In the quest for perfect skin, I’ll try nearly anything. After all, as a beauty editor, it's my job to stay at the forefront of trends and offer my face up to science (and, let’s be honest, vanity). So when I heard that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) was a pain-free way to stimulate collagen in the skin and help reduce signs of aging, I immediately signed up to try it.
Unlike a lot of beauty treatments like fillers or neurotoxins like Botox, HBOT falls into that sweet spot between mental clarity, physical health, and beauty. It is even something the "I Don’t Die" guy includes in his "anti-aging" protocol. Theoretically, it is a great bang for your buck, since it offers benefits across multiple categories. However, because it is still a relatively new modality for out-of-hospital use, there are a lot of questions surrounding the treatment. I tracked down the answers for you—how it works, what research supports it, what skin concerns it addresses, and, of course, my personal experience with the HBOT treatment.
