Cool, Calm, & Collected: Skin Cooling Instruments 

by Peter Kang

Beauty is pain, right? Not necessarily. Client expectations for comfortable procedures and better recovery have risen with the demand for aesthetics procedures. A comfortable client means a happy client, and a happy client means a faithful customer, glowing reviews, and a growing business. Offering your clients an elevated experience during and after their treatments is a great way to distinguish your practice. 

HISTORY OF SKIN COOLING

For centuries, skin has been cooled in order to reduce pain and improve recovery. Napoleon Bonaparte’s surgeon, Baron Dominique Larrey, used ice to manage soldiers’ pain from amputations and operations. Hippocrates used snow to control edema. In 1892, cooled air was commercialized for the first time by John Dewar. Cooling skin is beneficial for reducing pain because it slows sensory nerve conduction velocity, which increases a person’s pain threshold, and improving recovery because it can cause blood vessels to constrict, which may minimize bleeding and post-procedure bruising and swelling.

Peter Kang is a co-founder and the CEO of Recens, Inc. DBA CoolHealth, a medical device company specializing in revolutionary cooling technologies. As the CEO of CoolHealth, Kang is excited to bring novel cooling devices to the United States market and redefine pain management for providers and patients everywhere. CoolHealth products offer broad applications for pain management, inflammation, swelling, and hematoma reduction in dermatology and general medicine, including injectable procedures such as dermal fillers, platelet-rich plasma injections, intravenous therapy, and neurotoxins.