3D Printed Wrinkle Cure Now Available

Who hasn’t had bouts of panic when old age approaches, bringing with it the promise of unflattering wrinkles, sagging skin and crow’s feet? For those looking to circumvent the Botox needle, a new cure by Welsh dermatological company Innoture comes to the rescue. Named Radara, this innovation promotes natural skin-filling processes of the body. These crescent-shaped patches come filled with 3D printed micro-needles and can be placed around the eyes, thus stimulating collagen production in and around aging skin.

Radara eye patches are nothing like existing solutions in the market. Their functioning is based on the micro-needling technique that speeds up the trans-dermal delivery of substances, thus leaving no marks on the skin. The active pharmaceutical ingredient in the product comes in close contact with the skin and through the process of diffusion, it flows deeper into the skin and sometimes even into the bloodstream.

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Micro-needling is a technique wherein the surface in contact with the skin is coated with tiny pins which puncture the dead skin layers, creating pores for the active ingredient to enter into the skin. Innoture is able to make the spikes finer than are commonly manufactured owing to the 3D printing technology in medical-grade polymer. This ensures that no marks are left on the skin, unlike other solutions like Derma Rollers that leave behind red holes that take a day to recover. Radara eye patches have 2,000 microscopic and 3D printed needles so fine they are barely visible to the naked eye.

Radara’s skin rejuvenation technique is unique in that it works on static wrinkles, the ones that stay on the face when it’s relaxed, as opposed to Botox that doesn’t do much for rejuvenation and works only on dynamic wrinkles by freezing muscles. Test results from 3D printed patches so far are promising. A clinical trial has shown a 35% reduction in wrinkles and fine lines in just four weeks. While the patches are not a miracle product, the results do point out to great potential.

Your 3D printer has to be fed a digitized version of what you need printed. We have created thousands of these digitized versions (aka a 3D virtual models) at very low prices, so do get in touch via the form at right or by emailing us here if you need a 3D model done inexpensively and in a hurry!

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