What happens during a microneedling session?

A microneedling session runs in a set order, and this page walks through it for readers in Dexter, Michigan.

The first steps in the room

my.clevelandclinic.org lays out the opening step: your provider cleans your skin and applies a numbing cream or ointment, such as lidocaine gel. If the provider uses the electric device, needles pulse up and down to puncture the skin, according to my.clevelandclinic.org.

Where each step sits

Cleaning and numbing come first, then the needling itself. Plan your arrival around that opening step, since the numbing cream needs to be applied before anything else happens.

What to gather

• A list of any skin products you want to mention to the provider.
• Questions about which device the provider will use.
• Photos of the area taken beforehand.

The step after this one

After the session itself comes the question of results. One review, Microneedling Versus Chemical Peels for Atrophic Acne Scars: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, compares microneedling with chemical peels for atrophic acne scars. A retrospective study, Comparative study in treatment of acne scars fractional carbon dioxide laser versus micro needling fractional radio frequency – A retrospective study, sets it against a laser approach.