What Is Collagen Induction Therapy?
Collagen Induction, often referred to as Microneedling or Micro Needling, provides comparable results to chemical peels, laser treatments and dermabrasion treatments with less trauma caused to the epidermis. More blood vessels and healthy skin are left intact, promoting healing and collagen deposition for better and longer lasting results. Because Collagen Induction does not affect whole layers of the epidermis, this treatment can be done as frequently as necessary.
With Collagen Induction, the skin’s fibrous bands are softened, creating a smoother skin texture providing a natural blend with your existing skin.
How Does Collagen Induction or Microneedling Compare To Injectables?
For those discerning individuals who worry about injecting foreign matter into their skin, Collagen Induction is the ultimate solution.
Costly injectable fillers such as Restylane™, Juvederm™ etc. and paralytics such as the Botulinum Toxin (Botox™) treatments only last a few months, requiring expensive repeat treatments every three to four months.
With Collagen Induction, the treatment stimulates your body to produce it’s own collagen to greatly diminish and/or completely eliminate your wrinkles and scars.
Global Acceptance
This safe and effective technique is now being used worldwide to remove various types of scars, scar tissue, stretch marks and wrinkles of various depths and lengths.
How Is Collagen Induction Performed?
After the topical application of a numbing cream, a specialized machine with very fine rotary needles is used to perform Collagen Induction. This effective technology creates minor temporary dermal trauma by making multiple shallow punctures in strategic areas of your skin. Your collagen and elastin are stimulated by this dermal stimulation through the increase of fibroblasts. The end result is that your skin plumps from the inside out, leaving your skin smoother and more youthful looking.
Benefits Of Collagen Induction
Unlike other more expensive treatments, such as ablative lasers or dermabrasion, Collagen Induction does not remove the healthy epidermis, which makes the healing period much faster.
Sun sensitivity, hyper-pigmentation, colour loss and skin thinning are not an issue with Collagen Induction Therapy. During the healing process, which lasts a few days, careful care and cleanliness are required.
Unlike other more traumatic treatments, sensitive areas such as lower eyelids, neck and the back of hands can also be successfully treated with Collagen Induction therapy.
Collagen Induction for Scar & Stretch Mark Reduction
Collagen Induction is ideal for acne scarring, greatly diminishing ice pick scars and more.
Stretch marks improve from the stimulation of natural melanin while white scars resulting from laser therapies can also be greatly improved.
How Long Does The Healing Take?
The treated area will be reddened, slightly swollen, and have a light scabbing for a few days, which is common with any skin procedure that penetrates the skins surface. Any temporary marks can be easily disguised with a light application of custom blended, mineral make-up, so you can feel confident in public immediately after.
In most cases, it will take 5-7 days for the outer healing to be complete, with inner healing continuing over the next 4-6 months.
Over this period of time, your dermis will continue to become tighter and smoother as your skin creates more collagen.
How Many Treatments Will I Need?
Depending on your age, number and depth of wrinkles or scars, and thickness of your skin, a few sessions 3-4 months apart may be needed. You will be the ultimate judge of when you are satisfied.
· Two procedures, 3-4 months apart, are required for wrinkles of light to medium depth.
· Deep wrinkles and ice pick marks will generally require 3-4 treatments 3-5 months apart.
· Collagen Induction can be repeated as often as required, allowing sufficient time between treatments, to achieve lasting results, as it does not destroy your epidermis, but rather thickens it.
To expedite your results, proper at-home custom blended skin care will be recommended. Due to the natural aging process, a touch-up every once in a while will insure a vibrant, smooth and radiant complexion for years to come.
