It may seem tempting to grab an at-home microneedling device, but there are serious risks when needles and your skin are involved.
Attempting DIY treatments can lead to long-term damage, infections, and disappointment.
Here’s what we wish our patients could know:
1. Infection Risks
Home devices will never include the proper instructions on how to sterilize and properly the skin before treatment, nor will the at-home devices prepare you appropriately for safely handling blood-product and cleaning the product for potential future use. Using a non-sterile needle with your skin can introduce bacteria deep into your skin, causing inflammation, infection, scarring, or hyperpigmentation whereas our professionals maintain strict hygiene protocols to always keep you safe.
2. Improper Depths & Technique
Microneedling requires precise needle depth and technique depending on the treatment area and desired results. Too shallow = minimal improvement. Too deep = bruising, scarring, or permanent damage. Only professionals are trained with the device, and knowledgeable enough with skin treatments to safely tailor depths for each skin concern.
3. LACK OF TREATMENT OPTIMIZATION
DIY microneedilng treatments skip critical steps that maximize results and minimize complications:
- Before Treatment: There are professional ways to prep the skin to be as receptive to the benefits of microneedling.
- After Treatment: Immediately after microneedling, there are post-treatment products that can be applied to take advantage of the newly created micro-channels to send the products deeper into the skin and boost your results. Our favorite options include chemical peels, growth factors, or exosomes to accelerate healing, boost collagen, and enhance radiance.
An experienced skincare provider knows which products are safe or beneficial to use in conjunction with microneedling. Without pre and post microneedling boosters, results are inconsistent and recovery is slower. With the wrong pre and post boosters, burns, infections, and scarring are all too-real risks.
4. Unpredictable Results & Skin Trauma
When performed by an inexperienced, untrained, novice hand, microneedling can cause more harm than good; uneven texture, scarring and/or infection. A professional’s combination of FDA approved devices, safety / sanitation protocols, and customized treatment parameters transforms microneedling from a risky home experiment into a safe, highly effective treatment.
5. Pain, Downtime, & Complications
At-home DIY microneedling devices can cause unnecessary pain and longer recovery times. Professional skincare providers use FDA approved techniques, prescription strength numbing agents, and safe-for-you boosters to optimize results. Attempting treatments alone, at home, can leave skin red, irritated, or worse—long lasting / permanent scarring.
Your skin deserves expert care.
DIY microneedling is a real horror story waiting to happen. Professional microneedling ensures safety, optimal results, and radiant, youthful skin—without the scary surprises. Make sure to only trust your skin to an experienced and knowledgeable microneedling provider.
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