I had Microneedling done at a clinic. I have extremely oily skin, but it's a mature skin with some laxity, large pores, small age spots & a lot of dead skin under the chin, so my goal was better texture. I bronzed & peeled for a few days. After, didn't see much improvement. It's now been 3 months and my skin has lost some of its oiliness. On the other hand, the dead skin under the chin came back full force. I can't find anything on MN drying out the skin long term.
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There is a lot of confusing information out there about microneedling and growth factors. Up until recently, there were very few growth factor products available from human skin cell sources. On the contrary, there are many growth factors (also called stem cell products in drug and...
Yes, I can agree with also doing micro-needling first then filler, but if filler is already done then wait 2-3 weeks before treatment of micro-needling. Should not affect the filler.
I recommend adding prp to microneedling in order to improve it's benefits for rebuilding collagen. Other alternatives would be: Sculptra, lasers, radiofrequency devices and ultrasound would be very useful to help rebuild your naturally lost collagen and get lifting and better texture and tone...
