Dermapen / Microneedling / CIT (Collagen Induction Therapy)
Why You Should Consider Microneedling?
By galvanizing your skin to produce more collagen in the treated area, micro-needling offers multiple benefits:
1. Reducing lines and wrinkles: The primary benefit of micro needling is replacing lines and wrinkles with smooth, elastic skin. The micro-needling tool gently breaks down old skin tissues and forces the skin to replace them with new collagen-rich tissues. Reversing the visible signs of aging is by far the skin therapy’s main appeal
2. Treating scars and damaged skin: Because micro-needling is technically encouraging your skin to replace old tissues with new, it can also be an effective solution to treat acne scars, discolored skin (including melasma), and sunburned skin.
Why You Should Consider Microneedling?
3. Shrinking pores: Collagen production occurs around pores. As more collagen is produced, the pores become smaller. Shrinking pores contributes to skin health; enlarged pores tend to clog and invite acne.
4. Increasing the effectiveness of skincare products: The micro-punctures created by the micro-needling tools improve the skin’s capacity to absorb substances. This means that skincare products such as acne treatments and dry skin lotions seep into the skin more thoroughly.
How it works?
Skin needling penetrates the top layer of skin with micro-needles that create pin-point injuries in the deeper layers.
This then triggers the body’s natural wound healing response, stimulating new collagen and elastin formation.
It might sound a little scary, but in the right hands of a fully-qualified and experienced Aesthetic Physician (such as our aesthetician in KK Aesthetic Lounge), it is one of the most effective ways to get the skin renewal cycle to generate stronger collagen and healthier, firmer looking skin.
FAQs
Prime your skin two weeks prior with vitamin A, vitamin C and other growth factor serums.
Avoid tanning and prolonged sun exposure for two weeks prior.
Cease blood thinners, anti-inflammatory medications, omega-oils, multivitamins,
vitamin B, vitamin E and glucosamine for one week prior to minimise the risk of
bruising.
Men are to be clean shaven prior to treatment.
Advise your clinician if you:
Are taking topical antibiotics for acne (will need to cease two weeks prior to
treatment).
Have active sunburn, solar keratosis or tan.
Have cosmetic body implants.
Are taking arrhythmia medications (will need to cease prior to treatment).
Have an auto-immune disorder.
Are taking blood thinners (aspirin, Warfarin, ibuprofen, fish oils, ginkgo biloba and alcohol), photosensitisers, and/or antidepressants (consult with client’s general practitioner prior to treatment).
Have received cosmetic injectable treatments in the past 14 days or electrolysis in the past week.
Prior to your first treatment, your clinician will consult with you to assess your suitability for skin needling and discuss any concerns or questions you may.
The treatment involves our clinician making small punctures to the outermost layers of your skin with pin-point needles.
An anaesthetic agent will be applied to minimise discomfort throughout the treatment.
Anyone who:
Is pregnant.
Has active papulopustular rosacea and active herpes simplex.
Has open lesions in the treatment area.
Has skin cancer•Has severe acne.
Has warts in the treatment area.
Has a bacterial/fungal infection in the treatment area.
Has taken Roaccutane in the past 12 months.
Has haemophilia.
Has had chemotherapy in the previous three months.
Has used topical antibiotics for acne in the previous two weeks.
Has had sun exposure within the past two weeks.
Has cosmetic body implants in the treatment areaIf you are unsure, contact your clinic.
Microneedling, while not painful, does cause temporary inflammation, redness, and skin peeling. This discomfort should quickly subside after 2 to 4 days.
Avoid excessive exercise in the first 24 hours.
Avoid scrubs and exfoliants and strong skincare products for the first three to five days.
Avoid cosmetic injectables for the first week.
Avoid tanning and prolonged sun exposure for the first two weeks.
Consider taking natural supplements or antiviral medication for prevention if you are prone to cold sores.
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