Professional microneedling treatments are a compelling way to rejuvenate your skin without any injections or fillers. Microneedling works by prompting your body to replace old, damaged skin with fresh new skin cells in a natural way. By erasing age spots, minimizing wrinkles, and brightening your complexion, microneedling can offer many incredible benefits.
Like many of the best things in life, microneedling results take time to produce and aren’t immediate. Read on to learn when you can expect to see noticeable results from microneedling and if this popular treatment is appropriate for you.
Benefits From Professional Microneedling
There are many incredible benefits you can expect to achieve from collagen induction therapy. One of the most significant benefits of microneedling is that it drastically improves skin care products such as moisturizers, prescription acne ointments, and anti-aging creams. It is also more affordable than a facelift and does not involve any downtime, recovery, pain, or discomfort.
While results are not immediate like many other cosmetic treatments, the results you will experience are worth the wait. There are two key advantages to results taking time:
Results Are Natural
Microneedling results take time because you are waiting on your body’s natural healing responses to make the visible changes. The treatment sends your body the right signals to make the natural improvements, and no part of the process involves chemicals, incisions, or anything unnatural.
Results Are Gradual
Because the changes from microneedling come on gradually, treatments will never leave your co-workers shocked at how different your appearance suddenly is. Your skin will gradually continue to look younger and fresher with each passing day, and results will never be sudden or shocking.
Conditions Collagen Induction Therapy Can Treat
Collagen induction therapy is most often used to treat the following:
- Mild-to-moderate acne scarring
- Burn scars
- Skin texture
- Enlarged pores
- Stretch marks
- Sagging skin
- Fine lines moderate-to-severe wrinkles
The Number of Treatments Can Vary
The current condition of your skin and what condition you are trying to treat determines how many treatments you will need to achieve your ideal aesthetic. For moderate acne scars, you will probably need between three and four treatments. For moderate-to-severe burn scars and stretch marks, you will need approximately five treatments. To treat wrinkles and other signs of aging, you should only need between one and two treatments per year to maintain your youthful appearance.
How Frequently To Schedule Appointments
You can receive microneedling treatments every four to six weeks. It can take three treatments for collagen induction to be most noticeably effective. If you have never received collagen induction therapy before, you can expect to achieve your ideal aesthetic within four to six months of your first treatment. This accounts for the three treatments you will need, the waiting period between treatments, and how long it takes for the final results to appear after the final treatment.
Even if your final results aren’t visible after the first treatment, you will very soon see a noticeable improvement in your skin. We recommend scheduling your next appointment in six months with all anti-aging treatments once you’ve achieved your ideal aesthetic to maintain your results. At that point, we can assess the health and quality of your skin, and you may find that you only need one treatment per year.
Extending Your Results
With an excellent skincare routine, you can expect your results to last. Some necessary self-care steps to follow are:
- Drinking at least eight cups of water per day and more if you’re active or live in a dry climate.
- Getting plenty of vitamins A, C, D, E, and K along with all the B vitamins.
- Quitting smoking.
- Minimizing your alcohol intake and drinking plenty of water between drinks.
- Avoiding spending time in the sun without sunscreen or direct protection.
- Eating a diet that minimizes sugar and processed foods.
If you’re not quite ready for a facelift or you’re looking to extend the results of a facelift, microneedling could be the ideal aesthetic solution for you. Whether you’re looking to tighten and lift your skin, reduce wrinkles and scars, regenerate tissue, or you have another aesthetic goal, Laser Aesthetic Center can develop the perfect skin rejuvenation plan for your unique needs.