MicroNeedling Edmonton

The number of treatments required depends on a number of factors such as the severity of the conditions being treated, the age of the person being treated (younger people will respond better to treatment than older clients), the condition being treated (large pores will be significantly reduced after only 1 treatment while stretch marks may require significantly more treatments), and the condition of your skin prior to treatment (people who follow a good skin care regimen will generally react better to treatment than those who have not cared for their skin as well). At your consultation, your Tropicalaser skin care expert will give you an idea of how many treatments you may require.

Treatments should be taken 6 – 8 weeks apart. The cascade of healing initiated by micro-needling will continue for 8 weeks after treatment. Retreatment after 6 weeks but before the healing is complete will take advantage of the momentum built up by the prior treatment.

An exception to this time interval is our pigmentation protocol where we prefer to retreat at 3 week intervals. This is because the pigmentation protocol uses a less aggressive micro-needling.

We routinely numb our clients before treatment to make the procedure as comfortable as possible. We do not charge for this. Most people tolerate the treatment very well with little discomfort.

Your face will be quite red following treatment. Older clients may have slight abrasions visible. We ask clients not to apply anything to their faces on the day of treatment but the next morning products from our post treatment kit should be applied.

Downtime with micro-needling is really short. Any temporary discolouration can usually be covered with light make-up the day following treatment. Those clients who don’t use any foundation will usually find their face has completely recovered by day 3 or 4 (depending on their age – older clients may take a little longer to heal).

It’s important to remember with micro-needling that the purpose is to inflict micro-wounds to initiate a cascade of orderly healing. Inflicting more severe wounds (by using the wrong profile needles or going to too great depths) could cause scarring. With micro-needling less is more!