Microneedling

Medical Microneedling is also known as collagen induction therapy. It is an aesthetic procedure for revitalizing the skin. It helps you to look more rejuvinated by using the power of your body’s regenerative abilities. Microneedling treatment can:

• Reduce fine lines and wrinkles
• Tighten the skin
• Improve skin texture
• Reduce large pores
• Improve skin tone

What is Medical Microneedling?

The main difference between traditional microneedling and medical microneedling lies in the depth of the needles used and the qualifications of the practitioner performing the procedure.

Medical Microneedling:

• • This procedure is performed by a licensed medical professional, such as a dermatologist or a licensed medical practitioner.
  • It uses longer needles (typically 1.0 millimeter or deeper).
  • It is used for more severe skin issues, such as deep wrinkles, acne scars, stretch marks, and more significant skin texture concerns.
  • The deeper penetration of the needles helps to target the dermal layer, which allows for more dramatic results.

Medical microneedling is more intense and effective for deeper skin issues, as it involves longer needles and is performed by medical professionals.

How does medical microneedling work?

Microneedling uses many tiny needles to create minute wounds in the skin. These wounds stimulate the body’s natural repair processes, creating fresh skin and underlying tissues that are firmer and smoother.

Collagen is a substance your body produces that keeps your skin tight and the underlying tissues plump, but its production slows down with age. 

DC Dermatology also uses platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) to complement microneedling. PRP and PRF use natural substances extracted from your blood, such as growth factors, to promote healing and further boost collagen and elastin production.

What does medical microneedling feel like?

Modern microneedling delivers the microneedle wounds with such accuracy that it causes minimal discomfort. The treatment is virtually painless when used with numbing cream, and the after-effects are minimal.

One treatment session takes around 45 minutes, but the numbing cream needs to go on about 45 minutes before the microneedling starts. You can have a single treatment, but for most patients, three microneedling sessions at four to six-week intervals provide the most dramatic effect.

Dr. Dinh also uses treatment serums, ensuring you’re as comfortable as possible and enjoy a successful result. You should see an improvement immediately, but as the body works over the weeks after treatment to generate new tissue, it can take several months to see the final result.

Dr. Dinh can advise you on how to care for your skin after treatment. For example, you may need to wait before applying makeup and stay out of the sun. The effects of microneedling can last for months and even years in some patients.

To book your microneedling session, call DC Dermatology or book an appointment online today.