Skin Needling - Collagen Induction Therapy All You Need To Know

Skin needling is a revolutionary micro-needling technique which aims to tighten, lift and rejuvenate skin. It creates fine micro-injuries in the skin, which triggers the skin to naturally heal and repair itself. During the skin healing process, collagen and elastin production is naturally stimulated and regenerated.

Skin needling can be used on all skin types and is recommended for particular skin concerns such as acne, scarring, pigmentation, sun damage, stretchmarks, or those seeking rejuvenation of fine lines and wrinkles. It is also beneficial to smooth out skin texture, open pores, as well as ageing prevention from our mid 20’s when our collagen starts to deplete by approximately 2% per year!

Because it is your own tissue being created and not an injection, you get to keep these results for up to 2 years. There is no other modality that delivers so much and there is minimal downtime.

The number of treatments needed depends on your skin condition.  Every person is different, during your skin consultation a trestment plan will be recommended. In general, moderate skin conditions such as acne scarring can require 3-4 treatments and more noticable scarring and stretch marks can require 5-6 treatments. Skin needling for visible signs of aging, wrinkles and fine lines can be improved with 3-6 treatments. I also recommend a yearly course of treatment, especially for anti-aging.

You may notice an improvement in your skin texture and firmness within a few of days after your treatment, but it takes time for dermal needling to stimulate collagen and elastine production to acheive more noticable results.

Your skin will make continual progress over the next 4 weeks and become smoother, firmer and more healthy looking. Most people will have a gap of 4 weeks in between each treatment. 

A study in 2008 showed an increase of 400% in the production of collagen and elastin in four skin needling treatments spaced out a month apart. 

A skin needling treatment can be a little uncomfortable but you become accustomed to this quickly, we ensure you are comfortable and at ease. You may experience some redness and slight sunburn feeling to the skin after treatment but this will subside after a few hours. Any redness or swelling will disappear within a couple of days as the skin heals and revitalised.

You will notice an improvement after your first treatment, but you will need multiple treatments to achieve a smoother, firmer and brighter complexion.