Microneedling Cherry Hill
Microneedling at Radiant Luxe Essence Med Spa
Radiant Luxe Essence offers Microneedling in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Microneedling is a safe and FDA-approved cosmetic procedure that uses tiny needles to induce your body to produce more collagen and elastin at the injection site. Also known as elastin induction therapy, microneedling helps treat various skin conditions by stimulating your body’s own natural healing processes.
Some skin conditions microneedling can treat:
- Acne scarring
- Surgical scars
- Other scars
- Burns
- Enlarged pores
- Wrinkles
- Stretch marks
If you want to rejuvenate your appearance and feel confident in your skin, our microneedling in Cherry Hill is here to help. Contact Radiant Luxe Essence today and start your rejuvenation journey with us.
What Does Microneedling Treat?
Microneedling treats several skin conditions that can affect your appearance—and even your self-esteem. By stimulating your skin’s natural collagen and elastin production, microneedling can help treat the following skin conditions.
Atrophic Acne Scarring
Acne is a bacterial infection of hair follicles, which usually occurs on the face, shoulders, and back. If the infected hair follicle swells too much, it can burst the follicular wall, leading to permanent scarring.
There are two main types of acne scars—atrophic or depressed scarring and hypertrophic or keloid scarring. Atrophic scarring occurs when there is tissue loss at the infection site. Atrophic scars look like pits, craters, and sloped edges. Hypertrophic scarring occurs when the skin produces too much collagen when healing. This causes raised, hard, knot-like scars that protrude from the skin’s surface.
Microneedling can help treat atrophic scars by stimulating the scar tissue to produce more collagen and elastin, reducing the severity of the depressions in the skin. However, microneedling doesn’t help hypertrophic acne scars, as too much collagen and elastin cause these types of scars.
Other Atrophic Scars
Microneedling helps reduce the severity and depth of atrophic scar tissue that results from other types of damage to the skin—not only acne scarring. Microneedling can help with surgical scars, chickenpox scars, and scars from mole removals. The microneedling process doesn’t cause skin pigmentation and can be performed on most areas of the skin.
According to one study, this procedure effectively improved a scar’s appearance by as much as 50% after an average of 2.5 treatments. After six treatments, clients saw a 75% – 80% improvement in their scar appearance.
Burns
Microneedling helps with improving the appearance of burn scars, too. Because this procedure helps stimulate collagen and elastin production, it can treat burn scars that result in tissue loss, improving their appearance over time.
Enlarged Pores
Enlarged pores are usually the result of two factors—genetics and/or age. People with oilier skin tend to have larger pores. Also, as the skin ages, pores may appear larger because of a reduction in the collagen and elastin that was once helping to maintain a tighter pore structure.
Whether your enlarged pores are the result of age or genetics (or both), microneedling can help reduce the size of your pores by stimulating elastin and collagen production.
Wrinkles
Wrinkles are folds in the skin that emerge as a person ages and loses skin elasticity. Usually formed at areas of the skin that see repetitive stress—smile lines, brow lines, crow’s feet—wrinkles are natural signs of aging. However, wrinkles can cause a person to have poor self-esteem.
Microneedling reduces the appearance of wrinkles by inducing the production of elastin and collagen, reversing the process that creates wrinkles.
Stretch Marks
Microneedling is also proven effective at reducing the appearance of stretch marks. Stretch marks occur when the skin is put under acute tension due to swelling, pregnancy, or rapid weight gain. This “stretching” interrupts the natural production of collagen and elastin, which causes the skin to scar and become discolored. Though microneedling can’t remove stretch marks permanently, it can reduce the severity and depth of stretch marks.
Hair Loss
Microneedling is effective in helping to treat certain types of hair loss. Alopecia Areata is a type of hair loss that appears as patchy, small bald spots. This type of hair loss is not limited to the scalp but can occur on other parts of the body as well.
The creation of superficial wounds on target areas helps boost elastin and collagen levels and can regenerate the health and function of hair follicles.
Hyperpigmentation
This common skin condition causes some areas of the skin to appear darker than the surrounding skin. Usually, this is caused by the affected area producing more melanin than the neighboring skin. Sometimes, hyperpigmentation results from skin damage, like sun poisoning or other trauma to the skin. Other times, hyperpigmentation is a genetic issue.
Microneedling effectively lightens skin afflicted by hyperpigmentation—especially hyperpigmentation caused by skin damage.
Microneedling Before and Afters
Microneedling Cost Cherry Hill
The overall cost of microneedling in Cherry Hill varies according to several factors but is usually around $300. These factors are the number of treatments you need, the size of the treatment area, and whether or not you are using a medically trained microneedling provider or a home microneedling kit.
The usual course of treatment is to receive three to six microneedling sessions spaced out two to six weeks apart. The variations in treatment account for different skin conditions, desired results, and the client’s skin type.
Each microneedling session in Cherry Hill costs between $200 and $700, depending on who is providing the treatment and the costs of additional therapies—like post-procedure serums.
Microneedling Procedure
After scheduling your microneedling session with an aesthetician, you’ll arrive at our licensed health clinic. The microneedling procedure is a non-invasive outpatient appointment that usually takes between 20 and 30 minutes to complete.
