Microneedling is great, but it’s not the solution for everything.

I have some news for some of you that you're not going to like. And that's that microneedling is not the solution to all your problems. Microneedling is great. It's tried and true. It's collagen induction therapy. It builds collagen. But you might have really bad pigment or bad acne scarring. And as a single modality, it doesn't do that much. And I tell you this because I have a lot of patients that

And as a single modality, it doesn't do that much. And I tell you this because I have a lot of patients that do microneedling or decided, hey, I went to a med spa and got microneedling done, and it was fine. Well, if it's the indication for what you have as a problem, great. But as a single modality, it rarely does anything, in my opinion, unless you pair it with other things and unless your skin is prepped properly.

does anything, in my opinion, unless you pair it with other things and unless your skin is prepped properly. And by prepping your skin properly, this is what I do for even my surgical patients, but for lasers, anything, good vitamin C, retinoid, sunscreen, exfoliating acid, and peptide. I promise you that combination of five products

exfoliating acid, and peptide. I promise you that combination of five products used consistently with types that your skin can tolerate will get you at least part of the way there so that anything you do can be maintained. But if you want to get the most out of your microneedling, obviously talk to your person that's doing it, see what they recommend.

obviously talk to your person that's doing it, see what they recommend. But in my experience, prepping your skin with a peel first, a few peels, to get some of that dead skin and pigment off will help increase the efficacy of your microneedling or pairing your microneedling with some type of laser. Now, again, this is at the discretion of whoever you're going to see, but as a single modality,

Now, again, this is at the discretion of whoever you're going to see, but as a single modality, it's not going to solve all your issues.

it's not going to solve all your issues.