Microneedling can break up adhesions from scarring and stimulate remodeling of textured skin to produce smoother and healthier-looking skin.
By stimulating collagen and elastin, we are able to plump the skin and reduce loose, creepy skin.
Microneedling creates micro-injuries in the skin, which trigger collagen and elastin production and allow the new, remodeled skin to grow healthier and become more hydrated and radiant.
Treatment includes the face and neck, however, microneedling can be done anywhere on the body where you wish to improve skin quality. Other popular areas are the décolleté, abdomen, areas of scaring or stretchmarks, thighs, knees, and many more.
You may start to see skin improvement within a week, but the best results are seen 4 weeks after the treatment and after multiple sessions.
We recommend multiple sessions, usually three or six, once a month. Once you reach your skin goal, you can have maintenance sessions once a season.
Each treatment includes proprietary mix of products during the treatment and clinically proven take-home products to optimize your treatment.
● 24 hours before your treatment, try to avoid any medications or foods that can make you bleed, such as ibuprofen or alcohol. If you don’t avoid these, you have a higher chance of bruising but can still receive the treatment.
● Plan ahead for health and wellness: After receiving microneedling, avoid applying skincare products or makeup for 24 hours and avoid intense sweating for 72 hours. Stay out of direct sunlight for 5 days or until fully healed.
● Plan ahead, social calendar: You may bruise, which may take a few days to go away.
● Review all the contraindications before treatment, such as pregnancy or breastfeeding, to ensure it is safe for you to be treated.
● Step 1: Consultation & Treatment Plan
Your treatment begins with a thorough medical intake and full skin consultation. During this time, we’ll discuss your short and long-term aesthetic goals and develop a treatment plan together. The consultation determines the number of treatments needed to achieve your goals, as well as whether your treatments can be paired with others..
● Step 2: Cleanse, Numb & Treat
After cleansing your skin, we apply topical numbing to your face and neck for 10 minutes. Then, you’re cleansed again, and the treatment begins. Products are topically applied while microneedling your face and neck, which takes about 30 minutes.
● Step 3: Post-Care
Once complete, aftercare with be discussed along with your take-home skincare products included in the treatment.
● You can take Tylenol or Ibuprofen (Advil) for discomfort.
● Keep the face and neck clean and free of products (unless given to you by Christina) until the area is healed.
● Avoid make-up for 24 hours and intense sweating for 72 hours.
Multiple sessions are recommended to significantly improve the quality of the skin. Typically, we recommend three sessions with maintenance every quarter.
Microneedling is great for many conditions ranging from uneven texture to improving skin quality, acne scarring, and even hyperpigmentation. It’s safe for all skin types but cannot be performed if you are prone to keloid scarring.
Once you stimulate collagen, it will last as long as your body normally breaks it down. If you’re improving uneven skin texture, such as scarring, this will be improved and not come back unless you have acne again.
Christina has cherry-picked products from around the world to bring you the most innovative technologies available. All products are FDA-approved in the US. They range from hyaluronic acid hydrators to regenerative products that repair DNA and everything in between.
24-48 hours. The next day, you may be red and swollen, but this usually resolves within 48 hours. Bruising is rare but could happen and will resolve in the timeframe you normally heal.
You are numbed with topical numbing, so you may feel light picks or pressure but the treatment is mostly very comfortable.
Microneedling is controlled mechanical trauma with tiny needles, while lasers use wavelengths of energy to cause controlled trauma. There are many different types of lasers for different skin concerns.
We schedule an hour for this treatment.
It is rare but may occur.
No, we use topical numbing which you are unable to receive when pregnant or breastfeeding.
Avoid intense sweating for 72 hours after treatment.
Have Christina recommend the best treatment options for your individual needs and facial composition.