The most transformative treatment we offer for texture resurfacing on your face is microneedling.
Microneedling uses tiny micro-needles to create controlled injury in the skin, causing your skin’s natural healing process to start. This promotes collagen production and regeneration from within. Utilizing microneedling in a client’s treatment plan helps us reduce the appearance of wrinkles, fine lines, scars, stretch marks, and smaller areas of loose skin.
When you book microneedling with the Kansas City Skin & Cancer Center, you’ll receive an in-depth consultation prior to your appointment. This allows us to discuss your skin type, your specific concerns, and the treatment area you’d like to address.
Microneedling Treatment Highlights
Treatment Type
Facial
What it Treats
Procedure Time
60 minutes
Eligibility
Men and women
18 years or older
Recovery & Downtime
Skin will be tight, red, and swollen in the hours that follow your microneedling treatment but should subside after 24 hours. Full skin recovery takes about three days.
Many patients who combine treatments notice better, faster results than doing one treatment alone. If you’re interested in learning more about combining or scheduling multiple treatments together, contact us!
Along with Microneedling, we may also recommend:
Our experienced medical & cosmetic staff combines decades of experience with a results-driven vision that achieves lasting results for our patients. The board-certified dermatologists who founded the Kansas City Skin & Cancer Center are trained medical professionals and received extensive training in skin care and medical dermatology. There’s no one more qualified to treat your skin.
So, if you’re looking for industry-leading care from unmatched experts, look no further than our team at Kansas City Skin & Cancer Center!
Start your skincare journey with our virtual consultation tool. It allows you to select your areas of concern and determine which treatments may best meet your needs.
Microneedling can tighten skin. Since skin laxity is a byproduct of the loss of collagen and elastin, microneedling helps tighten skin by stimulating the new production of these two proteins.
Other treatments that contribute to the production of elastin and collagen are LimeLight IPL and Laser Genesis.
When you will see results from microneedling, will vary from person to person. Because the technique behind microneedling utilizes your body’s natural ability to produce collagen, results may differ. However, most clients begin to see improvement about 3-6 months after their last treatment.
As with similar treatments, results may change depending on your lifestyle, sun exposure, diet, and the use of effective skincare products. That said, your provider will personalize an at-home skincare regimen for you to help maintain your results long-term.
We recommend a series of 3 or more treatments, each scheduled 4-6 weeks apart for optimal results.
During your initial consultation, we will make a personalized recommendation for the number of treatments you need. It may depend on your overall skincare goals, lifestyle, and budget. For example, if you want to treat deep acne scars or stretch marks, you may need more than 3 microneedling treatments to see optimal results.
Answering whether microneedling hurts can be tricky since every patient has da ifferent tolerance for discomfort. In our experience, most patients find it very tolerable. The feeling patients experience during microneedling in Kansas City is best described as a mild scratching sensation. You may also feel some heat and an occasional warm needle prick.
Before we begin, your aesthetician will apply a topical anesthetic to ensure your procedure is not uncomfortable. If you have any concerns about the pain level you may experience during microneedling, be sure to voice them!
There are reasons why someone shouldn’t have a microneedling treatment. If you have active acne, you should consider alternative treatments; the microneedling technique can spread acne-causing bacteria over the skin, causing new breakouts.
Additionally, you may not be a candidate for microneedling at this time if: you have used Accutane within the last three months; have open wounds, cuts, or abrasions; have had radiation on your skin in the last year; have a skin infection or herpes simplex in the treatment area; have trouble healing; you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
