An anode is typically designed to do the following: decrease blood flow; reduce redness or inflammation; harden skin tissue, closing pores; all of the above. Which option is correct?

An anode is typically designed to do the following: decrease blood flow; reduce redness or inflammation; harden skin tissue, closing pores; all of the above. Which option is correct?

• A. Decrease blood flow
• B. Reduce redness or inflammation
• C. Harden skin tissue, closing pores
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

Anode in galvanic skin therapy is the positively charged electrode and creates an acid reaction in the skin as current passes through. This acid environment causes proteins in the outer layers to coagulate, which tightens the tissue and produces an astringent, drying effect. That tightening can also modestly reduce the appearance of redness or inflammation by constricting superficial vessels. Additionally, the tightening and drying effect contributes to a temporary hardening of the skin and a reduction in pore visibility. Taken together, these local, surface-level changes align with decreasing blood flow, reducing inflammation, and hardening/tightening the skin, making all of the above the best description of what the anode is designed to do.

Anode in galvanic skin therapy is the positively charged electrode and creates an acid reaction in the skin as current passes through. This acid environment causes proteins in the outer layers to coagulate, which tightens the tissue and produces an astringent, drying effect. That tightening can also modestly reduce the appearance of redness or inflammation by constricting superficial vessels. Additionally, the tightening and drying effect contributes to a temporary hardening of the skin and a reduction in pore visibility. Taken together, these local, surface-level changes align with decreasing blood flow, reducing inflammation, and hardening/tightening the skin, making all of the above the best description of what the anode is designed to do.