Noted Hollywood actress Demi Moore recently failed to bring home an Oscar award for her critically acclaimed role in The Substance. However, the 62-year-old’s stunning appearance on the red carpet elicited much commentary from celebrity watchers wondering how she maintains such youthful, glowing skin.
It turns out that Demi, and other A-list celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston, rely on microneedling as an integral part of their skincare routines. Demi’s facialist acknowledged that the actress is a huge fan of microneedling, while Jennifer recently told People magazine that she adopted the skincare regimen several months ago on the advice of a New York City facialist. For her part, Gwyneth reportedly called it the “most interesting beauty treatment” she’s ever tried.
You don’t need to be a Hollywood celebrity to reap the youthful, skin-rejuvenating benefits offered by microneedling. If you’re in the Naples, Florida, area, you can schedule a microneedling session with Tru Glō Medspa today. In fact, if you’re starting to prep for a special occasion, the medical spa’s skincare experts will tell you that microneedling is the perfect option for giving your skin a vibrant red-carpet-ready glow. Let’s look at what benefits and results you can expect from microneedling in Naples.
What is Microneedling?
Initially used by German dermatologists in the early 1900s to ease the appearance of acne scars, keratoses, and hyperpigmentation, microneedling gently pierces the skin with tiny needles to induce a skin-repairing immune response. Also known as “collagen induction therapy,” microneedling injures the skin surface in a controlled manner that causes the immune system to disinfect the treated area, clear contaminants, and spur new tissue and blood vessel growth.
According to a 2016 study—Microneedling: Advances and Widening Horizons—the wound healing response includes the release of protein and fibroblast growth factors and the formation of a fibronectin matrix with skin-tightening collagen. This response has provided patients who’ve undergone four microneedling sessions with a 400% increase in collagen and elastin deposition after six months, notes the study.
Additionally, the resulting collagen fiber bundles display a normal lattice pattern rather than parallel bundles that form with scar tissue. This likely explains why microneedling was first identified as an effective treatment to reduce the appearance of acne and other blemishes. According to the study, this is because rather than creating consequential wounds, microneedling fools the immune system into believing that significant injury has occurred.
Skincare Benefits of Microneedling in Naples
So far, we’ve covered how microneedling effectively reduces the appearance of acne, scars, and other skin blemishes and renews, brightens, and tightens the skin. Microneedling’s ability to renew skin and boost its collagen helps it treat many other skincare concerns, including:
- Wrinkles
- Fine lines
- Stretch marks
- Large pores
- Uneven texture
- Skin laxity
- Pigmentation issues
Tru Glō Medspa can enhance the effectiveness of microneedling and better target specific skincare concerns by including serums and lotions with the treatment. These products are applied to the skin immediately after needling to take advantage of thousands of microchannels opened by the piercing, allowing for better absorption rates. Additionally, Because the body continues to renew treated skin long after a treatment session, many Naples-area patients undergo periodic microneedling sessions as a preventative measure to mitigate the development of fine lines and wrinkles.
Your Microneedling Session with Tru Glō Medspa
Medical spas, aestheticians, dermatologists, and other skincare professionals use a variety of microneedling devices, and there are even DIY devices on the market that people can use at home. Because microneedling results are largely dependent on technique, patients should ensure that practitioners are trained and experienced with their chosen device and avoid self-needling due to the risk of skin damage.
Tru Glō Medspa offers microneedling with the Crown Aesthetics SkinPen®, the first device and microneedling protocol to receive distinct FDA approval to treat facial acne scars and neck wrinkles. With 90% of patients reporting that they would recommend the treatment to friends and family, SkinPen® reported outstanding clinical trial results. Almost 95% of patients reported a noticeable decrease in fine lines and wrinkles on the neck one month after treatment, while 80% reported a noticeable decrease in acne-scar appearance.
Microneedling at Tru Glō Medspa begins with a gentle cleansing of the treatment area and applying a numbing anesthetic to ensure complete comfort. Once numb, your medical spa professional will apply hydrogel to the area to help smooth the transit of the SkinPen®. Your practitioner will glide the SkinPen® over the targeted areas as its small sterile needles make tiny pinpricks into the skin, with the depth of needles and number of passes dictated by skin type, condition, and skincare concerns. Specialized serums and lotions are immediately applied to the pierced skin and topped by a soothing balm, after which, you are free to resume normal daily activities.
Many patients notice immediate skin improvements after each session. However, they tend to see optimal results after two or more sessions during a six-month period, allowing time for more complete skin renewal and collagen production.
For a Renewed, Youthful-Looking Glow, Turn to Microneedling in Naples
To learn more about the benefits of microneedling in Naples or how any of our other skin revitalization treatments repair damage and decrease visible signs of aging, contact our Southwest Florida medical spa through our website’s contact page or by calling 239-919-7009.