Medical Microneedling
The solution to aging skin through stimulation of the collagen, your skin’s own structural support network.
What is Medical Microneedling?
Microneedling is a minimally invasive skin rejuvenation technique, also known as collagen induction therapy (CIT). Fibroblasts, the cells that are responsible for producing collagen, tend to become sluggish as we age. This in turn causes weakening and even loss of the support structure in and under our skin. With Medical Microneedling (in office) we repeatedly micro-puncture the skin to reach depths of 2mm or more, so stimulating these cells and other growth factors. Micro-needles also create thousands of micro-channels through the skin. This aids not only in the direct delivery of nutrients to the deeper layers of the skin, but also serves as a non-ablative method of controlled injury to stimulates the body’s healing cascade.
The basic steps of the healing cascade are: Injury — Hemostasis — Inflammation — Proliferation — Tissue Remodelling.
This process will result in a healthier, stronger and more radiant skin. Different medical devices are used to target different depths within the skin. At Captivating Skin Health and Wellness, we offer the broadest range of trialed, tested and proven microneedling techniques.
What microneedling devices are offered at Captivating Aesthetics?
Benefits
The body’s ability to heal itself is limitless, but listed below are some of the benefits of Medical Microneedling:
- Improves general skin health
- Complete facial rejuvenation by addressing tone, texture, and hydration concerns
- Scar revision, including Acne scarring
- Treat tired, aging eyes
- Softens the appearance of under eye dark circles
- Treats enlarged pores
- Stretch marks
- Aging neck and décolletage, inner arms and knees
- Aging and pigmented hands
- Minimally invasive with virtually no recovery or social down time needed
- Long lasting, natural results
Process & Treatment
45-60 minutes
We recommend that all patients contact the clinic to schedule a 30 mins assessment with our laser technician.
Your safety is our first priority. The consultation will include a brief medical or any relevant aesthetic history and you’ll have the opportunity to discuss your treatment goals, concerns, and any questions about the procedure.
A detailed series of photographs will be taken at every visit to compare your results to your baseline pictures, as well as monitoring progression of results.
Same day treatment is often not possible as an hour of topical freezing is required before the treatment. If you were considering a same day treatment, please discuss this when booking your appointment.
Upon arriving at the clinic for your appointment, our front office team will take a set of baseline photos and bring you to the lounge room to prepare for the treatment, and your service provider will meet with you shortly after. A topical anaesthetic cream will need to be applied for one hour before the treatment time.
They will ensure you understand the procedure, make sure your skin is adequately prepared, and bring you to one of our laser rooms after.
You will receive very specific guidelines during the booking.
If your treatment plan includes PRP, it will be collected at this time. The treatment area will be thoroughly cleansed and prepared, followed by the procedure itself. You will be provided with detailed aftercare instructions during check-out.
As each individual has very specific goals and needs, every treatment plan differs. This will be thoroughly discussed during your consultation.
Pricing ranges from $445 and up.
Beware of home kits sold online. Please make sure that the product is Health Canada approved (Surgical Grade Steel) and you have instructions on how to keep your roller clean.
After Medical Microneedling, you will be advised to purchase a kit containing a home derma-roller and cleaning kit. This is very important for maintenance of your great results.
The derma-rollers can also be purchased without having in-office treatment done.
