How often can I do microneedling with PRP?

Microneedling wt PRP is recommended every 30 days.  How many treatments depends on what the patient and the practitioner are trying to achieve.  In our office, we recommend they start with 4 treatments spaced a month apart  and then we reevaluate.  Patients are very happy with this procedure and they look forward to returning to our office for another treatment.  Hope this information is helpful.

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 hyperpigmentation. We begin each scar evaluation with an assessment of scar quality and subtype. Our main concern is rebuilding collagen and that is why we use a HIDEF protocol that includes combination therapy. Morpheus 8, scar subcision, fibrous release, fractional laser, CO2 laser, Thulium laser, PDL Vbeam laser, and fractional resurfacing can be used in addition to TCA Cross and chemical peels to further improve skin. Patients should start Melarase AM and Melarase PM for active hyperpigmentation. Always begin with a consultation to decide whether early subcision should be started.

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Dr. Karamanoukian
Realself100 Surgeon

Thank you for your question. This varies patient by patient and depends on what you are treating. The number of procedures required will be determined by your doctor based upon your individual procedure goals and the overall health of your skin. Most patients receive a series of three procedures spaced about four weeks apart. When you meet with your doctor, they will develop a procedure and maintenance plan specific to you to help maintain the rejuvenating effects. 

Thank you for your question. The number of procedures recommended is determined by your doctor and what you are treating. Most patients receive a series of 3-4 procedures spaced about 4 weeks apart. You and your doctor will come up with a treatment plan that is tailored just for you and your end goal in mind. Best of luck! 

We do microneedling initially every 4 weeks for 4-6 treatments depending on what we are trying to accomplish. Then we recommend maintenance treatments every 4 months. However, you can safely do 8-10 monthly treatments to reach your desired results. Using PRP or growth factors during and  post treatment is a game changer too. Lastly remember that you will continue to get results for 3-6 months post treatments.

Firstly ,what is the objective namely what are you treating- skin texture, wrinkles, scars or general skin rejuvenation. If you are using this for rejuvenation, once every 4-6 months to maintain. I never like 'one solution', in most situations I combine PRP with lasers, RF, microneedling etc. This gets the objective done, and not just performing a treatment for the sake of it. Acne scar revision is a sub-specialised field. For the best results, one should target the acne scar type with ideal treatments and not just one device. The web reference below will take you to a resource to help you understand acne scar revision at a specialist level. I embedded all the videos in one page to help.

For example deep ice pick scars, and narrow box car scars can be treated with TCA CROSS peels, mixed scars, rolling, and atrophic scars treated with fractional devices such as Fraxel, fractional lasers, PRP and INFINI radiofrequency. Atrophic scars (depressions) can be treated with either fat grafts, or with HA dermal fillers. Tethered and anchored scars are best treated with surgical techniques such as subcision. Other surgical techniques that we use include punch elevation, surgical elevation, punch excision and traditional excision of focal scars. The majority of patients will have a collection of different scar types, and hence a tailored treatment METHOD will be best. Careful examination, especially under angled lighting with scar mapping will give you an understanding of what are the best options for your scars. In the majority of patients its finding the correct combination that give you best results, and everyone is unique! All the best,
Dr Davin Lim. Acne scar dermatologist specialist. Brisbane, Australia.