At Wellskin Med Spa in Dallas, TX, we design customized skincare treatment plans to meet the needs of our patients interested in improving their skin’s health and appearance. One of our treatments is microneedling, one of the most effective non-surgical treatments for addressing lines, wrinkles, acne scars, skin texture irregularities, and other skin concerns. After adding this treatment to your skincare regimen, you’ll see visible improvements in your skin’s texture and tone and improve your overall skin health.
How Often Should You Undergo Microneedling for Optimal Results?
Patients interested in scheduling microneedling treatments to address specific skin concerns typically need at least three to four treatments, with approximately four to six weeks between each, to effectively improve their skin and correct common conditions like large pores, acne scars, fine lines and wrinkles, uneven skin texture, and more.
However, the best long-term results come when patients make this collagen induction therapy treatment a staple in their skincare regimen. Scheduling regular sessions every four to six weeks indefinitely will help you maintain youthful, glowing skin and delay, slow, and even reverse aging by constantly forcing the body to increase natural collagen production and accelerate cellular turnover.
What Is Collagen Induction Therapy?
Collagen induction therapy is another name for microneedling. The treatment method induces natural collagen production by creating tiny injuries that the body must respond to with a healing reaction. This natural healing reaction causes an increase in the production of significantly more collagen fibers in the treatment area, which makes the skin look younger and feel tighter and firmer.
What Does It Treat?
This treatment is an effective option for patients who want to smooth lines and wrinkles, reduce the appearance of acne scars and stretch marks, improve skin tone on the face and body, and enhance product absorption and penetration to ensure maximum product effectiveness.
While the face is one of the most common treatment areas, the SkinPen device can also address skin conditions and texture issues elsewhere on the body, including the arms, legs, hands, chest, neck, stomach, and back.
What Can I Expect From a Treatment?
This treatment process begins with the application of a topical numbing solution to ensure optimal comfort throughout your appointment. Once your skin is numb, we’ll spend approximately 30 minutes using our SkinPen device to create microscopic injuries on your skin’s surface.
The body will immediately begin responding to these micro-injuries with an immune reaction that will cleanse the treatment area, followed by cellular renewal and regeneration, and eventually, increased collagen and elastin production. Once your treatment is over, we’ll apply carefully curated topical products and give you more details about aftercare instructions.
Is There Downtime?
Once your treatment is over, you must take specific steps to care for your skin to ensure quick healing and the best results. You may notice some redness and swelling, which is a normal reaction and indicates that the body is responding and will heal and renew the treatment area.
It’s important to use the right products as your skin heals since not only will your skin have an increased absorption rate, but whatever is applied topically will better absorb into the skin, good or bad. For that reason, you should use the highest quality ingredients so that they will absorb quickly and create positive changes in your skin. Additionally, you’ll need to avoid certain environments, products, and sun exposure to ensure the best results.
When Will I See the Results?
You can expect visible improvements in your skin after undergoing a single session. Most patients see results relatively quickly within the first few days, but the best results are visible within the first three months after completing the recommended sessions.
It can take the body up to 12 weeks to produce more collagen, so if you don’t see results immediately, know that they will appear; it will just take some time to see them. Results will continue to improve after each treatment you schedule. Final results are typically evident several months after completing the last recommended session. With maintenance sessions, you can continue to maximize and extend your results.
How Long Will My Results Last?
After your treatment, your results may last several months to a year or longer. However, since you cannot stop the aging process, it’s important that you schedule maintenance sessions to maintain the most youthful-looking skin long-term. We can give you a better idea of how often to schedule your maintenance sessions so you know what to expect.
Can It Be Combined With Other Treatments?
Since microneedling is a non-surgical, minimally invasive treatment, it pairs well with other treatments that will enhance the results and address additional skin issues. Popular treatments to add to a microneedling treatment plan include BOTOX injections and Clear + Brilliant laser rejuvenation to improve skin tone and quality. During your initial consultation, we’ll review our other available skincare services and discuss which treatments will best benefit your skin.
Am I a Good Candidate?
The best candidates for microneedling are patients looking for a non-surgical solution to visibly improve the texture, tone, and overall appearance of the skin. This device can effectively target problem areas on the face and body to help patients achieve their skincare goals. It’s essential that patients are in good health and have healthy skin in the desired treatment area.
Patients with a skin infection or active acne will not qualify for treatment until the skin has healed. An initial consultation is the best way to confirm whether this collagen induction therapy treatment is right for you.
Improve Your Skin the Natural Way
Regular microneedling treatments will make all the difference in your skin’s health and overall appearance. Not only will this treatment make your products work better, but it can also correct stubborn skin imperfections that don’t respond to your traditional skincare regimen. We can give you more details about the benefits of this needling treatment and how it can initiate a total skin transformation. Contact Wellskin Med Spa in Dallas, TX, to schedule your initial consultation.