Skin rejuvenation, like building muscle, often involves encouraging repair and restoration of healthy skin in controlled ways that maximise results whilst minimising discomfort and recovery time.

One of the best examples of this is microneedling, which uses a specialist device to cause thousands of pinpricks on the skin, which encourages the body to produce elastin and collagen to heal it.

It is often used to minimise the effects of wrinkles, help with hyperpigmentation and aid in the recovery of scarring and scaling of the skin, but it can also enhance the effects of many topical products you use on top of it.

This is known as collagen boosting, and it can start before you have your first appointment if you apply a vitamin C cream to your skin. 

Your aesthetic practitioner will give you advice on the best ways to prepare your skin for microneedling treatment, and whether you need to stop using certain skin products that increase its sensitivity before and immediately after you leave the clinic.

Where there is sensitivity, however, there is also an opportunity to enhance the benefits of topical treatments as they can be absorbed into the skin more quickly due to the series of microscopic punctures.

Products containing ingredients such as hyaluronic acid can help further boost your skin and collagen production, as can using peptides designed to help boost collagen.

As well as this, other hydrating and reparative products and serums can provide a huge boost, given that microneedling allows for up to three times as much serum to be absorbed, particularly if you use products designed for enhanced penetration.

The key to maximising these benefits is to gently pat the product onto your skin, make sure that it matches your skin type and is not too harsh for your skin whilst it is more sensitive, and to apply it as soon as possible after your course of treatment.

All products used during your treatment will be available for purchase – so make sure you ask your clinician if you’d like to take any home.