Microneedling

Microneedling

(Collagen Induction Therapy)

Pricing varies by treatment

Starts at $295 for face & neck

Pretreatment: 20 minutes for numbing medicine

Treatment time: 60-90 minutes

Purpose: Target skin laxity, tighten the skin and promote collagen production.

Possible Locations of Treatment: Fack, Neck, Chest, Small areas of the Body

Frequency: Series of 4-6, 1 month apart

Possible Downtime: Usually 1 day

Results: Can take 3-6 months to see results as the body naturally takes time to create more collagen.

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IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU?

As we age, we see an inevitable decline in the elasticity, hydration, strength, and smoothness of our skin. This is because our body is slowing down its production of collagen, hyaluronic acid, and elastin.

LOSING SKIN STRENGTH

Collagen is primarily responsible for the strength of our skin, while elastin keeps skin bouncy and flexible and hyaluronic acid keeps everything well-hydrated. When the production of these three elements declines, we experience dry skin that starts to sag and fall into lines and wrinkles as the foundation below it in the dermis declines. Without elastin, it can’t bounce back from movement the way it once did.

What is the result? We get lines and wrinkles, our skin tends to sag, and we develop issues with texture and smoothness that we can’t seem to moisturize or exfoliate away. If you’re starting to notice the first signs of aging, like fine lines and larger pores, it’s a great time to consider microneedling.

DEALING WITH ACNE SCARS

For some of us, our skin issues aren’t all about the production of collagen. The problem is acne, and it’s all down to the way our body tries so hard to protect itself.

When we have a bad outbreak of acne, our skin immediately responds to close the wounds as fast as possible. For the body, restoring the skin as an impermeable barrier against outside infection is much more important than aesthetics, so the body prioritizes speed over beauty as it repairs the skin. This can leave us with acne scars that no cream or skincare routine can erase, but microneedling can help.

REBOOT YOUR SKIN

There are plenty of treatments out there that can temporarily cover up the signs of aging, but what about a treatment that actually gets your body to work repairing and strengthening skin for itself? In other words, what if there was a way to reboot the production system and send more collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid to your skin once again? That’s precisely what microneedling is all about.

The effects of aging don’t register as a problem with our bodies. That’s why our bodies don’t send collagen to fix issues like sagging skin or wrinkles. As we get a bit older, our body will only produce more of these elements if it senses an injury.

Microneedling is a way of tricking your body into doing this. The microneedling device contains microneedles that make tiny, superficial injuries to the top layer of the skin, triggering the production of collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid. And unlike the more aggressive injuries of acne outbreaks, this rebooted skin production is smooth and gentle. Once the collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid have done their work, you can expect:

• Smoother skin
• Smaller pores
• Reduction in scars
• More even pigmentation
• Erasure of fine lines
• Minimized deeper lines

HOW DOES MICRONEEDLING WORK?

Microneedling, also called percutaneous collagen induction therapy, is performed using a handheld, pen-shaped device, electrically powered, with tiny needles that make precise, microscopic punctures in the skin. These “micro-injuries” do not leave scars; they work by helping to stimulate the skin to repair itself naturally through a process called dermal remodeling. 

This process starts with inflammation, which stimulates the skin to produce new collagen (the elastic fibers that make skin tight, smooth, and youthful). The collagen in our skin declines as we age but new collagen can be produced when the skin is in repair mode.

Microneedling does not deliver heat to the skin like lasers do. As a result, people who have melasma (dark patches of skin) and hyperpigmentation (dark spots on the skin) can undergo microneedling without the risk of worsening pigmentation problems. (Darker skin is susceptible to pigmentation changes as a post-inflammatory response.)  

Four to Six treatments, one month apart, are recommended to achieve desired results. Through a series of sessions, microneedling can increase elastic skin fibers. Microneedling also helps the epidermis (the outermost layer of skin), which naturally thins with age, become thicker and tauter.

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