What is microneedling?

Microneedling creates thousands of tiny, controlled channels in the skin. Your body reads them as something to repair, and repairing means building new collagen. That is the whole idea. Rather than resurfacing the outside, it prompts your skin to rebuild from underneath.

We use the SkinPen, which is the microneedling device with FDA clearance behind it rather than one of the many pens sold without it. Depth is adjusted across the face, so the delicate skin near your eyes is not treated the same as a scarred cheek.

Nashville Skin Company is physician owned and has been treating clients in the Nashville area since 2013. Your treatment will be performed by one of our licensed medical estheticians, each with years of hands-on experience on this exact platform.

What microneedling corrects

Acne scarring

This is what microneedling is best known for, and rightly so. Indented, pitted scarring left behind after acne responds to collagen rebuilding in a way that topicals cannot reach.

Texture and enlarged pores

Skin that feels rough or looks coarse in photographs smooths out as new collagen fills in beneath the surface.

Fine lines and early laxity

Particularly around the mouth and eyes, where skin thins first.

Surgical scars and stretch marks

Not only the face. Older scars and stretch marks respond to the same process, which is why we treat the body as well.

Making it more than microneedling

The channels microneedling creates close within hours, and while they are open your skin absorbs far more of whatever is applied to it than it ever will otherwise. That window is the whole reason to add something, and it is why we recommend it.

Exosomes, $250. Applied topically straight after your treatment. We use the BENEV Exosome Regenerative Complex, freeze-dried and reconstituted fresh rather than sitting premixed. It carries growth factors, peptides, amino acids, hyaluronic acid, vitamins, and minerals.
PRP, $450. Platelet-rich plasma drawn from your own blood on the day and applied to the treated skin. Because it comes from you, there is nothing foreign in it. This is the one we point people toward for deeper scarring.

Microneedling on its own does the job. Microneedling with exosomes or PRP does more within the same appointment, using a window that closes the same afternoon and will not come back until your next treatment. We will help you choose which one suits what you are working on.

Areas we treat

Face is the standard treatment. Chest, and neck and chest together, are available as add-ons and are worth considering, since those are the areas that give age away while the face is being looked after.

Is microneedling right for you?

We will look at your skin in our imaging system and talk through your history before we begin, so the depth is set for what you actually want to change.

It is not right if you have taken Accutane in the past six months, or if you have an active breakout, an open wound, or any current irritation or infection in the treatment area. A history of keloid scarring is worth telling us about, since it changes what we recommend.

How many treatments

That depends on what you came in for.

If you are correcting something specific, a series is where the change comes from. Most people do at least three, spaced four weeks apart, and established scarring usually takes four to six. Each session builds on the collagen the one before it started, which is why the spacing matters.

If your skin is already in good shape and you want to keep it there, a single treatment every few months does that well.

Recovery

First 24 to 48 hours: you will look flushed, similar to a moderate sunburn, and your skin will feel tight and warm.
Days two to four: redness fades and skin may feel dry or slightly rough, with some light flaking.
Within seven to ten days: everything has settled.

Some people get small breakouts in the days afterward. They pass on their own and are not a sign anything has gone wrong.

Afterward

Use the ZO Skin Health post-care products we recommend, exactly as directed
Leave makeup off for two to three days
Skip strenuous exercise and heavy sweating for a day or two
Stay out of direct sun and wear a broad spectrum SPF 30 or higher every day
Pause retinoids, acids, and scrubs for about a week

Pricing

Single treatment: $275
Package of three: $750
Add exosomes: $250
Add PRP: $450

Chest, and neck and chest, are available as add-ons.

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