Microneedling, one of the treatments offered by your Delray Beach, FL, dermatologist, Dr. Yvette Tivoli of Atlantic Derm, offers an excellent way to treat many skin imperfections. When you make microneedling part of your skin care regime, you'll enjoy smoother, more youthful skin.
What is microneedling?
During microneedling treatment, your Delray Beach, FL, skin doctor makes tiny tears in your skin using a handheld device that contains small needles. Before the treatment, she'll apply a topical anesthetic to numb your skin.
Microneedling only takes a few minutes and can be used on the face, neck, chest, abdomen, back, arms and hands. After your treatment, your skin may look a little red for a few hours.
Although you may begin to see results after just one treatment, most people benefit from 5 or more treatments. Visiting the dermatologist every 2 or 3 months for follow-up treatments will help you maintain your results.
Microneedling benefits
Microneedling can help you:
- Look More Youthful: The micro-tears created in your skin during microneedling prompt your skin to produce more collagen and elastin. These proteins keep your skin firm, supple and elastic. Unfortunately, collagen and elastin production declines as you age, which can lead to wrinkles and fine lines. Microneedling offers an effective, natural way to smooth your skin and improve a dull complexion.
- Improve Your Skin: Do you have large pores or age or sun spots on your skin? Microneedling minimizes the appearance of large, visible pores and breaks up the pigments that cause age and sun spots. It can also be helpful in reducing the redness and thick skin common with rosacea.
- Reduce the Appearance of Scars: Increasing collagen and elastin production has a beneficial appearance on acne and other types of depressed scars. As the production of the proteins increases, your scar will become less noticeable.
Microneedling also increases the effectiveness of the products you apply to your skin and diminishes the appearance of stretch marks.
Are you ready to improve your appearance with microneedling? Call your dermatologist in Delray Beach, FL, Dr. Tivoli of Atlantic Derm, at (561) 802-7546 to schedule your appointment.