Micro-Needling

The micro-needling device is fitted with a collection of tiny needles. Once these have created tiny micro punctures across your skin’s surface, your body’s own wound healing capacity is triggered. This results in a new formation of collagen and elastin over a period of weeks, which are the components responsible for youthful-looking and healthy skin.

Micro-needling can be safely had in conjunction with other skincare treatments. Many of our patients at our dental practice in Islington choose ongoing skincare with the prescription-only Obagi skincare range. The products from this range are specially selected for you depending on your skincare needs and can enhance and maximise the results of non-surgical treatments like micro-needling.

This will depend on your skincare goals. To reduce acne scarring, you will need about 3 to 6 treatments. Meanwhile, if your skincare goal is collagen induction, you will need 3 to 4 treatments. Micro-needling treatments are spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart.

We recommend top-up treatments 2 or 3 times a year to maintain the results of collagen induction.

Dermal fillers are a skin-plumping treatment and, therefore, better suited to skin volume loss across the face. Micro-needling is a broader treatment that can give all the skin on your face a wake-up call, resulting in an improved complexion.

No. Micro-needling is a permanent treatment for acne scars. However, as skin atrophy occurs as you age, there may be some residual scarring resurfacing.

For us, facial aesthetics treatment like micro-needling is not just a precise science but also an art. As dentists, we work with faces every single day. Our understanding of how to harness the use of the micro-needling technique to enhance skin quality and reverse signs of ageing is sophisticated and grounded in years of training and knowledge.