SKIN MICRO-NEEDLING / COLLAGEN INDUCTION THERAPY

Skin needling improves skins appearance and texture, helps with scarring, activates wound healing response, and stimulates collagen production.

This depends on the skin concern but your dermal therapist will assist you with a plan after they have assessed your skin.

We recommend skin needling treatments every four weeks for optimum results.

Skin needling is not suitable for anyone with an untreated skin cancer on the treatment area, anyone allergic to topical local anaesthetics, or any patient on high dose corticosteroids.

Skin needling is a minimally invasive treatment.

All skin needling device cartridges utilise disposable needle tips, so there are no risks of cross contamination or infection. The skin is thoroughly cleansed with an antiseptic prior to the micro needling procedure. It is suitable for almost all skin types, and is non-ablative.

Your doctor may advise antiviral or antibiotic prophylaxis if you are prone to cold sores, staph infections, or have any associated medical conditions. Each session takes about 30 minutes. We give our patients the option to recover under our LED device, which hastens recovery and improves skin collagen.

You can combine skin needling with other anti-ageing treatments for outstanding results. For example, treatments such as vampire facial/liquid gold facelift therapy, serums and medi-aesthetic peels can be optimised when skin needling has been performed prior to treatment, as the skin needling helps to distribute the plasma or topical treatments beneath the top layer of your skin. Additionally, skin needling can help enhance results after volume replacement and muscle relaxant treatments, as it soothes and regenerates the skin.

Yes, skin needling is safe and effective in skin of all ages. It can be a good idea to start skin needling treatments in your 20s or 30s, when you can enjoy the best boost in collagen production.

Skin needling utilises a medical device which perforates the skin using multiple sterile needles which vertically pierce the top layer of skin in a vibrating manner. As the device glides over the area being treated, thousands of tiny punctures are created on the skin’s surface, opening up pores and allowing for better absorption of topical treatments.

To ensure effective treatment, it is desirable that there will be fine pin point bleeding (similar to a very superficial graze) to the area treated with skin needling.

Usually the skin will be pink for 24-48 hours, and feel warmer and tighter than usual. Bruising is rare but there may be minor swelling. We advise a light dressing for the immediate post-treatment period.

After skin needling treatment, your body will naturally start to regenerate and repair the skin, working below the surface. This means new collagen and elastin is formed, blood supply is enhanced, and new skin cells are regenerated. It usually takes up to six weeks before any visible signs of repair are seen, and this will continue over the following months.

Skin needling and muscle relaxants have very different effects, and both treatments target different concerns in different ways. Skin needling is a non-invasive treatment that stimulates collagen renewal on the skin's surface, while muscle relaxants or volume replacement administers neurotoxin under the skin to plump out wrinkles or stabilise muscle movement. You should speak to your doctor or dermal clinician about which treatment is right for you! Skin needling is ideal for refreshing your skin.

The benefits of skin needling last about three to five months, depending on how well you maintain your skin health between treatments and the condition of your skin.

No, skin needling is beneficial for refining fine lines and wrinkles and should not make your wrinkles worse.

Usually there isn’t any downtime with this treatment - only some redness that should be gone within a day.