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Microneedling

Age, sun damage, lifestyle, and environmental factors can wreak havoc on the face, leaving you with rough, uneven skin and a less-than-radiant appearance overall.

While there are thousands of skin care options on the market that claim to be able to fix any skin issue, it simply isn’t the case.

The primary reason behind the skin’s inability to bounce back from damage is the decrease in the body’s natural production of collagen and elastin that comes with age.

At The Rejuva Center at Williams, we offer several treatments designed to address issues associated with aging skin, including microneedling and RF microneedling.

The minimally invasive therapy was specifically designed to increase your body’s production of collagen, leading to improvements in or the elimination of fine lines, wrinkles, acne scars and hyperpigmentation.

What is the Role of Collagen in Youthful Skin?

To understand how microneedling works, you first have to understand the role of collagen in keeping the skin looking gorgeous and smooth.

Along with elastin, collagen is a vital building block for healthy, youthful skin, providing the underlying support for your skin and helping it to easily bounce back after damage.

In our youth, the skin contains plenty of collagen and therefore appears smooth, plump, and healthy. As we age, two things happen — collagen production slows, and the existing collagen fibers weakens and breaks down.

Collagen is affected by things like daily exposure to UV rays, pollution, free radicals, and the natural aging process.

This causes the skin to begin to sag, look like crepe paper, and uneven. These changes allow wrinkles and lines to become deeply etched into the facial skin.

To maintain firm and healthy-looking skin, collagen production needs stimulation on a regular basis to produce new, healthy collagen at a faster rate than it is being broken down.

That’s where microneedling comes in.

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What is Microneedling?

Microneedling is a safe and effective treatment for all ages and skin types and works by gently piercing the dermis using a device equipped with tiny, sterile needles. As the device travels across the surface of the skin, the needles oscillate in and out, delivering hundreds of evenly spaced micro-punctures to the epidermis. These punctures are nearly invisible, but are enough to activate the body’s injury response, which stimulates healing and in turn boosts the production of new collagen and elastin. This increase in collagen and elastin not only helps to reverse visible signs of aging, but also helps to prevent further aging by triggering cell turnover.

We use the Bellus SkinPen®, which allows us to tailor the microneedling treatment to your specific needs and skin concerns. Needle depth, speed, number of sessions, and aftercare are all customized to address skin type, condition, and desired results. Microneedling helps treat acne scars, enlarged pores and uneven skin tone, in addition to helping to keep monthly breakouts at bay. In addition, it addresses advanced signs of aging and maintenance of the results achieved by other cosmetic procedures.

Microneedling is also an effective treatment for other areas on the body. With the Bellus SkinPen®, we can now treat pigmentation issues, stretch marks, scarring and skin laxity on your thighs, abdomen, breasts — nearly anywhere you may want to address.

RF microneedling, also known as radiofrequency microneedling, is a cosmetic procedure that combines two popular skin rejuvenation techniques: microneedling and radiofrequency (RF) energy. RF microneedling is less invasive than surgical options like facelifts, making it a popular choice for individuals who want to improve their skin without enduring significant downtime or recovery periods. It can treat various skin concerns, including fine lines, wrinkles, sun damage, acne scars, stretch marks, and skin laxity.

At The Rejuva Center, we use the INTRAcel RF microneedling device for all RF microneedling treatments. This device precisely delivers microneedles at controllable depths and has the ability to customize the radio frequency energy being used, creating a comfortable and safe experience for all skin tones and types while reducing the risk of hyperpigmentation.

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What to Expect from a Microneedling Treatment

The Bellus SkinPen® microneedling session begins with our patients feeling comfortable in one of the spa-like treatment rooms at The Rejuva Center at Williams.

To maximize comfort, topical numbing cream is applied to the skin. Followed by the application of SkinPen’s Skinfuse® Lift HG hydrogel, which is used to protect the skin from friction and abrasion during the treatment.

The SkinPen® is moved gently and uniformly along the skin, creating hundreds — even thousands, of micropunctures per second, stimulating the skin’s natural healing process to activate collagen production and tissue remodeling. Our Providers with a medical license are able to set the settings at a higher level to create better outcomes safely, unlike estheticians who have limited licensing to operate at lower depth levels.

The SkinPen® treatment takes approximately 30 minutes resulting in a visible reduction in fine lines, wrinkles, and scars. Patients will also see an increased firmness and refreshed “glow” to their skin.

Once the SkinPen® session is complete, clients can continue with their day with few restrictions.

Patients may experience some mild redness, but that will resolve on its own within a day or so. It is important to avoid strenuous exercise and sun exposure for at least 24 hours following the treatment, and makeup and sunscreen should not be worn during that time.

Detailed aftercare instructions will be provided by the staff member performing the microneedling procedure. We would be delighted to answer any questions a person might have so that they can experience a smooth recovery.

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Microneedling Results & Maintenance

After your SkinPen® microneedling session, patients will notice that their skin looks healthier and feels firmer.

As the collagen works to rebuild healthy tissue, the results will continue to improve, with the increased collagen and elastin production continuing for up to six months. In most cases, more than one session is needed to provide optimal results, with most people requiring a minimum of three, spaced at least a month apart. To keep the skin looking firm and youthful, we recommend a regular schedule of SkinPen® microneedling treatments.

RF microneedling results are dramatic, primarily because the combination of microneedling and RF energy stimulates collagen production and also targets the deeper layers of the skin that traditional microneedling alone may not reach. The end result is improved skin texture, reduced fine lines and wrinkles, and a more youthful appearance.

However, collagen remodeling takes time, so you will not see the full effects of RF microneedling immediately. Generally, patients begin to notice improvement in about six to eight weeks after the first session. The most optimal results of RF microneedling are achieved after multiple sessions administered as part of a curated skin care plan. These treatments are typically spaced several weeks apart, and the number of sessions required depends on the treatment plan recommended by our expert staff.

Finally, it’s important to note that an RF microneedling procedure may cause some mild discomfort, but numbing cream or local anesthesia can be used to minimize the effects. After the treatment, patients may experience redness, swelling, and some minor bruising for a few days, but these side effects usually subside relatively quickly.

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At The Rejuva Center at Williams, microneedling continues to be one of our most popular services, and the Bellus SkinPen® is providing our patients with gorgeous results.

To experience this treatment for yourself, call our office today at 518-308-4110 to schedule a consultation.

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