Microneedling Vs. Microchanneling

Microneedling Vs. Microchanneling

Written By Constance Bradley, Ph D , L Ac

Thesetwotreatmentsaregettingalotofattentionlately-doyouknowthedierencebetweenthem?Theyareboth wonderfulservicesandIoerbothatmyScottsdaleoce.However,therearesomeimportantdierencesbetween microneedlingandmicrochannelingthatareworthunderstandingbeforedecidingwhichistherighttreatmentforyou.

Microneedling

Simplyput,Microneedlingistheinsertionofveryneshortneedlesintotheskinforthepurposeofrejuvenation. The premiseissimple–createasmallwoundandtheskinwillrespondwithcollagenproductionandnewskincells.Depending onthedepthoftheneedlepenetration,thiscanoerskinrejuvenationlevelsfromthesimpleenhancementofproduct absorptiontotheclinicaltreatmentofscars,wrinkles,skintone,andhairloss.Thistreatmentcanbedoneevery2-6weeks, dependingonyourgoals.

Microchanneling

Microchanneling,aka“Nano-Needling”usesthesameoscillatingmotionasthemicroneedlingdevice.However,insteadof needles,thecartridgeencompasses81siliconetips. Thesemicroscopichair-likeconesseparatethecellswithinthe epidermistoallowactiveproductstobepushedintotheskin.Microchannelingonlyaectstheepidermis,treatingwithinthe upper.15mmoftheskin.Thebenetsofthisseruminfusiontreatmentincludepigmentationreduction,increasedcell turnover,skinrejuvenationandanimmediateglowwithnodowntime.Thistreatmentcanbedoneweeklytoexfoliatethe skin.

Do I Need Microneedling Or Microchanneling?

MicroneedlingandMicrochannelinghavetheirplaceinskinrejuvenationforalmosteveryclientandtheytreatmanyofthe sameskinconditions. Eithermodalitywillhaveapositiveeectinreducingtheappearanceofnelines,improvingskintone andtexture,shrinkingporesize,reducingpigmentation,orhelpingtoclearacneandacnescars.

Whenitcomestodeeperacnescarsandwrinkles,hairregrowth,stretchmarks,andhypo-pigmentationthedeepermicroinjuriesassociatedwithmicroneedlingwouldbethebestchoice.Bothprocedurescanbeusedtogethertoadvancethe resultsformanyskinconditions