Microneedling
At Amplify Aesthetics we use the Procell™ microchanneling device. In the past microneedling technologies (like the pens and rollers) relied on creating serious damage to the skin to trigger tissue repair via your body’s wound healing ability; with Procell no serious damage is necessary. Procell microchanneling is microneedling evolved! People use the terms microchanneling and microneedling interchangeably, that’s ok.
Procell creates invisible micro-channels and stimulates specialized cells in your skin and in your immune system to produce proteins called cytokines, peptides and growth factors that help rejuvenate the structure of your skin. Microchanneling also induces the rapid production of high-quality new collagen via stimulation, rather than the old methods that merely damaged and inflamed the skin. Collagen is what gives our skin its plumpness and support.
Procell microchanneling is ideal in that it stimulates this wound healing response and new collagen production by triggering the release of epidermal growth factors, peptides and cytokines with little actual damage to the skin.
Microneedling in Thornton
Benefits
You’ll experience an almost immediate improvement in skin tone, texture, and fine lines. And you’ll see long term results that resist the aging process when you complete a series of treatments. Depending on the skin conditions you’re looking to address, three to six sessions is usually recommended.
A series of Procell treatments, once a month can dramatically improve your skin. Improvements in aging skin, acne and other scarring, uneven or hyperpigmented skin & overall tone, texture and hydration are visible.
Procell stimulates a more effective response with less damage to skin and more stimulation of stem cells—superior skin rejuvenation with better science.
What to Expect
Your appointment time will be about two hours. You’ll do some paperwork, then we will apply your numbing cream. This will stay on your skin for about 20 mins, during which we will answer any questions you might have. After this, the numbing cream is removed, your skin is cleansed and disinfected then we microneedle.
The actual microneedling takes anywhere from 20-45 minutes, depending on your skin’s response. You do not feel the microneedling, just the pressure and vibrations from the device. All face sessions also include the neck. The skin response we are looking for is an even redness on the skin, occasionally there are a few areas of pinpoint bleeding, but this is not the norm. After the microneedling we apply a serum full of amazing healing and anti-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors to kick start the healing process. Then you will have a 30 minute session of red light LED therapy to further decrease redness and benefit your skin.
You can expect to leave your appointment looking and feeling like you have a minor sunburn, and you’ll feel a little tight and warm for about 24 hours. You will be unable to put on sunscreen or makeup for two hours after your microneedling, so you will need to plan accordingly when scheduling your appointment.
You will be sent home with a kit of aftercare products to use for 48-72 hours after your appointment. If you are doing a series of treatments, this kit will get you through three treatments.
Microneedling & PRP
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Platelet Rich Plasma is a component of your own blood. You have a blood draw in-office that is then spun down in a centrifuge to have the PRP extracted. PRP includes hundreds of cytokines, a type of growth factor. Growth factors can be very helpful in skin health, they can help stimulate collagen production and encourage new skin cell growth, these are the good cytokines, the anti-inflammatory kind. However, there are also cytokines that are pro-inflammatory.
Our opinion, after much research, is that PRP incites a significant pro-inflammatory response when used in conjunction with microneedling, and that this may be troublesome, especially in people prone to hyperpigmentation or severe scarring. On an occasional basis, most people should tolerate PRP without problem or difficulty. However, the amount of cytokines and growth factors in our bodies declines with age, which is why healing times are longer the older we grow. This means that most people seeking these PRP treatments will not have the same concentration of anti-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors in their plasma that are contained in our AnteAge Microneedling Solutions, and why we don’t offer PRP and instead choose to use the AnteAge Microneedling Solutions.
Ultimate Microneedle
Includes a cleanse, numbing cream, microneedle with a cytokine and growth factor serum, and red LED light therapy with the Celluma, an FDA cleared medical light to enhance skin rejuvenation and healing and decrease redness.
$375 | 2 hours
Three microneedling treatments spaced over three months. Showed a nice improvement in overall evening of tone, decrease in melasma and hyperpigmentation, especially on the forehead. Increased firmness, elasticity and improvement in visible pore size.
Three treatments spaced over three months. This client wanted to feel and refreshed as a treat to herself for a special birthday.
We achieved fantastic brightening, smoothing, tightening, reduction of sun spots and fine lines, and an overall lovely result for a lovely lady.
