SkinPen Microneedling and PRP

Collagen plays a very important role in a youthful look. The protein gives skin its structure and contributes to an appearance of fullness and lift. Even though it breaks down with time, specialized cells are ready to make new collagen molecules so the skin can maintain its shape and healthy volume. The older a person gets, however, the faster collagen breaks down and the slower it is replaced. Without significant levels of collagen, the skin can grow thinner, weaker, and less supported. Sun damage hastens the collagen breakdown process and also causes the development of pigmentation-related problems. All of these changes combined can give you an older look, with skin marked by spots, lines, and laxity.

SkinPen Microneedling: Break Down Signs of Aging and Build Up Self-Confidence

Known as collagen induction, microneedling is a highly developed treatment for everything from pigmentation issues to textural irregularities. BonneVie MD uses the SkinPen device, known for its safety and effectiveness. The way it works is elegantly simple: A technologically advanced handpiece glides over the skin, creating thousands of tiny channels with needles that are thinner in diameter than a single strand of hair. These channels are too small to create scar tissue, but they are significant enough to trigger a powerful healing response.

Collagen-producing cells quickly get to work, building new protein to repair the microchannels. Each channel is closed quickly, but the healing processes do not stop there.

Improved collagen production benefits the skin surrounding each microchannel, which becomes firmer and clearer as damaged cells are replaced by healthy ones. The boost in volume softens creases and lines, while renewed structure supports and lifts the skin.

Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP): Rejuvenate Your Cells for More Beautiful Benefits

Your skin is already a healing powerhouse on its own, but adding the enhancing effects of PRP can make the results even more of a success. PRP is made by extracting a small amount of blood from the patient, then spinning it in a centrifuge to separate out and isolate the most valuable parts for treatments: platelets. These are fragments of cells responsible for wound repair. When applied to the skin in high concentrations, platelets can enhance natural healing and activate even more dramatic improvements.

Isolated platelets are combined with plasma, which is the liquid part of blood, to create PRP. This PRP may be applied topically and absorbed via microchannels in the skin or injected to directly impact changes below the surface.

At BonneVie MD Aesthetics, our focus is on beautiful results stemming from thoughtful and carefully chosen cosmetic treatments. With microneedling and PRP, we can improve the look of acne scars, reduce spots and other pigmentation concerns, minimize neck wrinkles, and give the skin an overall look of radiance, youth, and vitality. The effects of microneedling and PRP begin to appear within about a month, and multiple PRP and collagen-induction treatments can be especially transformative.

Before any microneedling or PRP happens, we will make space and time for you so that we can understand the look you want to achieve, as well as examine your skin so we can determine the most successful approach. Your unique journey to a refreshed and revitalized you—whether that involves microneedling, PRP, or something else, such as chemical peels or HydraFacial treatments—can start when you are ready. All you need to do is take the first step.