight, lifestyle habits, age, metabolism, and environmental factors. Longer-lasting effects can be achieved with regular care and maintenance sessions.

What Are the Prices of Exosome Treatment?

The prices and costs of exosome treatment vary according to the quality of the product used, the size of the treatment area, the number of sessions to be applied, the scope of the treatment, the physician’s expertise and experience, and the technical equipment of the clinic. The prices of applications such as hair exosome therapy, combined protocols, and facial rejuvenation may differ. Therefore, to get up-to-date and exact pricing information about exosome treatment, you may contact a medical aesthetics clinic.

Which Cities Do We Provide Exosome Treatment Services In?

Medical Aesthetics Specialist Doctor Lida Çiteli provides exosome treatment services at her Istanbul-based clinic to patients coming from various cities in Türkiye as well as patients arriving from different parts of the world within the scope of health tourism.