The skin is the largest organ in the human body, as a barrier between our fragile inner mechanisms and our environment. Skin aging is both intrinsic and extrinsic, resulting from physical aging of the body and photoaging. Exposure to UV rays greatly impacts the health of our skin, and too much sun exposure can lead to premature or worsened wrinkling, pigmentation, and laxity.
To combat this, many treatments currently on the market often target the same concept: the production of collagen and elastin fibers. When this cellular regeneration is stimulated, the skin “heals itself” after being exposed to damage, making it a great option to restructure skin that has been previously disrupted. For instance, if a patient experienced severe acne as a teenager and is left with deep facial scarring, RF microneedling can “re-wound” that skin to stimulate the collagen already present in the skin, leading to an increase in production, eventually encouraging the scarring to dissipate.
The combination of wound creation from both radiofrequency and microneedling allows for a rapid increase in collagen and elastin production. This, in turn, promotes cell regeneration, causing the tiny lesions to heal and produce smoother, more evenly toned skin in the treatment area. The dual injury affects a deeper layer of tissue than other laser-based treatments can, allowing for more effective results.
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