Will microneedling at depth of 3mm or more have the risk of losing facial fat/volume loss? I researched that microneedling w/ rf such as morpheus8 can kill the fat if it were to go beyond the dermis into the subcutaneous layer but not sure if this is the case for regular microneedling. I am mainly targeting acnes scars. What about for lasers such as co2 fractionated ablative laser? If volume loss is the result how can it build collagen and tighten the skin as that seems counterintuitive. Thanks
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Answer: Will Microneedling cause facial volume loss
Jason Emer, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Hello and thank you for your question! The risks of exposing your skin to the sun or a tanning bed could lead to complications such as hyperpigmentation and healing issues. Sun exposure should be minimum to nil after a microneedling treatment for at least one week. For the weeks following as...
You pose an excellent and very tricky question. Microneedling especially with PRP has been found to be helpful in improving the appearance of scars. It is generally considered a very low risk treatment with the most common side effects including temporary skin irritation and redness. It may take...
Our office has many different treatments for scars depending on the depth of atrophy or hypertrophy. Scars require a combination approach using our HI DEF protocol which uses a combination of lasers, topical scar modulation, and RF treatments to pixelate scars, improve contour, reduce...