Beauty trends are ever-changing. From the early 21st century beauty and skin care has been an integral part of any major beauty brand. The face has always been an important part of and concern for the aesthetically alert American woman.
Rapper and pop singer Cristal Carrington is one of the musicians who ventures from the music realm to find beauty in all forms. CEO of American Face Center, Carrington has begun a wave of African-American women in the scientific beauty technology.
Today, with an increase in beauty spending and the global HIFU Cosmetic System market with a value of 180.62 Million USD in 2020 with projected CAGR of 6.53% between 2020-2027, its no wonder the budding pop and rap star opened her clinic in Columbia, MD earlier this year.
The concern of most aging women has been the desire to stay youthful, without the need for costly surgery or risks of complications during surgery due to any underlying conditions or simply age alone. HIFU cosmetic systems use ultrasound energy to encourage the production of collagen, which results in firmer skin. HIFU cosmetic systems are used for the safe deconstruction of fat cells and removal of fat tissues. HIFU is a non-surgical skin treatment that uses ultrasound to actually lift muscle and tone loose or sagging skin without bruising the skin.
The High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Therapy Market originated with medical treatments for Prostate Cancer, Uterine Fibroids, Neurological Disorders. It has now become a trending aesthetics procedure.
Key Industry Facts
- The global high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy market is likely to reach nearly $525 Million by 2026.
- Aesthetics application is anticipated to grow at the highest rate during the forecast period.
- Europe and North America together accounted for over 75% share of the HIFU therapy market.
According to Carrington, American Face Center and its subsidiary consumer products are reported at $800,000 estimated earnings per annum per location as American Face Center expansion goals lead them to the Los Angeles and Miami markets.
The staff at American Face Center regularly deal with aging clients who are unhappy with the aging process and want to find ways to slow that process down.
These days, this FDA approved noninvasive treatment has been highly sought after and highly recommended by leading beauty professionals as a good same day treatment to stimulate the production of collagen in patients. Touted by Hollywood celebrities, the ultherapy solution is now being brought to the average Jane as a viable and economical alternative to costly surgery.
Industry pros like Cristal Carrington are early adopters of the emerging technology seeing an abundant market outlook due to the baby boomer and Gen X population age and beauty trends.
“For centuries, the American Face has been dominated by European standards without minority practitioners apart of the narrative. Our advice on skin care is merging with tech and it’s exciting. These older generations are still formidable beauties and it’s our job at American Face Center to help them achieve this. In music and hip hop in particular, beauty and youth reigns supreme and have always been a part of world culture, it’s just exciting to come from the urban culture and still be looked to for advice on how to care for skin that often doesn’t look like mine. The technology is exciting”, says Carrington.
Generations like the baby boomer and Gen X market are often still in the workplace and under pressure to keep up with more extreme beauty standards than generations of previous decades. American Face Center (americanfacecenter.com) and its new wave of urban beauty techs are an example of strong future beauty market indices.
Cristal Carrington and her wavy pop and hip hop infused sound can be heard on Spotify and Apple Music in addition to other leading streaming platforms.
