The Benefits of Microneedling for Your Skin

Written By: Ms. Carole Semaan

Updated On:January 26, 2025

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What is Microneedling?

The less invasive cosmetic procedure of microneedling can treat skin issues by stimulating collagen production. In this process, the skin is punctured very precisely with small, sterile needles. Scars and dark areas may be less noticeable as a result of the skin's healing process after microneedling, which also makes the skin more supple. Microneedling may promote hair development in alopecia adult patients.

Benefits of Microneedling

Microneedling has many benefits, including the following:

1. Rejuvenates the skin

The potential of microneedling to renew the skin immediately comes to mind as one of its advantages. Your skin may grow lifeless and drab over time, especially if you've been so worn out recently that you're having trouble sleeping or haven't been eating healthily or exercising regularly.
Using microneedling, you may get a youthful appearance. Microneedling makes it possible to boost collagen synthesis in your skin. In other words, it breathes new life into your skin, giving you a youthful glow in no time.

2. Has anti-aging effects

Collagen and elastin, two proteins, are the front-runners in your skin's battle against aging.
In addition to collagen, microneedling boosts the amount of elastin, a crucial component for healthy skin. You benefit from this protein by enabling skin flexibility, adding elasticity to your skin, and letting your skin recover its natural form after stretching.
Your skin will become sagging, dry, dull, and full of wrinkles if you lack enough collagen and elastin. Therefore, by encouraging the development of certain proteins, you counteract the effects of aging on your skin. Every time you have a microneedling treatment, you also postpone the appearance of such symptoms.

3. Eliminates fine lines

The elimination of wrinkles and fine lines on your skin is one of microneedling's most promising advantages. The procedure accomplishes this by encouraging the dermis, or middle layer of your skin, to produce more collagen and elastin.
Microneedling creates microscopic lesions that trigger your body's natural healing mechanism. The voids caused by fine lines and wrinkles are filled up when your body creates collagen and elastin.

4. Reverses sun damage

UV radiation's negative consequences go beyond ordinary sunburn. Most of us only come into touch with two of the three kinds of UV radiation that the sun generates. The first is UVA, while the second is UVB. They differ in the following ways:

  • The UVA family of UV radiation makes up the bulk of the UV radiation humans are exposed to, and it prematurely ages the skin.
  • UVB causes skin burning and is mostly to blame for skin cancer.

There are still several ways that the sun may hurt your skin. Thankfully, microneedling can reverse some of the wrinkling and aging caused by harmful UV radiation.
However, keep in mind that if you have a sunburn, you shouldn't schedule a microneedling appointment. Prior to your booked appointment, you need to prevent exposure to the sun. During that period, your skin will be sensitive, itchy, and inflamed. And getting treatment can simply make your skin itch even more and make your sunburn worse.

5. Reduces pore sizes & diminishes scars and acne marks

Your skin has structure thanks to collagen, which also helps it appear firmer. This means that when microneedling initiates your body's wound-healing process, the protein your body produces causes your enlarged pores to seem smaller in size. Therefore, microneedling is ideal for you if you have enlarged pores or desire tighter skin.
Moreover, small skin wounds are created by microneedling to start your body's natural healing process. To aid in healing, it stimulates the skin's synthesis of elastin and collagen. Therefore, removing acne scars and markings is one of the advantages of microneedling that you might experience. For minor markings and flat scarring, the technique is effective. The same cannot be true for keloids or elevated scars, though.

6. Fights Hyperpigmentation

Discoloration and hyperpigmentation are caused by a variety of reasons. They are brought on by several reasons, such as sun spots, inflammation, and wounds. But treating atypical skin pigmentation is one of the advantages of microneedling. The body's ability to produce necessary proteins is mostly to blame for this.
Hyperpigmentation and discoloration are brought on by scarring and inflammation, whereas collagen aids in maintaining the health of your skin. Therefore, increasing collagen production aids in the renewal of skin-supporting cells. You will see a more even skin tone after just a few microneedling sessions.

Microneedling Procedure

In order to do the treatment, a doctor uses pen-like equipment with tiny, sterile needles to produce tiny punctures under the skin. After the treatment, you probably won't even notice the little pinpricks that occurred.

In order for the skin that has just been regenerated to be even, the medical professional usually glides the instrument equally across your skin.

The medical professional will administer a topical anesthetic to the treatment region 45 to 60 minutes to an hour before the operation. The microneedling procedure, which lasts around 30 minutes, will be made more comfortable by numbing the skin beforehand.

After that, your visit may be concluded by the doctor administering a soothing serum. Hence, all-in-all, the typical microneedling procedure takes two hours to complete.

Post Microneedling Procedure

In comparison to plastic surgery, microneedling is less intrusive and requires less time for recuperation. Most people don't need much, if any downtime.

Within the first several days after the treatment, you can experience skin redness and irritability. This is a normal reaction to the little "injuries" that the needles inflicted on your skin.

If you feel comfortable following the surgery, you can return to work or school. It's preferable to wait until your skin has healed before putting on makeup. But when the right amount of time has gone, camouflaging cosmetics can assist in hiding the redness as it fades.

You should use sunscreen because your skin will also be more susceptible to the sun. However, it is advised that you wait a week before exposing your skin to harsh chemicals and sunshine.

Your skin regenerates new tissue rather fast after microneedling. Theoretically, you should start to notice benefits within a few weeks.

You may require additional complementary therapies in addition to many sessions in order to sustain the outcomes of your therapy. The doctor will collaborate with you to create a strategy based on your unique objectives.

References

Alster, T. S., & Graham, P. M. (2018). Microneedling: a review and practical guide. Dermatologic Surgery44(3), 397-404.

Hou, A., Cohen, B., Haimovic, A., & Elbuluk, N. (2017). Microneedling: a comprehensive review. Dermatologic Surgery43(3), 321-339.

Iriarte, C., Awosika, O., Rengifo-Pardo, M., & Ehrlich, A. (2017). Review of applications of microneedling in dermatology. Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 289-298.

Konicke, K., Knabel, M., & Olasz, E. (2017). Microneedling in dermatology: a review. Plastic and Aesthetic Nursing37(3), 112-115.

Majid, I., Sheikh, G., & September, P. I. (2014). Microneedling and its applications in dermatology. Prime Int J Aesthetic Anti-Ageing Med. Healthcare4(7), 44-9.

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