PRO Microneedling delivers your most advanced professional results for minimising the look of hyperpigmentation, pores and wrinkles using innovative techniques and powerful, professional-grade actives. It helps to brighten the complexion, reduce the appearance of dark spots, diminish the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and refine the look of pores. It has also shown outstanding results for reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles.
Skin needling uses very fine needles to promote skin stimulation and skin rejuvenation. This is unlike any heat based technology as there is no skin burning and skin coagulation. The side effects are dramatically reduced and the risk, almost zero. Microneedling(Skin needling) is a vibrational stamping device, unlike a manual handheld roller.
Is This Treatment Right For You?
The good news is most people can have this treatment. Unlike many advanced skin treatments, such as laser, all skin tones can have this treatment because it doesn’t involve the delivery of heat. Microneedling has demonstrated incredible results for those who have depressed scars from acne and is in fact, skin needling is one of the most effective professional treatments for this type of acne scarring.
We also know microneedling has been shown to be effective in evening skin tone, as it’s able to regulate the production of pigment. Lastly, it’s tightening benefits makes microneedling not only ideal for skin rejuvenation, but also an excellent treatment for reducing enlarged pores.
How is the procedure performed, and does it hurt?
Microneedling works by triggering the body’s wound healing process. By using fine needles to make miniscule, evenly-spaced micro-injuries, the treatment stimulates the healthy tissue surrounding the microneedling wounds to repair the damage. This triggers the production of collagen and elastin – rebuilding the skin’s dermal structure and helping to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and texture irregularities such as acne pitting or stretch marks.
PRO Microneedling has a unique 3-step approach to ensure we achieve advanced results.
Step 1: Preparation
Your Professional Skin Therapist will evaluate your skin and ask about your skin concerns. Then it’s time to cleanse to remove impurities, followed by exfoliation to remove dead skin cells with a professional-grade peel. All of this preps your skin to help boost microneedling results.
Step 2: Microneedling
Your Professional Skin Therapist will tailor the microneedling, application method, and complementary professional serum to target your skin health goals.
Step 3: Home Care & Recovery
There’s no downtime needed for this minimally-invasive procedure but your post-treatment home care routine is as important as the treatment itself for maintaining and enhancing your results. You’ll leave with a customised home care product plan that best suits your skin.
Immediately after your skin needling treatment you will look as though you have moderate sunburn and your skin may feel warm and tighter than usual. This will start to subside after 1 to 2 hours and will normally recover within the same day with only slight redness the following day. Our skin therapists will prescribe post procedure skincare after the procedure to help soothe, calm and protect the skin. Continue to use for 3 days. Active skincare can be resumed again after day 3.
Should you expect downtime from this treatment?
The inflammatory reaction of the skin is extremely short and fades significantly within hours from redness to pinkish that may last from 12 to 24 hours on average. In order to reduce visible redness, we recommend topical healing minerals + hyaluronic acid to help hydrate the skin. Zinc sun protection is also recommended. Microneedling effective for:
- Tissue Regeneration
- Skin Rejuventation
- Fine Lines
- Wrinkles or Deep wrinkles
- Pigmentation
- Pore Size Reduction
- Stretch Marks
- Acne Scarring
- Skin Tightening
What influence have the fine needles of the Microneedling on the epidermis?
The renewal cycle of the epidermal cells is between 2 and 4 weeks. In aged skin this process is prolonged. From research in the laboratories of MatTek™ and Owen Biosciences™ (USA) we know that even short needles influence the cell communication by electrical signals, especially in the basal membrane. Transmitted Growth Factors (TGF) signals stimulate and accelerate the cell proliferation of keratinocytes, basal cells, etc. This stimulation caused by needling the skin reduces the proliferation cycle and increases the cell production of undifferentiated and differentiated cells. This results in an increase of the epidermis of 30% and more. The skin (over time) is pushed upward and finally forms the stratum corneum.
With a slower cell cycle, aged skin often has a matte, grayish appearance. This is caused by the slowed cell proliferation and also the keratin scales building up on the surface. This lack of transparency is the substantial optical difference between young and old skin. These matte scales (1 or 2 layers out of about 20) are removed by the fine needles of the needling.
Skin Needling vs Ablative treatments
- No skin damage – The outer, protective layers of the skin are kept intact, unlike resurfacing techniques that remove this layer.
- Less pain – Skin needling only pin pricks the skin without causing damage to the nerve cells. This means skin is less susceptible to pain and irritation.
- Less downtime – The epidermis remains intact so maximum downtime required would be 1 or 2 days.
- Minimal side effects
- Suitable for all skin types & body parts – This includes under eye (infra/supra orbital), preoral area, neck, decolletage, hands, abdomen, inner arms and any other parts of the body requiring treatment
- No skin sensitivity to UV light – The skins sun protection barrier would not be affected or damaged by the treatment.
- No permanent skin discolouration risks – The epidermis protects from UV induced hyperpigmentation, so less risk of past-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
- Can be repeated without any limits the more, the better!
- Cost-effective treatment alternative
Is the Medical Microneedling safe on ethnic or darker skin?
When looking at different skin treatments, you probably heard of the terms “ablative” and “non-ablative.” An ablative procedure uses a specific method to remove or destroy tissue by cutting, burning or abrading. Instead, Collagen Induction Therapy (CIT) or medical micro-needling is a safe, non-ablative procedure. Medical micro-needling does not destroy, cut, burn or remove any layers of the skin including the epidermis. Although micro-needling punctures the skin hundreds of times, the skin regains its integrity within minutes after the procedure.
Since all layers of the skin remain intact, the risks of infections or complications are rarely seen. For more details, please visit the Collagen Induction Therapy page. Side effects of ablative procedures on ethnic or darker skin Ablative procedures can cause several unwanted side effects on ethnic or darker skin. You’re at risk if you have: Light olive to darker skin tones and tanned skin (from natural sunlight and tanning beds).
This is because these skin types contain more melanin (the pigment causing skin color). The more melanin you have, the higher your risk. Sometimes, the skin damage can last several months to several years. Common side effects are: Skin discoloration (hypo/hyperpigmentation), Burning, Blistering, Scarring , Infection (due to the removal of the epidermis) and Thinning of the skin
Why is Microneedling safe on ethnic and dark skin?
- Microneedling is non-ablative.
- Microneedlingleaves your outer skin layer intact (non-ablative). It is an all-natural procedure that takes advantage of the body’s natural healing response to rejuvenate skin.
- Microneedling is all-natural
- Microneedling utilizes your built-in healing responses, there is no need for heat or additional chemicals. Depending on the medical professional’s preferences, other natural ingredients may be used during the skin needling procedure to enhance results. But, heat or chemicals are never used.
The Medical Skin needling procedure stimulates new skin cell growth. It also increases collagen and elastin production while increasing blood flow to your skin. Because of this, it can be used to correct the undesired side effects that may have been caused by ablative therapies.
- Microneedling is safe
- Microneedling rebuilds skin tissue for natural-looking, long-lasting results. After over 350,000 procedures performed worldwide, there are no reported side effects
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