I have red dots under my skin on my upper lip area after microneedling. Did capillaries break?

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The therapist went over my upper lip 3 times and I had a lot of pinpoint bleeding during the treatment and now I have red spots?

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

blood vessels can be damaged and take vascular lasers and proper skin care to heal. 
I suggest a combination approach of :

1) skin care with products and PRP/microneedling
2) PDT light therapy few times a month with growth factors
3) laser treatments like clear and brilliant regularly and a few times a year Fraxel, Viva, Co2/Erbium
4) Sculptra injections a few times a year for collagen production with fillers like juvederm/restylane/belotero/radiesse/bellafill
5) thermage/ultherapy for yearly skin tightening with or without PDO or cone based instalift threads for lifting
6) botox every 2-3 months to stop movement lines and prevent lines at rest
7) deep microneedling RF like Fractora/morpheus8 for tightening of the skin
Best, Dr. Emer.

Elizabeth Hernandez Cardona, MD · Answer

Great question. This pinpoint bleeding is very normal and is actually expected from microneedling. What pinpoint bleeding means is your therapist is treating the deeper layers that stimulate collagen & elastin growth. Redness & pinpoint bleeding means you have received a great treatment done by a skilled therapist.

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