Micro-Needling for Skin Rejuvenation
Everyone
wants beautiful, healthy skin. Patients seek various skin rejuvenation
treatments to reduce pore size, reduce pigmentation, tighten skin and reduce
fine lines, wrinkles, and scars.
Micro-needling
using a device such as Dermapen is a skin rejuvenation procedure that can enhance
skin beauty. Using multiple micro-needles, various channels are made creating a
direct pathway into the skin. These channels allow enhanced absorption of
topical antioxidants, vitamins, hair loss products and PRP (platelet rich
plasma).
Patients
have become more aware of the "Vampire Facelift". Micro-needling provides our
patients a simple method to have the Vampire Facelift administered. The other
options we offer included injection with or without tissue fillers that may
cause bruising or fractional laser resurfacing which results in social
downtime.
Needling
of the skin is not new technology. It started many years before I started
cosmetic micropigmentation15 years ago. I started treating hypopigmented scars
using an advanced micropigmentation technique called multitrepanic collagen
actuation (MCA).
I used
dry cosmetic micropigmentation needles to stimulate natural re-pigmentation of
scars that lost pigment. I also used MCA to improve acne, burn, surgical or
traumatic scars. Micro-injuries to scars can boost collagen production,
resulting in improvement in scar texture and color.
Wrinkle
reduction was seen when "smoker's lines" were treated. Often, fine lines around
the borders of the lips improved after permanent lip color procedures. As our
laser center grew, scars were primarily treated with various ablative and
non-ablative lasers. However, I still used MCA on scars on occasion up to this
past year.
Microneedling
with a device such as Dermapen is far superior to cosmetic tattooing needles
and other dermal rollers due to the size and number of the needles. There is
less trauma to the skin, which translates to less downtime for the patient. It
does not cause any collateral heat damage and can be used on all skin types.
The speed
and depth of penetration is adjustable, which allows the technician to use it
in more delicate areas such as under the eyes with more control. Scars can be
treated more deeply. Larger areas can be treated more quickly. The automatic
vibrating tip makes for a more efficient and effective, comfortable procedure. Most
of our patients are more comfortable than they anticipated.
Although
the results of collagen stimulation are not expected to be seen for up to 3
months, patients experience a more radiant glow to their skin immediately.