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fter touching on the subject in our last issue, our resident aesthetic
nurse, Julie Morris, reveals more about what happens during one of
her most asked-about in-clinic procedures: micro-needling
What happens during a micro-nee-
dling treatment?
The procedure starts with your face being
anesthetised with a topical numbing
cream, to prevent any discomfort during
the treatment. After a detailed assessment
of your skin, the micro-needling device
is applied to the skin along with a highly
concentrated serum or cocktail of ingre-
dients to hydrate, repair and nourish the
skin. A session can take anything from
20 to 40 minutes to complete, so
micro-needling is the ideal treatment to
have in your lunch hour, plus there is no
real downtime.
Usually, a cooling and soothing mask is
applied to the skin afterwards to mini-
mise any inflammation, and your skin
will start to regenerate itself almost
straight away. However, the most dra-
matic results aren’t usually seen until
after the second or third treatment, and
the final results might not be noticeable
until you hit the three month mark, as
boosting collagen and elastin within the
dermis takes time, so it’s important to
manage your expectations.
Ideal for treating the signs of ageing, a
course of micro-needling treatments can
improve skin’s firmness, texture and also
the appearance of scars and stretch marks,
but avoid it if you have acne, rosacea or
hypersensitive skin.
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