Can I wear a tinted SPF moisturizer after microneeding?

In my practice, we allow patients to begin using sunscreen, including tinted, and mineral makeup after 24 hours.  They can resume normal skincare routine after 48 hours.  It is important to make sure your microneedling is performed by a trained, qualified person in order to avoid any complications.

This should be fine. I recommend following up with a cosmetic dermatologist for recommendations for after care and sun protection recommendations. With microneedling, I always combine prp and lasers to get the most robust results. See an expert. Best, Dr. Emer

While this advice typically applies to in-office microneedling treatments, it’s best to use caution and avoid applying any skincare products, including SPF, to your skin within the first day after microneedling. This is because microneedling opens up tiny channels in your skin, which allows topical products to more readily penetrate to deeper layers. While this can be beneficial for professional treatments like PRP, it can cause irritation and other complications with other products.
                                              

When you’re not wearing SPF, stay out of the sun. After the first 24 to 48 hours, go ahead and use sunscreen and light moisturizer, but avoid putting on foundation or other makeup until your skin has healed.

I recommend that patients wait 24 hours prior to applying any skincare products including sunscreen to their face after microneedling treatment. Of course, these instructions apply to medical grade microneedling done by an experienced medical professional in an appropriate medical setting. 

If you could wait 24 hours till your skin heals, it will be OK. I have done many videos on this on YouTube as to how to roll, what to use, and the aftercare. Microneedling has come a long way over the past few years and can help skin via several methods. Firstly it releases cytokines and growth factors in the epidermis and dermis- the top and bottom layers of your skin. This in turn remodels scars and the dermal layer of the skin. Additionally needles can break up scars themselves. This leads to new collagen formation, and in practice can provide limited skin rejuvenation.



Microneedling is both user dependent and method driven. Simple needles can be used, growth factors can be added after the procedure, including PRP, or controlled heating during the procedure. This controlled heating is delivered via RF, and is called RF microneedling. RF can then be delivered via insulated or insulated needles. Even the energy level, depths, density, pulse duration and so many other variables can be controlled. This together with the added benefits of growth factor infusion makes this one of the most complex procedures in procedural dermatology. I use everything from Dermapen, though to newer generation insulated and non-insulated devices including INFINI micro-needling radiofrequency, Intensif and others. Newer generation devices can provide an added advantage in some, but not all patients. In my practice, I combine microneedling with many different forms of energy devices, depending on the expectations of the patient. Tailored microneedling combination will always give the best results. 



Like most procedures, its 80% skill level of the specialist and 20% dependent on the brand of the energy device- microneedling system. All the best, Dr Davin Lim. Brisbane. Australia.