Microneedling Aftercare: Get The Most Out of Your Treatment

Microneedling and the Vampire Facial

Microneedling is Collagen Induction Therapy. The well-nigh therapeutic devices are powered microneedling devices that utilize tiny needles to make micro-channels or injuries in the skin to so stimulate collagen and elastin formation, the building blocks of peel tissue. At WIFH, we use Rejuvapen.

Microneedling has become a popular anti-aging procedure, and some of you lot might exist familiar with the "Vampire Facial," which the Kardashians have made famous. The Vampire Facial is but microneedling with PRP, or platelet-rich plasma. An important note: PRP is an add-on to microneedling and is not offered at all practices. If your pare care provider does not offering PRP, the practice may instead offering a growth factor treatment post-obit your microneedling procedure, which utilizes the aforementioned theory as PRP. In PRP, the plasma has growth factors to basically supercharge healing and collagen stimulation. Growth factor serum creates the same result without the need to depict blood.

Benefits of Microneedling

There are a number of astonishing benefits of microneedling with Rejuvapen.

  • Improves fine lines and deeper wrinkles
  • Reduces acne scars
  • Softens stretch marks
  • Evens skin tone
  • Lightens hyperpigmentation and sun spots
  • Reduces appearance of pores
  • Firms and smooths skin texture
  • Heals scars
  • Reduces broken capillaries and spider veins
  • Brings back the glow for fresher, younger-looking pare

Microneedling Aftercare

Microneedling offers astonishing benefits to getting and keeping your skin cute, simply like any skillful skin process at that place are important aftercare instructions that you volition demand to follow to get the most out of your skincare treatment.

Since Rejuvapen microneedling creates micro wounds in the skin, patients cannot return to their normal skincare routines right away. In fact, immediately later your treatment, y'all will await every bit though you accept a mild to moderate sunburn, and your skin may feel warm and tighter than usual. Keep in heed, these effects are normal and they typically subside within a few hours after treatment, but tin take up to 24-48 hours for complete resolution.

Don't worry: your peel professional volition discuss mail service-procedure skincare following the treatment to assist soothe, calm, and protect the peel. Proceed to care for the pare gently for three days after microneedling, and you may resume your normal skincare routine subsequently day iii post-treatment.

Our Recommendation at WIFH for the Best Microneedling Aftercare:

  1. CLEAN – Use a gentle cleanser and tepid water to cleanse the face for 72 hours post-treatment, and gently dry out the treated pare. Always make sure your easily are clean when touching the treated expanse, and do not use a Clarisonic or other powered cleansing brushes for at least i week later on your treatment.
  2. HEAL – We recommend serum antioxidants mail-treatment, as its properties are ideal to help heal the peel past soothing and lessening irritation.
  3. HYDRATE – Post-obit your Rejuvapen treatment, your pare may feel drier than normal. Hyaluronic Acrid is an platonic ingredient you tin can employ to hydrate and restore the skin back to perfect balance.
  4. STIMULATE – In the days following your Rejuvapen treatment, and every bit the peel starts to regenerate, collagen-stimulating peptides are ideal to maximize the effects of the stimulation already started by the microneedling.
  5. MAKEUP – Nosotros recommend you lot practise not utilize makeup for 24 to 72 hours after the process. In addition, do not employ whatsoever makeup with a makeup brush, peculiarly if the brush is not make clean.
  6. PROTECT – Immediately subsequently the process, your skin professional will apply a broad spectrum UVA/UVB, SPF 25 or greater sunscreen to your skin. Nosotros recommend a chemical-gratis sunscreen. Go on in mind that you lot should keep to apply a sunscreen everyday—not only the days post-obit your procedure—as part of your skincare routine to protect your pare from sun damage and premature crumbling.

Additional Microneedling Aftercare Precautions

  1. To ensure the proper healing surround, do NOT utilize any Alpha Hydroxy Acids, Beta Hydroxy Acid, Retinol (Vitamin A), Vitamin C (in a low pH formula) scrubs or anything perceived as "agile" skincare for one calendar week mail service handling.
  2. Practise not use whatever powered cleansing brushes similar Clarisonic for ane calendar week post treatment.
  3. Avoid intentional and direct sunlight for 72 hours.
  4. No tanning beds.
  5. Ever habiliment sunscreen.
  6. Do not become swimming for at least 72 hours mail service-handling.
  7. Practise not exercise or participate in strenuous activity for the first 72 hours post-handling. Sweating and gym environments in general are harmful and filled with leaner, which may crusade agin reactions in your skin.

WIFH Microneedling Handling Kit

At WIFH, we provide a post-treatment kit that we recommend using for 72 hours after your microneedling treatment for best results. Most facilities probably offer a similar treatment kit, but you may exist required to purchase the kit, whereas our kit comes with the procedure. The kit is made up of products made by iS Clinical, including: a gentle cleansing complex, Sheald recovery balm, and copper firming mist.

We hope you have learned more than about Microneedling aftercare and what to wait after your Rejuvapen treatment at WIFH! Visit our function for your free consultation to find out if Rejuvapen is the right procedure to run into your skincare goals.