Micro-needling Aftercare
We hope you are satisfied with the results of your micro-needling treatment. To ensure you receive the full benefits we strongly recommend you note the following aftercare advice:
Immediately after your micro-needling therapy you will look as though you have moderate sunburn and your skin may feel warm and tighter than usual. This will start to subside after 2 to 3 hours and will normally recover within 24 hours, with only slight redness the following day. Occasionally this redness can persist for 3 – 4 days.
To assist your skin in its recovery please follow the recommendations below:
- Use tepid water to cleanse the face for the following 48 hours and dry gently. Always make sure your hands are clean when touching the treated area.
- Ensure make-up is not applied for 12 hours after the therapy and avoid other aggressive skin products until the redness has subsided.
- Avoid saunas, steam rooms, excessive exercise, hot baths or showers until the redness has faded.
- Avoid intensive sun light exposure and artificial UV exposure for a period of at least 2 weeks after your therapy.
- Apply SPF50 on a daily basis for at least two weeks even during the winter or on cloudy days
- As the skin starts to regenerate and repair it may well feel drier than normal. A good anti-ageing moisturiser will help during this period.
- Remember that a course of 3 or more treatments is normally recommended for optimum improvement with periodical treatments in the following years to ‘top up’ the natural regeneration that has taken place.