Microneedling is also known as collagen induction therapy. It is a cosmetic procedure that involves repeated micro punctures into the skin with sterile microneedles resulting in micro channels. The micro injury penetrates past the epidermis into the dermis level, activating the fibroblast cells responsible for the production of collagen and elastin. Most products don’t get past the epidermis but with microneedling the products used immediately after, penetrates and gets where it needed. Filing lines and plumping the skin contributing to a more youthful firmer and toned look to the skin. resurFACE uses the highest quality microneedling machine on the market today. Using specific, single use needle cartridges with customized serums for your skin type, results can be seen immediately and full benefits may take a few weeks.

A topical numbing agent is used prior to the treatment. While some areas are more sensitive, most people rate the discomfort level as a 2 out of 10.

Like all cosmetic procedures microneedling isn’t without risk. The most common are minor skin irritation immediately following the treatment. Some peoples skin may feel tender or tight and some redness maybe result for a few days following.

Professional skin needling is considered to be one of the safest skin treatment procedures. Unlike laser, intense chemical peels and dermabrasion, it causes minimal damage the skin with high results. Microneedling is well tolerated by clients and is suitable for thin and sensitive skin. No chemicals are needed for this procedure and it doesn’t make your skin sensitive to the sun. It’s very cost-effective and can be done in areas not suitable for chemical peels or laser resurfacing.

Microneedling can significantly improve your skins overall appearance of texture in tone but also helps repair sun damage, fine lines, wrinkles, thinning skin, improve scars, hyperpigmentation, age spots, rosacea, and reduce skin texture (larger pore appearance). It also helps your skin repair itself, producing more collagen and elastin which in turn gives your skin a more youthful appearance .

You will see an immediate glow to your skin. Visible changes to your skin develop over the next few weeks. Your skin’s reaction to the micro injury is to activate more collagen and elastin production, which happens over time.

Virtually anyone in good health can safely undergo microneedling therapy with minimal risk of adverse effects. Typical factors found with some cosmetic procedures such as age and skin colour aren’t a factor with microneedling. If you struggle with acne scars, large pore size, wrinkles, fine lines, hyperpigmentation, age spots, rosacea or premature aging; there is no skin type that doesn’t benefit from microneedling.

Anyone with the following: Any autoimmune disease, eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, haemophilia, scleredema, skin cancer, uncontrolled diabetes, or a history of raised scarring.

Some patients will need only one treatment every 6 months to a year to achieve results. However most patients receive 2 to 5 treatments 4-6 weeks apart. It really depends on the results you’re looking for and the condition of your skin at the beginning of the treatments.

Aesthetic medicine today has built the premise ‘hurting’ the skin actually makes it look better. The more invasive the treatment the more dramatic the results will be. Microneedling stimulates the body to heal itself, activating the dormant fibroblast cells in your skins dermis layer that are responsible for the collagen and elastin production.

Absolutely. Within the first hour of a microneedling treatment, the products you apply afterwards are effectively absorbed by 300%. This is why we want to pair the microneedling treatment with hyaluronic acid. The channels created by the microneedles create a conduit for the product to go straight past the epidermis were most products sit, straight into the dermis layer where they are extremely beneficial.

With the availability of derma rollers now it sounds more appealing to do these treatments at home than go to a professional. The problem with derma rollers is they do not make as many channels or penetrate at the depth that a professional derma pen does. A derma roller uses fewer and larger needles and they are more likely to traumatize the skin on the surface because they enter at an angle an exit at an angle, making the hole larger and keeping it more at the surface. Because the derma roller cannot pass through the epidermis into the dermis it does not activate the fibroblast cells responsible for the collagen and elastin, which is why you microneedle in the first place. The professional microneedling pen goes in the skin many more times in a square centimeter and goes in perpendicular, making the channels smaller and less damaging. With the depth of the needles being able to access the dermis layer it can activate your skins own response to heal itself, producing the desired effect of collagen and elastin production.