I have acquired lots of pin prick marks from an electrolysis needle and a few longer Scars on my chin. This might be because the beautician was being too aggressive with the treatment and I am having a plasma pen treatment test patch to see if this helps with my scarring. My question is whether this is a long lasting treatment as I am not sure whether this new collagen will last and off not, what will. I am concerned after reading that microneedling causes structural damage to tissue long term
Answers (1)
From board-certified doctors and trusted medical professionals
MOST RECENT
February 10, 2020
Answer: "Scars on body with lasers,(plasma pen,) microneedling/(RF/) prp, subcision and fillers OR Scars on Face -- Vascular Lasers (yel
Plasma MD is a great treatment for eyes and upper lip. It stimulates fibroblasts to produce collagen and elastin naturally. Choose your provider carefully as only Plasma MD is FDA approved.
I am not surprised by your disappointment with the "bells and whistles" devices with which you have been treated. I have been cautioning readers for years that most of these relatively expensive treatments are backed far more by device manufacturer supported marketing hype than hard science. S...
Thank you for your question. I would recommend waiting 3 weeks between Plasma Pen and micro-needling. It is important for the full inflammatory response to take place with the Plasma Pen and micro-needling may draw some of that inflammatory response away from the Plasma Pen treatment area.I h...
Read 1 Doctor Answers
Recommended reading
Everything you need to know about Plasma Fibroblasting