The treatment itself involves moving the device around the area of skin to be treated. For facial treatments, each session usually takes around 15 minutes, or up to 30 minutes for treatments on the large body area. All you need to do is sit back and relax. As the technology is designed to reduce discomfort, Anaesthetic cream is not really required but is optional.
Immediately after treatment the skin may appear a little sunburned. Breathable makeup can be used to cover the redness, but within a day the skins appearance is completely restored (and improved). Clients experience no down time at all, and are able to resume work or other activities straight away after leaving the clinic.
Skin should feel smoother after just a couple of days as there is an initial exfoliation. However, collagen production can take several weeks to have its maximum effect and can even be up to 6 months.
This is really dependent on the condition you are trying to improve and what else you are doing. We recommend a minimum of 3 treatments for general rejuventation and at least 5 for acne scarring. Treatments are performed 4-6 weeks apart.
Specialist skin care is highly recommended to get the most you’re your treatment and best results, combination treatments can be recommended.
Duration of results is dependent on the individual and the speed of aging. The treatment will increase the amount of collagen but this will then slowly decrease in the same way as the collagen decreased with ageing before treatment.
In the case of acne scarring, results can be permanent.
You might think that having a many of tiny needles stamped into your skin would be painful, but surprisingly it is not. Although it can be mildly uncomfortable in areas for some, Everyone who has experienced treatment with the Dermapen has remarked on how pain free it really is, and some have even commented that it’s a little like a massage for the skin.
Yes, the treatment is completely safe. The micro needling treatment does not pierce the skins natural barrier, only penetrating into the epidermis to stimulate collagen production. The epidermis heals rapidly, usually in a matter of hours, and the skin should be completely back to normal within 24 to 48 hours.