5 Common Skin Complaints Microneedling Helps

When your skin looks and feels less than its best, turn to cosmetic skin care treatment tools for a targeted boost. That includes microneedling!

The providers at Apex Dermatology of Westlake Village, California — Dr. Karin Harp, MD, FAAD, FASDS, Dr. Aria Vazirnia, Dr. Zoë Indigo Smith, Sherri Anderson PA-C, Mary Hanna BC-NP, Alex Woodruff PA-C, Lani Keene LE, and Riley McCarthy RN — offer microneedling treatment with the Rejuvapen system.

This type of treatment improves your skin’s appearance and texture. Whether you’re frustrated with old, pitted acne scars or looking to add power to your anti-aging routine, microneedling can help. 

Here’s what our team wants you to know about the power of microneedling and how you can use it.

1. Poor skin tone

Does your skin look dull, blotchy, or otherwise less than radiant? Try microneedling treatment! When you come in for a treatment session, your provider at Apex Dermatology uses the specialized Rejuvapen tool on the area of your skin you want to be refreshed.

During the treatment, the tool creates tiny microwounds on the surface of the treatment area. Your skin responds with accelerated healing and rejuvenation, including increased collagen production. You may see mild redness for 2-4 days post-treatment, with your full results starting after a week or two.  A series of treatments will continue to boost your collagen levels and improved the overall texture and appearance.

2. Fine lines and wrinkles

As you age, the collagen layer beneath your outer skin thins and can even form folds, cracks or breaks. The collagen-inducing function of microneedling treatment works to repair this situation, producing anti-aging cosmetic results.

You can use microneedling to effectively reduce fine lines and wrinkles around your eyes, mouth, and nose. Treatment can even improve the appearance of your decolletage. And you can come back for refreshing treatments over time to maintain your more youthful-looking skin.

3. Hyperpigmentation and sun damage

Microneedling stimulates the deeper layers of your skin and clears away surface skin damage, including sun damage and areas of darkened hyperpigmentation when combined with microneedling of special fading agents or application afterwards.  One could even enjoy a same-day or multi-day combination treatment of microneedling with Clear + Brilliant laser or Piqo-toning or BBL.  To break up and remove large areas of hyperpigmentation, you may need multiple treatment sessions as well as topical pigment eveners spaced apart to let your skin recover.

4. Stretch marks

When your skin stretches, it relies on proteins like collagen and elastin. Sometimes, thin, scar-like stretch marks appear when the skin stretches rapidly.

You can repair stretch marks with Rejuvapen microneedling treatment or superficial RF Microneedling with our Morpheus 8 device, creating more collagen where your skin needs it the most. Talk to the Apex Dermatology team about areas of your skin where stretch marks have you feeling stressed out, and learn more about your treatment options, including this type of skin stimulation.

5. Acne scars

Deep or very inflamed acne pimples sometimes leave pockmarked scars behind. These scars may remain for years, even lingering long after acne ceases to be a problem in your life. For people with adult acne problems, scars from past outbreaks only compound skin appearance issues.

By building up your collagen again, microneedling treatment works to tell your healthy skin to work to fill in pitted scarring like acne scars. After a series of treatments, you can restore the smooth outer surface of your skin. Large or very deep scars often take multiple treatment sessions or may require multiple treatment types to create significant change.  Your provider will counsel you about starting points and expectations overall.

You don’t have to learn to live with skin challenges. These are just some skin complaints you can address with microneedling treatment and other cosmetic and skin repair procedures available at Apex Dermatology. Call now to schedule your initial consultation appointment, or book online today.