Microneedling

What Is Microneedling?

Microneedling is a minimally invasive procedure using thin needles. The procedure can help reduce the appearance of skin concerns such as acne scars, stretch marks or wrinkles.

How Does Microneedling Work?

Microneedling involves a trained medical practitioner using a handheld device to create hundreds of microscopic needle impressions in the skin on the face or body. As the treatment pen is passed over the face, it creates micro-injuries and prompts the derma, a deeper layer of skin, to mount a healing response, delivering a natural collagen boost. The tiny channels in the skin made by the needles also allows for deeper absorption of topical treatments after treatment.

What Areas Can Be Treated?

It can be used on the face, neck, décolleté, arms, hands, legs, and abdomen.

Benefits Of Microneedling

E-Pen treats age spots, blackheads, hyper-pigmentation (melasma), acne spots and scars, fine lines and wrinkles, and improves the appearance of dull, “tired-looking” skin.

How Many Sessions Are Recommended?

You will be able to see a “glow” in your skin as soon as the procedure is finished, and visible changes to the skin will develop over the course of several weeks. Results continue to improve up to six months after the treatment. Some patients only require a single treatment in one visit just once a year to achieve noticeable results. However, most dermatologists recommend that patients receive a series of three to six treatments spaced four weeks apart for best results. For patients with significant skincare concerns, such as deep acne scars, it is recommended to receive six to eight sessions at four-week intervals.

Does It Hurt?

Microneedling might sound like it should be very painful but in reality, most people only experience slight discomfort. Topical anesthetic cream is applied beforehand to help numb the area being treated. The needles used in the procedure are very small and the wounds are extremely shallow, meaning you’ll feel very little and the wounds heal quickly. It is this healing effect that gives your skin the vital collagen boost that causes rejuvenated skin and reduced imperfections.