What MicroNeedling Can Do for You

Do cosmetic issues on your face, neck and upper chest make you feel less than confident? Do stretch marks prevent you from wearing certain clothes? Visione 360 Eye and Cosmetic Institute in El Paso, TX provides innovative microneedling to patients who desire improved skin appearance. Learn how this simple procedure can change the skin you're in.

What is microneedling?

Also called collagen induction therapy, microneedling is a safe and effective skin rejuvenation treatment. Your aesthetician uses a metal roller, embedded with thin sterile needles, to create small holes in the dermis, the middle layer of your skin. This minor trauma actually stimulates collagen, a protein responsible for skin's elasticity and youthful shape.

Over time, collagen naturally decreases. Other diminishing factors include acne, weight loss, pregnancy and more. For decades, dermatologists, surgeons and medical estheticians have employed microneedling as an alternative to face lifts, dermal fillers and more invasive aesthetic skin treatments.

A versatile service, microneedling smooths and tightens:

• Large pores
• Fine lines and wrinkles
• Scars from acne or minor injuries or surgery
• Sagging skin
• Stretch marks

How it works

Come to Visione 360 Eye and Cosmetic Institute for a skin examination and consultation with Dr. Reiter. He'll look at your areas of concern and also review your medical history. While microneedling helps thousands of adults achieve their best skin, it is not appropriate for people with bleeding or clotting disorders or who take blood thinning medications. You and Dr. Reiter will discuss your skin goals, too, and determine if microneedling is best for you.

If it is, expect a comfortable, thirty-minute procedure. Your face (or other area to be treated) is cleansed, and then a numbing cream applied. A medical-grade roller is used to create very fine holes in the skin. These tiny injuries stimulate the dermis to produce extra collagen, thus activating the healing process.

When you're done, you can return to your daily routine. Expect some minor redness, flaking and puffiness, but these resolve within 48 hours. Depending on your care plan, you will return to Visione 360 Eye and Cosmetic Institute for additional treatments.

Find out more

Microneedling is one of the more popular cosmetic skin treatments at Visione 360 Eye and Cosmetic Institute. If you want more details or a personal consultation, phone our office in El Paso, TX, at (915) 532-3937.