A crucial condition for the existence of the human biological cell, and hence of life itself, is the normal functioning of cell membranes. One of the main functions of biological cell membranes is the generation and transmission of bioelectric power. This phenomenon is the basis for the normal functioning of cells, for the regulation of inter-cellar processes, for the proper functioning of the nervous system, as well as for a host of other processes. The biological membrane may be likened to an electric condenser, which is capable of accumulating and discharging electricity and of producing bio-potentials, all of which is continually taking place during the cells’ and the whole body’s life cycles. The combined area of all biological membranes in a human body reaches tens of thousands of square meters (!) Thanks to the bio-potentials produced by the membranes, the body reaches the state of inner equilibrium – homeostasis. A living organism is a fully electrified system. The generation of bio-potentials in the body is a prerequisite of life.

Aging, diseases, stresses, neuroses, etc. disturb both local and general homeostasis. The task of restoring the body’s equilibrium and revitalizing homeostasis is one of the most crucial tasks for contemporary medicine, insofar as human life, health, and well-being depend on it.

Since 1992, Dr. Roman Karaev has been doing extensive research that focused on the use of ultra-small electric charges for the aesthetic rejuvenation of the skin and muscles (soft tissues) of the face and neck areas of the human body.

For the purposes of his research, Dr. Karaev has specially devised a series of portable micro-galvanic apparatuses that generate micro-galvanic electric currents. Dr. Karaev has also been exploring static biological electricity, which is generated by the human skin – via his use of special massage rods made entirely of natural materials, which generate electricity upon contact or friction with the body. Dr. Karaev has been working with these two types of electricity because they are similar to the electric processes taking place in the human body. In the course of the research, complications arose due to the high resistance of facial skin to electric impacts – even when ultra-small charges of micro-galvanic electricity were used. However, thanks to modern technological innovations, a new generation apparatus was devised, which succeeded in neutralizing the resistance of the skin to electric currents (which are 100,000 times weaker than the sensibility threshold level), without damaging the skin or disturbing the processes taking place under its surface. Ultra-small micro-galvanic doses, having overcome the resistance of the skin, entered the inter-cellar zone and, as the charge immensely decreased in the process, its parameters approached those of the bio-electric potential of biological membranes. These ultra-small electric charges had a stimulating effect on the inactive biological membranes, recharging them, as it were, and prodding them back into action. As the membranes’ electric activity was restored, bio-electric homeostasis improved considerably in the face and neck area. This also had a noticeable aesthetic effect: the skin condition of 35-55-year-old patients approached that of 20-30-year-olds.

For younger patients, it takes 1-3 sessions to reactivate non-functioning cellar membranes and to notice the rejuvenation effect (the full one-year course consisting of 10 sessions). For older patients, the same results may be achieved after 5-7 sessions (the full course consisting of up to 15 sessions). For about 10% of patients, 10-12 initial sessions are required (the full course consisting of 20 sessions). Naturally, the results of the treatment vary individually, depending on the age and health condition of each patient. The age of the patients who underwent treatment during the research ranged from 30 to 70 years old.

In the course of bio-electric treatment, patients with different deficiencies or health problems (see the section dealing with anti-ageing techniques for body), suffered no complications whatsoever. As a rule, cellar membranes in all areas of the body, excluding the face and neck area, restored very quickly, beginning to generate bio-potentials already after 1-3 sessions, depending on the age and individual health peculiarities of the patients, as well as on the zones of impact. Additional sessions had to be held in order to fully restore local homeostasis and to accomplish the rejuvenation and anti-ageing effect in the zones treated.