Microneedling. Why you shouldn’t do it at home.

I get that you want to do these things at home. It is cheaper, more convenient, and seems easy. But it is NOT better, especially in the case of microneedling. Why?

• Medical-grade microneedling uses sterile needles. You want to have a high level of sterility so the microchannel injury does not lead to infection. Any inflammation creates scar tissue, which can cause pigmentation issues, thickening of the skin, and other concerns.
• Reusing needles is not advised for infection reasons and sharpness. Most at home kits have you reusing the needles. This dulls them. They are not sterile. You don’t want infection or inflammation that creates scar and pigmentation issues. Using dull needles causes damage — not the controlled needle stimulation you want.
• The number of microneedles, the gauge, and the sharpness of the needle are important.
• Medical-grade microneedling is adjustable to different depths. This is super important — you don’t want to go to the same depth on the forehead as you do under the eyes or the neck. You want to be skin deep — not penetrate the fat and tissue deep into the skin.
• Going to someone well-versed in knowing the recommended depth for different areas of the face, as well as unique skin types, is important. Experience and safety count. This helps avoid complications, infections, and inflammation.
• Microneedling opens up your skin to allow for aesthetic treatments. This can be hyaluronic acid, PRP, or exosomes. These are things that need to be medical-grade, sterile, and applied appropriately.
• Microneedling can hurt to undergo. Doing it on yourself? And making sure you do it evenly? Doing it on the lower eyelid close to the eye? Can you see it well?

We find doing the treatments as a series of 3 microneedling gives best results. We have you do a strong medical grade topical numbing treatment prior to the procedure. We use Age Zero Exosomes, hyaluronic acid, and antioxidants. Our microneedling pen has a higher number of needles than other pens. It has different depths and settings, which we record and adjust to each individual patient.