What is Microneedling?

Micro-needling therapy is a new, minimally invasive treatment that can help reduce the appearance of facial wrinkles, enlarged pores, uneven skin tone, surgical scars, acne scars, and other scars. Facial scarring is one of the most difficult types of problem to overcome since it produces both physical and psychological changes. Facial scarring can be caused by many things including facial acne scars, accidents, burns, and surgery—and sometimes there's no way to tell what type of scar was created. Facial Micro-Needling Therapy uses tiny needles to puncture the skin in a controlled manner which stimulates collagen production resulting in skin rejuvenation for smoother skin and reducing the visibility or severity of scars.

Your skin loses its elastin and collagen over time, making it more vulnerable to scarring. Scars may lower your self-esteem and have a significant impact on your quality of life. One of the most prevalent types of acne vulgaris that affects the face and severely impacts people's social lives is scars. Micro-needling is a non-invasive therapy with minimal skin irritation that can help you reduce fine lines, wrinkles, stretch marks, and scars. This method incorporates collagen and elastin, which assist in the removal of blemishes, skin thinning issues, sagging skin, and scars while making the skin more lively.

Microneedling Treatment Procedure

Micro-needling for scars also known as collagen induction therapy (CIT) is a cosmetic procedure that involves puncturing the skin with tiny, sterile needles. It is a treatment modality for scars. This device consists of fine multiple needles, which puncture the skin in a controlled manner. The skin's healing process starts once the body encounters a puncture as an injury and starts the healing process, which helps in the formation of collagen and elastin-two structural proteins that give a smooth and younger look. The process includes rubbing numbing cream all over the face and then running a small hand-held device that is covered with many tiny closely spaced needles to create the wounds. The microneedling device rolls around the skin and the needles create tiny little holes without damaging the epidermis. The devices also penetrate the skin at different depths where harder-to-treat skin conditions will require a deeper layer of skin penetration.

The entire process of micro-needling for scars requires multiple treatments with a maximum of 5-6 sessions depending on the skin type. It is a minimally invasive procedure with very little downtime that helps in gaining natural firmness and reduces fine lines on the face. This low-cost scar treatment is suitable for all sorts of skin, whether it's sensitive or thin.

Benefits of Microneedling Therapy

• Micro-needling for scars is said to improve the skin's texture. This non-invasive technique fades blemishes and scars, resulting in clear, acne-free skin.
• Scars are the result of abnormal collagen formation, Micro Needling has the potential to fracture scar tissue and create elastin and collagen, promoting healthy skin growth.
• The technique aids in the restoration of natural firmness and decreasing fine wrinkles, which rejuvenates your skin.
• Micro-needling is highly efficient, effective, and results are consistent with multiple microneedling sessions.

What Devices Are Used For Microneedling Procedure?

Currently there are two microneedling devices out on the market to treat scars, fine lines and wrinkles, and various skin conditions. A derma roller is like a small pastry roller with a barrel of needles that rolls over your skin. A microneedling pen is an automated microneedling device with a disposable sterile cartridge of thin needles at the tip that penetrates vertically as it glides over your skin.

How Often Should You Have Microneedle Procedure?

Depending on what type of skin concerns you are wanting microneedling for will determine how many treatments are recommended. Treatments for aging skin, large pores, stretch marks, and acne scars will all require different amounts of microneedle sessions. Post-acne scarring varies with atrophic scars (which are indented) such as boxcar, icepick, rolling, and hypertrophic/keloid scars (which are raised) will require between 4-8 sessions depending on severity of the acne scars. Percutaneous collagen induction therapy for mild wrinkles will need a minimum of three sessions.

Conclusion

Micro-needling is one of the most effective techniques for treating atrophic acne scars, skin tightening, stretch mark treatment, acne healing, and skin texture. You can perform Micro-Needling on your skin to effectively restore your skin's radiance and glow with the use of AnteAGE Microneedling Roller.

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