Micro-Needling FAQ

What is Micro-Needling?

Micro-needling, also known as collagen induction therapy, is a popular, non-surgical skin treatment that can balance skin tone and help reduce pore size, wrinkles, and scars. The treatment can be used safely on all skin types and requires little to no recovery time. The procedure takes about an hour. Within days, you should be able to see overall improved skin appearance as a result of the treatment. Micro-needling also readies the skin for the deep absorption of the product applied during the procedure, which helps boost and accelerate noticeable effects. The superficial micro-channels created allow topical gels, creams, and serums to be absorbed more effectively into the skin, including:

• Hyaluronic acid serums

• Skin lightening products

• Growth Factors & Antioxidants

• Exosomes

• Vitamins and Minerals

How does Micro-Needling work?

Micro-needling uses ultra-fine needles to create micro channels, or tiny holes, in the skin. The process stimulates the skin’s natural ability to heal itself by producing collagen and elastin. The repair process begins almost immediately, and the final results can provide thicker skin and softened wrinkles and scars. Dermal needling is the only rejuvenation treatment that maximizes the penetration of essential cell nutrients and maximizes the release of growth factors associated with the positive aspects of wound healing simultaneously.

The Micro-Needling tool contains sterile, disposable micro-needles that are gently glided across using stem-cell-derived exosome, growth factors to further facilitate the area being treated, creating micro-channels of controlled “injury.” This injury stimulates the production of the skin’s own repairing collagen and increases absorption of the skincare ingredients/products applied as part of the procedure.

What is Micro-needling Skin Rejuvenation’s Goal? Every skin rejuvenation should keep this in mind!!

• Optimize cell function

• Preserve the integrity of the epidermis

• Strengthen dermal/epidermal junction (DEJ)

• Preserve dermal papillae

• Break down Scar Tissue

• Release epidermal growth factors (EGF)

• Increase natural collagen: transforming growth factors-B3 (TGF-B3)

• Induce Regenerative healing

What are the common areas treated with Micro-Needling?

The technology is versatile and can be used to improve skin appearance on many parts of the body, including the face, neck, décolletage, hands, and arms. It can be used to help skin look better by reducing and even eliminating acne scars, hyperpigmentation, stretch marks, fine lines and wrinkles, and even hair restoration.

What is the procedure for Micro-Needling?

Micro-needling is a minimally invasive procedure that is used for skin improvement, and it works on a similar principle to laser skin treatments except it doesn’t damage The needling device delivers tiny pricks that can stimulate the natural healing process, creating smoother skin by helping to minimize the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and scars. It’s a quick, simple, and pain-free treatment that provides results by stimulating the skin’s natural production of collagen and elastin, the important building blocks of healthy, radiant, and youthful skin.

What does the Micro-Needling procedure feel like?

The Micro-Needling device’s high-speed motor causes needle penetration to occur quickly, feeling more like a sandpaper sensation than needle sticks. Depending on the areas being treated and the depth of needle penetration, patients may experience stronger sensation. Micro-needling is most often performed after a numbing cream has been applied to reduce or eliminate any possible discomfort or pain.

What can I expect after Micro-Needling?

Micro-needling causes no tissue destruction. The microchannels created in the skin close quickly, and the healing response begins almost immediately. Depending on the depth of the skin defect, you may see only redness after the procedure, or you may experience some pinpoint bleeding, which stops almost immediately.

What will my skin look and feel like after Micro-Needling?

A Micro-Needling procedure can cause redness (similar to a mild sunburn), light swelling, a stinging sensation, and a bit of tenderness. These effects can last a day to several days, depending on treatment depth, and the redness is usually easily camouflaged with makeup. Most patients can return to work and normal activities immediately following the treatment. You can apply gentle products and at-home Exosome serum to encourage the rapid start wound healing phase.