If you follow the aesthetic world at all, you’ve heard of microneedling. These treatments use microscopic needles to creates hundreds of microscopic wounds across the treatment areas. When the body senses the wounds, as the needles penetrate the epidermis and enter the dermis layer, it assumes there has been a wound (despite the fact that […]
The human body has miraculous healing mechanisms. Last month we talked about platelet-rich plasma and its healing and growth factors for use in skin rejuvenation. But creating small wounds that don’t scar but trigger a wound response in the body is equally effective. It’s called microneedling. Originally, the idea was introduced in the 1950s with […]
You probably have a long-time friend who is a pro at needling you. Usually the gentle barbs are exactly what you need after a long day. Your psyche’s not all that responds to a little needling — your skin likes it too. It’s called microneedling and it’s just one of the myriad skin improvement techniques […]