Question: How do you prepare your skin for a microneedling treatment?
Answer: Make sure your skin is clean. If you are using a Rx retinol, stop using it 3 days before the procedure to prevent further inflammation.
Question: What are the benefits of microneedling?
Answer: Benefits of microneedling include helping the appearance and texture of your skin as well as minimizing the appearance of scars, marks, and wrinkles.
Question: How does it work?
Answer: Microneedling is a process that wounds the skin in a controlled manner using very small needles to encourage wound healing and ultimately results in smoother skin. Depending on the depth of the scarring, that will determine how deep the needle will be inserted into the skin.
Question: What are the side effects?
Answer: Side effects include short-term swelling as well as redness and skin-flaking.
Question: What’s the difference in at-home treatments vs. in-office treatments?
Answer: In-office treatments are performed by a professional. The needles are introduced to the skin in a perpendicular fashion, resulting in more even treatment and less risk of complications in a controlled and clean setting.
Question: Can you recommend at-home microneedling products?
Answer: Visha skin care serums work well with both at-home and in-office microneedling tools, as they get greater penetration when holes are poked into the skin, hence faster results. Always use SPF 30 or higher after manipulating the skin to prevent hyperpigmentation.
Question: Does microneedling work well with all skin types?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Are there any skin types or conditions that should avoid microneedling?
Answer: If you have keloid or over-scarring skin, avoid. Also avoid if you have active acne, or inflammation in the skin, such as active eczema.
Question: Does microneedling hurt?
Answer: No.
Question: Is it safe to microneedle beauty products like foundation or blush? How long does this last? Is there a difference between microneedling products applied to the skin and getting tattoo makeup?
Answer: It is not safe to microneedle any agents that were not formulated for that purpose. Makeup is not FDA-approved to be microneedled, and the pigments can cause inflammatory reactions if introduced under the skin. Tattoo makeup is formulated to be put under the skin uniformly, placed there by a needle. Microneedling makeup is surface pushing products through the skin holes made — it is not wise, and does not last as long as tattoo makeup.