Exosomes

Exo­so­mes are tiny vesic­les with which cells exch­an­ge mes­sen­ger sub­s­tances. In aes­the­tic medi­ci­ne, pre­pa­ra­ti­ons con­tai­ning such signal­ling sub­s­tances are used with the aim of trig­ge­ring repair pro­ces­ses in the skin.

Appli­ca­ti­on

Exo­so­mes are usual­ly appli­ed imme­dia­te­ly after a tre­at­ment that brief­ly opens the skin bar­ri­er, such as micro­need­ling or a laser tre­at­ment, so that the acti­ve sub­s­tances pene­tra­te more deep­ly. They are also appli­ed to the scalp in cases of hair loss.

Good to know

Exo­so­mes are a young field. Initi­al stu­dies show favoura­ble effects on red­ness, heal­ing and com­ple­xi­on; long-term data are not yet available. Sound advice names this open­ly rather than pro­mi­sing miracles.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Exo­so­me therapy