Microneedling in Los Gatos: Stunning Before & After Transformations

Microneedling uses tiny needles to create tiny, controlled injuries in the skin. This triggers the body’s natural healing response, which produces more proteins like elastin and collagen to heal the injuries, leading to new skin cells. The process leads to more elastic, firmer, and even skin, making microneedling effective for reducing scarring, dark spots, roughness, and other skin conditions.

Microneedling is a minimally invasive procedure, so it has incredibly minimal downtime. Most people return to their daily routine almost immediately. However, after the procedure, the treatment area may experience some redness and swelling and feel sensitive. But these effects subside after 24- 48 hours.

It can take a few days to several weeks to start noticing results after microneedling treatment. How long it takes to notice results varies depending on skin type, age, and specific skin concerns being treated. That said, you’ll notice plumpness in your skin immediately after treatment, and within 3-7 days, the skin will feel smoother and more radiant. And in 4-6 weeks, you may notice a reduction in the appearance of scars and enlarged pores.

Microneedling treatment is not painful. Before the procedure, the specialist applies a topical numbing cream that “deadens” the treatment area to reduce the discomfort from the process. However, some patients report feeling a slight prickling as the tiny needles penetrate the skin, but these are usually tolerable.

While microneedling is more commonly used on the face, you can use it to treat skin conditions in other parts of the body, including the hands, legs, chest, abdomen, back, and head. For example, it can tackle aging lines in neck and chest areas and age spots on the hands. It can reduce the appearance of surgical scars and scratch marks on the shoulders, abdomen, thighs, and breasts. It can even be used on the scalp to promote hair growth for those experiencing hair loss.

Microneedling is considered safe as it uses the body’s own natural healing process to rejuvenate the skin. However, there are a few side effects: (1) Swelling and redness (similar to sunburn) may occur immediately after the treatment. (2) The skin may be tender for a few days, and flaking may occur as the skin heals. (3) You may experience bruising and bleeding if you do deep microneedling.

Severe side effects can include damage to infection, nerve damage, and damage to blood vessels. However, these less common but severe side effects can be avoided easily by doing your procedure in a reputable center like LA ViE MD.

The cost of microneedling treatment can vary widely between a few hundred dollars and thousands of dollars. Factors affecting the cost of microneedling treatment include the size of the treatment area, the number of sessions required to treat the skin concern, and whether complementary therapies will be used.

You may experience redness, swelling, bruising, and skin peeling during the initial recovery period. As a result, some people may want to avoid certain social situations and public appearances. When going out, you will need to apply sunscreen with a sun protection factor. You may also need to avoid makeup and your regular skin care products during the first few days after the procedure.

Microneedling is often not a one-time procedure. For optimal results, you may require multiple sessions, meaning a longer commitment. And if it is not done properly, there is the risk of skin infection and nerve damage.

Two days after a microneedling procedure, the redness and swelling you experienced immediately after the procedure will have subsided (or almost subsided). You will feel a little plumpiness in the area because of the increased blood flow. You may experience a little tightness in the skin as it begins to heal.

The SkinPen microneedling procedure involves using a special device called the SkinPen to create controlled micro-injures in the skin. The device makes it easy to control the depth and speed of the needles based on the area being treated and the desired microneedling results. The procedure is simple and fast. The specialist simply moves the device across the treatment area in a systematic manner, and it takes only about 30 minutes.

Radiofrequency microneedling combines traditional microneedling with radiofrequency energy. In this procedure, fine needles penetrate the skin, and the needle tips emit radiofrequency energy into the skin. The energy heats up tissues, stimulating the production of collagen and elastin that rejuvenates the skin.

Radiofrequency microneedling can treat various skin concerns, including fine lines, wrinkles, acne scars, surgical scars, stretch marks, skin laxity, enlarged pores, rough skin, dark spots, sun-damaged skin, uneven skin tone, and more.

Microneedling procedure is relatively fast, as it usually takes about 30 minutes. The actual duration of each microneedling session depends on the size of the area being treated. But once you’re on the treatment table, it’ll be over before you know it.