Microneedling Systems

Derma Roller

The derma roller is the most classic and basic form of microneedling treatment. It uses a small handheld roller tool with rows of extremely fine microneedles on its surface.

The needles are typically made of stainless steel or titanium, ranging from 0.25 to 2.5mm in size. The number and length of the needles can be adjusted for different facial areas and desired depth, with fewer needles suitable for delicate areas like the eyes.

During treatment, the practitioner rolls the derma roller firmly across the target skin area, creating numerous microscopic needle holes and injuries. These micro-injuries trigger the skin’s natural healing process, stimulating the production of new collagen and elastin fibers. This improves skin texture, reduces fine lines, and tightens pores.

The advantages are simplicity, effectiveness, and low operating costs. The disadvantages are the inability to precisely control needle depth like electronic pens, and the potential unevenness from manual rolling. Overall, however, the derma roller remains one of the most traditional and fundamental forms of micro-needling therapy.

Derma Pen

The derma pen is an advanced micro-needling device that provides a more precise, even, and less traumatic treatment experience compared to traditional derma rollers.

The derma pen has a pen-like design with a detachable needle cartridge tip that contains tiny stainless steel microneedles, typically ranging from 0.25 to 2.5mm in size. During treatment, practitioners can adjust the needle depth as needed.

Unlike manual rollers, the derma pen uses a high-speed vibrating or vertically stamping motion to drive the needle tips into the skin quickly and accurately, creating uniform micro-injuries. This dynamic needling action avoids the potential unevenness caused by rolling.

In addition to inducing micro-injuries to stimulate collagen remodeling, the derma pen can simultaneously deliver nutrient serums, allowing them to penetrate the damaged skin areas during treatment for enhanced healing.

Though more costly to operate, derma pen treatments provide more dramatic results and have a wider range of applications beyond just facial wrinkles and acne scars – they are also effective on body areas like stretch marks and scars.

Overall, the derma pen represents a more advanced and sophisticated mode of microneedling compared to traditional rollers in this regenerative therapy field.

Fractional RF (radio frequency) Gold Microneedling

Fractional RF gold microneedling is an advanced microneedling technology that combines the benefits of gold-coated microneedles and radiofrequency energy.

This treatment utilizes gold-coated needle tips to enhance gliding and skin affinity. The metal needle diameters range from 0.1-3.0mm (the latest can penetrate 7mm)and can be adjusted for different treatment areas and depths.

In addition to creating micro-injuries to induce collagen remodeling like traditional microneedling, fractional RF microneedling also delivers radiofrequency energy through the needle punctures deep into the skin.

This RF thermal energy can heat the dermal layers, promoting collagen contraction and skin tightening effects.

By combining the actions of microneedling and RF, fractional RF microneedling can achieve deeper skin remodeling compared to regular microneedling alone. It is suitable for improving wrinkles, scars, skin laxity, and other concerns on both the face and body.

However, this technology has the highest operating costs, requiring specialized equipment and trained medical professionals. During treatment, patients may experience some heating sensations and mild discomfort.

Overall, fractional RF gold microneedling is considered one of the most technologically advanced and effective modes of microneedling currently available for skin rejuvenation.

Microneedling Treatment Areas

• Acne scars
• Large pores
• Other types of scars
• Loss of skin elasticity
• Improving elasticity
• Uneven skin tone
• Increasing firmness
• Age spots (also called “sun spots”)
• Fine lines and wrinkles
• Reducing hyperpigmentation

In addition to facial concerns, microneedling is sometimes used to treat stretch marks on other areas of the body.

A full face treatment typically takes around 40 minutes, while the face, neck, and décolletage area takes approximately 60 minutes. At the end of the treatment, a growth serum and sunscreen are applied to the treated areas.

Other areas of the body with scarring can also be treated with microneedling. However, its primary application remains on the face.

By stimulating collagen remodeling in the dermis, microneedling can significantly improve facial skin texture, tightness, and an overall more youthful appearance. While it has other uses, facial rejuvenation is microneedling’s most widespread application.