These days, you can choose from countless skin care treatments that promise to erase wrinkles, improve skin tone, and refresh your look. But if you’re seeking an all-natural option that doesn’t require chemicals or injections, your choice is clear: microneedling.
Microneedling is a minimally invasive treatment that uses a derma roller to prick the surface of your skin gently. The process stimulates collagen production naturally, and increasing collagen production minimizes signs of aging, enhances skin tone, and more.
At Primary & Alternative Medical Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, Dr. Jean Welsh understands how frustrating aging skin can be and its impact on how you feel. That’s why she and her team offer a comprehensive line of MedSpa services, including state-of-the-art microneedling.
Here are five reasons their patients love microneedling.
Fine lines and wrinkles are natural parts of aging skin. Over the years, collagen production decreases, resulting in thinner skin and volume loss — and creases, lines, and wrinkles.
Microneedling triggers collagen production in your skin. More collagen creates more volume below the surface of your skin, filling in those fine lines and giving you a more youthful look.
Skin laxity is another contributor to the appearance of aging skin. Like lines and wrinkles, increased laxity results from collagen loss. It makes your skin look saggy and creepy around your eyes, nose, and mouth.
Because microneedling stimulates collagen production, it has a tightening effect on your skin. Tighter skin has fewer folds and lines and helps your face look fresh and revitalized.
Even if you don’t have signs of aging, other common skin issues can affect your confidence.
Uneven skin tone often develops when melanin, the pigment in your skin, gets distributed unevenly across the surface of your skin. It creates darker or lighter areas, and it can come from factors such as preexisting skin conditions and sun damage.
Microneedling exfoliates the top layer of skin, which looks uneven. It can improve pigmentation issues like hyperpigmentation, sun damage, age spots, melasma, and rosacea — uneven and poorly textured skin peels away, revealing more even-toned skin underneath.
Acne and acne scarring affect teens and adults of all ages. Acne breakouts can be challenging to control, and severe acne can leave permanent depressions, poor skin texture, and scars.
While acne and scarring can be difficult, microneedling offers a natural and effective solution. Microneedling treatments can reduce acne, and its skin remodeling effects can fill depressions and minimize scars.
Pores are tiny openings in your skin that release oil and sweat. They can get clogged with oil and dirt, creating blackheads that make your pores look larger and unsightly. Large pores can also contribute to uneven skin texture.
Treating large pores is tough, but microneedling can help. Microneedling releases excess oil from your skin and triggers cell regeneration to improve skin texture. By reducing oil production and rebalancing skin, it can make pores smaller.
When you get microneedling, you can expect to notice a natural glow within a few days of treatment. Your skin starts regenerating and producing more collagen over the next 6-8 weeks, and you soon notice smoother skin and better tone.
Are you ready to see how microneedling can transform your skin? Book a consultation with Dr. Welsh at Primary & Alternative Medical Center. Call the office at 301-701-4884 or request an appointment online today.
*Individual results may vary
