Exomind device promises to zap depression, lift mental fog

What if, alongside a little Ultherapy for a saggy neck and a few zaps of Clear + Brilliant laser for loathsome sun spots, you could boost your mood and zap brain fog on the same office visit? Courtesy of a new magnetic-field treatment dubbed Exomind, patients of Manhattan dermatologist Dr.Paul Jarrod Frank can do exactly that.And no one sounds more excited about Exomind than Frank himself.“I actually went to medical school to become a psychiatrist, and I feel that I use my skills and background in psychology every day,” Frank says.

“With the overwhelming demand and advancements in functional and longevity medicine, beauty, health, and wellness no longer sit on opposite ends of the cafeteria.They are all integrally woven into helping people achieve the best version of themselves.”That level of self-actualization doesn’t come cheap; at Frank’s practice, the recommended six-session course of treatment clocks in at $4,800.

And while the skin doc assures that lasting effects kick-in after the third session, most partakers can expect occasional maintenance visits to stay on track.Created by Prague-based medical device purveyor BTL, Exomind is a non-invasive brain stimulation treatment designed to improve mental and emotional well-being and is FDA-approved for the treatment of depression.In Canada, it also gets the green light for helping to tackle anxiety, OCD and issues with compulsive eating.According to Frank, who deploys multiple BTL-crafted devices at his practice, including Emsculpt for body contouring and Emsella for treating postpartum incontinence, Exomind is based on well-established technology called TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation).

To drill down the science, magnetic fields are used to boost neuron activity in the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex, the portion of the brain that regulates mood and emotional processing.“The problem with the older versions of TMS technology is that they were very time-consuming, requiring multiple consecut...