Skin needling can be described as Acupuncture without Needles. The process involves thousands of micro-needles entering the top layer of skin to help your body repair itself more quickly and naturally, with no side effects or pain. It has shown to be highly effective in treating acne scars, stretch marks, wrinkles, cellulite, enlarged pores, and much more! This article discusses the benefits of skin needling and how it can be used to improve your overall skin tone and appearance.
How Does Skin Needling Work?
Skin needling works to smooth and tighten your skin by increasing collagen and elastin production. As our body ages, our skin gradually loses its natural ability to produce these substances—they have a shelf life, after all—and that’s where skin needling comes in. The process involves a roller with multiple needles that puncture shallow holes in your skin, helping to trigger a healing response from your body. The needles pierce just below your epidermis, which is about five microns thick. That’s less than one-twentieth of a millimetre! In order for you to feel it at all during treatment, needles must enter between 10 and 12 times per square centimetre.
Benefits of Skin Needling
Acne Scarring
When it comes to acne scarring, skin needling is probably one of your best bets for improving your condition. Unlike most other treatments, which remove or improve acne scars by working on just one part of your skin, needling impacts three different layers at once—the dermis, epidermis and subcutaneous tissue. By stimulating collagen production in all three layers, needles can correct sunken scars and shallow ones. This makes them ideal for addressing existing acne scars and preventing new ones from forming on top of old ones.
Fine Lines
Skin needling is great for those who want to keep their skin looking as young as possible. While plastic surgery can help those with deep wrinkles, there are less invasive ways to revitalize your appearance and restore elasticity and firmness. Skin needles can improve wrinkles due to sun damage or other environmental factors. If you’re looking for a way to eliminate fine lines, skin needling may be just what you’re looking for.
Pigmentation
Skin needling helps stimulate collagen and elastin production. Collagen and elastin, two crucial elements for healthy skin, increase cell turnover and promote brighter, younger-looking skin. Increased pigmentation is also a typical result of using a SkinPen or similar device. Pigment levels decrease when your body increases cell turnover and releases old cells more quickly (through increased blood flow). Your body will gradually release old cells previously trapped in tissue, thus decreasing age spots, liver spots and other common blemishes caused by pigmentation. Within three to six months after starting your SkinPen treatment program, you should notice decreased levels of pigmentation on your face and hands, as well as an overall brightening effect on your complexion.
Enlarged Pores
Reducing pores has always been a big goal for people who want to improve their overall appearance. Enlarged pores are unattractive, but enlarging them is difficult. That’s where skin needling comes in. With it, many sufferers have seen significant improvement in larger pores.
Scarring
One of the primary reasons that people undergo skin needling is scar tissue. Most people are eager to get rid of their scars because they are often aesthetically displeasing. Still, even if you’re not interested in scar removal, skin needling can be beneficial for any scarred tissue. There are three primary ways that skin needling helps with scars: getting rid of raised scars, flattening depressed scars and decreasing pain associated with old wounds. All types of scars benefit from treatment by a professional skin needler, but keep in mind that it takes time—usually anywhere from four to eight treatments to see significant results. If you have serious concerns about your scarring or want to take charge quickly, taking advantage of CO2 laser treatments can help speed up results.