Microneedling is a device that causes controlled micro-injuries that stimulate your body’s natural wound healing process, while minimizing cellular damage. The result is effective remodeling of scar tissue, while keeping the overall structure of the skin intact. This prompts the skin to stimulate collagen production in response to the injury. Collagen, of course, is the key to filling in fine lines, improving elasticity, and plumping the skin, all of which contribute to a younger look.
Microneedling is great for someone with melasma, acne scars, enlarged pores, fine lines, and general discoloration. Generally, patients need about three to six monthly treatments, followed by maintenance.
Treatments take anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour, depending on the surface area and condition that’s being treated. Treatment areas can include face, neck, hands, and more!
We topically numb your treatment area to maximize your comfort level during your service. While everyone’s pain tolerance is different, many of clients say the service is not painful but rather uncomfortable yet bearable.
After 48 hours, it safe for you to put makeup over you skin as it heals. Your skin will continue to peel for the next few days as it regenerates new skin.
It can help rejuvenate facial and neck skin and reduce the appearance of fine lines and certain types of scars. With a series of treatments, collagen production is stimulated, leading to smoother, softer skin. PRP with Microneedling is a great alternative if you decide to supplement PRP treatments with fillers, under eye bags and sagging skin can also be addressed, as these can provide more volume in areas of the face that thin out or appear more hollow over time.
Benefits build over time with each additional treatment. Results aren’t usually noticeable until after a couple of treatments, but based on some customer testimonials, improvements can be noticeable earlier (within a few days after treatments) in some patients.
PRP stands for platelet rich plasma. PRP is taken from your blood and applied to your skin. The PRP facial utilizes the nutrients and growth factors from a sample of the patient’s own blood and combines them with the benefits of microneedling. This processes revitalize the skin, leaving it refreshed and rejuvenated—ultimately, the skin is stimulated and produces more collagen.
First, a sample of blood is taken, just like when you get routine blood tests performed. Generally, one tube—or a little more than one and a half teaspoons of blood—is drawn from the arm of choice.
Next, the sample is spun in a centrifuge so that the platelet rich plasma can be isolated. Sometimes red blood cells are mixed with this, and that translates to a red hue on the skin when the mixture is applied. (See the infamous Kim Kardashian’s photos of her “Vampire Facial”.)
After the area to be treated is made numb with a topical numbing cream and thoroughly cleaned and prepped, a microneedling device can be used. This device uses several sterile, ultra-fine needles that create small, superficial wounds in a highly controlled way.
Immediately after your Micro-Needling procedure, do not take any anti-inflammatory medications such as Ibuprofen, Motrin or Advil. These agents will interfere with the natural inflammatory process that is critical and responsible for your skin rejuvenation. Follow these simple steps:
Day 1:
Days 2-7:
Days 7+