Micro Needling With Pen or Roller – What Works?

Before we can discuss the question in the title, we need to first know what micro needling is and what it is used for.

What is this meant for?

Medical microneedling is a treatment, which is used on the face to treat various conditions of the skin such as fine lines, wrinkles, light scarring from acne, photo damage or to improve the color of the skin or make other changes to the texture of the skin.

History of Needles in Healthcare

The earliest form of microneedling goes back to ancient acupuncture techniques used in China centuries ago. This concept of acupuncture then traveled to France. Basically, acupuncture both in China and France, was used to enhance the health of an individual. The first use of needles to release wrinkles and fine lines on the face was by using a bevel needle. However, at first, aestheticians didn't think of making the skin better, they rather were concerned with sub dermal releases in 1995.

Advancements in Instruments

This technique has since advanced to the modern needling which is defined as using either a hollow or solid needle of the appropriate diameter and length to go through the skin’s epidermis or dermis.  But the sizes of the needles in the pen devices are much smaller now. The entire point of using micro needles into the dermis is to make tiny punctures so the skin responds to these punctures with normal wound healing effects, and at the same time heals other scarring or problems of the face that are older.  All of this was done with a solid needle and was known as dry needling.

Current Method

The current method includes the use of collagen to help with the deliverer through hollow needles. This allows the deeper parts of the skin to be treated without removing any of the top layers of skin.

So now the techniques have progressed to currently being handheld by derma devices, and the concept is that by rolling the needles over the skin it creates punctures which will stimulate collagen for healing of the skin.

Effects from Derma Rolling

The Derma rolling technique is rather painful given that there are repeated pricking of the skin.  Often patients are sedated, and recovery at times can take up to a week due to swelling post treatment.

Effect from microneedling with a pen (Eclipse Micropen)

The Micropen treatment uses multiple needles that vertically puncture the skin, but are much smaller than punctures made by derma rolling. The pen with the needles gives a vibrating affect that increases the treatment’s effectiveness, as there are more punctures that increase the absorption of products with less discomfort or pain.

Which seems better?

Micropen has shown amazing results that are as good as chemical peels or laser resurfacing, while at the same time only costing a fraction of leading alternatives. Micropen treatment causes less pain or discomfort with better results for a cheaper price. So it is not hard to see where the answer to the original question is going.

It seems that both micro needling methods achieve the same results with the Micropen doing it for less money, virtually no discomfort or sedation needed, after treatment recovery consisting of only redness and swelling which is usually gone in 24 to 48 hours. So from Microneedling in Boise to Microneedling in Austin, this treatment is growing in popularity.

Women have been worried about wrinkles and fine lines for decades.  Through the years many creams and methods have been invented for these problems. Good results have been shown with MicroNeedling for wrinkle removal.

Article Summary:

This is the story of how needles were used throughout history for health problems.  Today, tiny needles are used on the face to improve patients looks.