Microneedling in Winnipeg has gained significant popularity in skin care connoisseur circles, and you may be wondering exactly what it does and if it is truly effective. Let’s dive in and find out!
What is Microneedling in Winnipeg?
During a microneedling treatment, a skin technician uses a hand-held device with tiny needles that are calibrated to enter your skin at the precise depth and speed needed to trigger its natural healing process.
The treatment creates microchannels in the skin. These tiny, microscopic punctures signal your skin to go into repair mode, making it produce more collagen and elastin. Collagen and elastin are important proteins that help your skin become smoother, clearer, and firmer, rejuvenating and improving its surface and appearance.
Benefits of Microneedling
- Reduces fine lines and wrinkles
- Fades acne scars and hyperpigmentation
- Improves skin texture and tone
- Minimizes the appearance of pore size
- Enhances product absorption for higher efficacy of your home skincare routine
These benefits make microneedling in Winnipeg a versatile and effective treatment for many of our guests who want to target multiple skin concerns.
After 1 microneedling treatment: Smoother skin and reduced scar depth.
What to Expect Immediately After Your Treatment
While microneedling does not require actual downtime, some people take some social downtime to allow their skin’s appearance to calm down.
Immediately after microneedling, your skin might appear red and slightly swollen, similar to a mild sunburn. This typically lasts from a few hours up to 3 days. You may notice some dryness and flaking as it heals. Your skin technician will give you personalized aftercare instructions for your unique skin.
One of our clients, Meghan, reports, “Leaving the spa, my skin was red and looked slightly angry, as if I had stayed in the sun without sunscreen. The numbing wears off after a few hours, and I have to admit that is part of the process that is most uncomfortable for me, as there is a slight burn and pain as the skin swells. This pain disappeared that same day before I went to bed, which was good!”
She continues,”The next day, the inflammation had gone down significantly and faded to a pink. It was dryer and tighter than usual.”
Is Microneedling Really Worth It?
Microneedling makes a noticeable difference, especially when starting with the recommended plan of three treatments (about a month apart) to experience lasting effects of diminished scarring, hyperpigmentation, and texture concerns. These changes are long-lasting when they occur over multiple skin cycles.
Microneedling and Your Natural Skin Cycle:
What is a Skin Cycle?
The skin cycle is the process through which your skin naturally renews itself. This cycle typically lasts about 28 days for younger adults, but can take longer as you age. The cycle involves four main phases:
- Cell Production: New skin cells are produced in the deepest layer of the epidermis.
- Cell Migration: These new cells slowly move up through the layers of the skin.
- Cell Maturation: As the cells move up, they mature and eventually reach the surface.
- Cell Shedding: Once the cells reach the surface, they die and are naturally shed off, revealing the fresher, newer skin underneath.
How Microneedling Affects the Skin Cycle
Microneedling triggers a more intense skin renewal process with the micro-channels it creates in the skin. This stimulates a strong healing response, increasing collagen and elastin production beyond what occurs in a normal skin cycle.
It enhances and accelerates your current skin cycle, leading to faster and more noticeable skin improvements.
- Immediate Response: The micro-channels created by microneedling send your skin into repair mode, boosting collagen and elastin production.
- Accelerated Renewal: This accelerated repair process enhances the natural skin cycle, promoting quicker cell turnover and rejuvenation.
- Cumulative Effect: With each microneedling session, the collagen and elastin build-up, leading to more dramatic and sustained improvements in skin texture and appearance.
Why the Skin Cycle Matters for Seeing Change
Your natural skin cycle plays a central role in how quickly and effectively you see changes from potent treatments such as microneedling. Here’s why:
- Time for Healing: Each cycle (which naturally occurs about once a month) allows enough time for the skin to repair and produce new collagen and elastin.
- Enhanced Results: Spacing treatments 4-6 weeks apart ensures that each session builds on the last, providing cumulative benefits and more noticeable improvements.
- Sustained Improvements: Consistent treatment aligned with skin cycles leads to longer-lasting results, as the skin continues to renew and improve over time.
How Long Do Microneedling Results Last?
Once you reach your desired outcome, your skin will remain rejuvenated for months. However, the body’s process of aging never stops. Beautiful skin is a marathon, not a sprint. Maintenance treatments help address new signs of aging, new scars, or hyperpigmentation. The longevity of microneedling results varies based on several factors:
- Skin type
- Age
- Severity of concerns you are addressing (textured or pigmented)
- Number of treatments
To see significant improvement, we recommend beginning with a series of three treatments, spaced about a month apart. After completing these three treatments, you can decide if you want further smoothing or schedule periodic maintenance sessions as your skin evolves throughout the year.
Our Microneedling System
We use a microneedling system that stands out from other types in several ways:
Needle Quality: Our microneedling devices feature high-quality, medical-grade needles, ensuring safety, precision, and consistency during treatment. These needles are designed to create controlled micro-channels in the skin for optimal collagen stimulation and skin rejuvenation.
Adjustable Needle Depth: Our system includes adjustable needle depth settings, allowing your skin technician to customize the treatment based on your specific skin condition and concerns, as well as the targeted treatment areas. The ability to adjust the needle depth ensures a tailored approach, enhancing safety and optimizing results.
Advanced Technology and Safety Features: Our microneedling systems incorporate advanced technology and safety features to enhance the overall treatment experience, such as vibration assistance and built-in safety mechanisms that protect the skin from injury.
Does Microneedling Tighten Skin?
Microneedling definitely contributes to skin tightening. The stimulation of collagen and elastin helps improve skin elasticity. This process reduces the appearance of texture concerns such as fine lines, textured scars, and the appearance of large pores.
However, if your primary goal is anti-aging skin tightening, we recommend RF (radiofrequency) skin tightening treatments which can be performed alone or with microneedling (if you also want the additional benefits of microneedling). RF energy stimulates deeper tightening more effectively while microneedling primarily focuses on surface-level pigment and texture smoothing.
Microneedling in Winnipeg is gaining popularity as a versatile treatment for texture and pigmentation issues. It helps to clear and smooth your face and rejuvenates your skin, leaving it looking more even and radiant. You deserve to start living today in your healthiest, most glowing skin yet!