Your Treatment

You have had a microneedling treatment, which creates micro-pricks on your skin to encourage collagen production and enable perfusion of active ingredients. It is important to have a proper healing environment for your skin to recover, thereby boosting the treatment effects.

What to Expect

• Your skin may be feel sensitive and red, lasting for up to 72 hours

• You may experience some tingling, burning, swelling, tenderness, pin-prick bleeding or scabbing at the treatment site. These are normal and should resolve after a few days.

• Your skin may feel tight and dry, and some people experience skin flaking. These are normal and will resolve in a few days

• Please contact the Clinic should you have any concerns.

Post Treatment Aftercare Advice

• Avoid touching or rubbing the treated site for 6 hours. This helps to reduce the risk of infection by allowing the micro-prick sites to close.

• Leave the plasma and blood on your face for as long as possible

• Gently cleanse your face with cool, boiled water

• Pat the areas to dry, do not rub

• Apply gentle moisturiser to help reduce redness and lock in hydration

• Avoid consuming alcohol for 24 hours after treatment

• Avoid extreme temperatures (e.g. cold, heat, sunbathing, tanning, saunas etc) for 7 days

• Ensure you apply SPF 50+ sunscreen every 2 hours during the day

  For 72 hours after the procedure avoid:

• Make up application

• Strenuous exercise

• Topical cosmeceuticals which contain: Glycolic acids (AHAs), Salicylic acids (BHAs), Vitamin C, Retinols

• Direct sunlight exposure

• Electric or battery-powered cleansing brushes

• Swimming

• Avoid smoking

  **Please adhere to any medications that your G.P. has prescribed to you in their regular doses.

Possible Risks, Complications and Side Effects

• Hypersensitivity, mild swelling and tenderness

• Lump formation around the treated area

• Crust/scab-like formation, which should be resolved after a few days

• Bruising, although rare

• Infection following treatment. However this risk is reduced if you follow our aftercare guidance

• Limited or non-response to treatment
  

Follow up Information

• We recommed a course of 6 treatments, 2-4 weeks apart to prolong results. Treatment results generally become apparent after 2 weeks, but may take up to 6 weeks.**

• To achieve full effect of your treatment, it is important that you attend all recommended treatment sessions

• Please contact the clinic immediately if you experience any unexpected side effects or have any concerns regarding your treatment.

  **Factors such as: your skin structure, your lifestyle, metabolism and your age will influence your treatment result, as well as longevity of cosmetic effect.