During this appointment, the aesthetician will first clean the targeted area and apply a numbing cream to prevent any discomfort during the procedure. After this, the aesthetician will use a microneedling device, which looks like a pen, to administer the treatment. Afterward, the aesthetician may apply a post-procedural serum that helps your skin maximize the healing process.
Recovery
Your skin may be red and feel tight directly after the procedure. The redness and swelling can last for a few days, depending on how deep the needles went. The deeper the needles pierced, the longer the recovery time.
However, there are no restrictions on what you can do after a microneedling procedure, as long as you keep the area clean and follow the post-procedure instructions. You can return to life as usual directly after the procedure.
For some people, the redness can last up to a week and be accompanied by some peeling and mild bruising. However, these side effects are not signs of serious complications.
Results
Different results of microneedling treatment occur at different times. For skin tightening and youthful skin texture, these results are relatively immediate and are noticeable after the redness and swelling abate.
However, the skin healing process that restores lost tissue, collagen, and elastin takes a few weeks longer and requires more than one treatment. Generally, it takes between four and six weeks for clients to notice changes in their skin thickness, youthfulness, and elasticity.
After an entire course of treatment, patients often receive follow-up treatments every six months to prolong and sustain the effects of microneedling treatment.
Alternative Procedures
How does microneedling compare to other cosmetic procedures? Radiant Luxe Essence offers an entire catalog of unique and effective treatments for bringing your inner beauty to the surface. We offer microneedling as well as other cosmetic procedures.
Read on to discover some key differences between microneedling and other cosmetic procedures we offer.
Microneedling vs. Chemical Peel
Chemical peels resurface the superficial layer of skin using a chemical solution as an exfoliator. Generally, chemical peels help treat very superficial skin conditions. They can help improve skin texture and vibrancy. However, for deeper treatments—like treating scar tissue and other skin conditions—microneedling is much more effective.
However, many patients choose both options. They may receive microneedling treatment first to address deeper issues and then opt for a chemical peel to provide light rejuvenation after healing from the microneedling treatment.
Microneedling vs. Botox
What is better at treating wrinkles—microneedling or Botox? Microneedling and Botox use different mechanisms to treat wrinkles.
Botox is a dermal injectable that uses a potent neurotoxin to paralyze the facial muscles that cause certain types of wrinkles. This treatment works well for treating fine lines fast and is a common and highly trusted cosmetic injectable.
However, Botox treatments don’t help address the underlying cause of wrinkles, which is a loss of skin collagen and elastin. If you want to address the underlying causes of wrinkles, then you’ll need to look for a different option.
Microneedling takes longer to work, but this is because this procedure addresses the underlying issues causing wrinkles rather than supplying a quick but temporary fix.
Microneedling vs. Laser
Microneedling and laser skin resurfacing are both effective at rejuvenating skin and promoting skin health, but they do so using different mechanisms. However, the result is similar—damage to the skin encourages an increase in collagen, elastin, and growth factors.
Both procedures treat the same types of skin conditions. However, laser skin resurfacing can potentially discolor darker skin. Because of this, its use is discouraged for people with darker skin tones.
The effects of laser resurfacing can last longer than microneedling, but the procedure generally costs more. Ablative laser resurfacing—a procedure that uses more powerful lasers—causes more downtime for the patient than non-ablative laser resurfacing or microneedling.
Why Radiant Luxe Essence?
Radiant Luxe Essence brings Cherry Hill the best in cosmetic beautification using the latest techniques, cutting-edge medical technology, and employing highly-trained and educated staff. That’s why we are Cherry Hill’s number one choice when it comes to cosmetic treatments.
We know you want to wake up every morning and like what you see looking back at you. Radiant Luxe Essence has the expertise and aesthetic fundamentals to help you look your best with results that last.
FAQs
Here are some of the most common questions Radiant Luxe Essence receives about microneedling.
Who is a good candidate for microneedling?
If you have scars, wrinkles, or suffer from hyperpigmentation, you can benefit from microneedling treatments. The procedure is proven safe and effective for all skin types and colors.
However, you must resolve any skin infections before receiving microneedling treatments. Additionally, microneedling does not help treat keloid scars. People prone to keloid scarring should discuss other options with their dermatologist or aesthetician.
Is microneedling safe?
Yes, microneedling is safe for treating various skin conditions. However, as with any procedure, there are always risks. There is a risk of skin infection, although this risk is low. You must follow your post-procedure instructions to reduce the chances of complications.
How long does microneedling last?
The results from one microneedling treatment can last anywhere from three to five months, depending on what condition you are trying to treat. If you are trying to reduce severe scarring, you’ll need more treatments to achieve desired results.
Microneedling can help rejuvenate your skin, but it doesn’t stop the aging process.
Is microneedling good for acne?
Microneedling effectively treats acne scars, blemishes, and other acne-related damage. However, microneedling should never be used to treat active acne infections. You must make sure all skin infections are resolved before attempting microneedling treatment.
Is microneedling permanent?
No, the effects of microneedling are not permanent. Skin will continue to age and lose elasticity over time. Clinicians suggest a biannual or quarterly maintenance program to help prolong the results of microneedling treatment.
