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Are estheticians allowed to perform micro needling?

mall4me51Jan 14, 2016
I have been recommended by a few plastic surgeons as well as estheticians to get micro needling for my pitted acne scars. However, I thought that estheticians are not allowed to penetrate the skin at certain depths. Am I better off seeing a doctor or esthetician for micro needling?

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Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

Our treatments use combination therapy to improve the epidermis and dermis for most deep scars. The options available for acne scars depend on the character of your scars, in terms of topography and contour. We see atrophic and hypertrophic acne scars, as well as scars that have hypo and...

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Hratch Karamanoukian, MD, FACS

The depth is determined by the particular problem being addressed as well as its severity along with consideration given to how much down time you can afford. Best to discuss with the treating physician with an in person examination and discussion of benefits, outcomes, etcDr...

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Hi, thank you for your question! The skin can take a full 6-8 weeks for complete cell turn over after a microneedling treatment. I would recommend having 1-3 sessions of microneedling spread out every 6-8 weeks for optimal results.

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We do a significant amount of microneedling in our practice and everyone looks more swollen and red the day or two after and then your skin improves.   We combine all our lasers with microneedling and PRP.  Best, Dr. Emer.

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