Microneedling: You, Aging Backwards Naturally!

Everyone is looking for the best-kept secret to looking younger. There are many different modalities out there. There is an abundance of information being thrown at you. It is quite confusing as to what to believe will truly work and give you the magical results it promises. The beauty industry is tremendous. Unfortunately, much of it is more of a hoax and a money grab. Most people have drawers and cabinets full of products that were costly and made tremendous promises, but unfortunately, they failed to provide results. Sadly, today you cannot even trust reviews, as even those may be paid off. Before and after pics can be so easily modified that even that cannot be relied upon. I’ll say this: if it seems too good to be true, it probably is!

I love providing microneedling at AcuZen Wellness Center. I believe looking good is part of feeling good. I strive to help you on that path. I do not encourage injections such as Botox, which is derived from botulinum toxin, a poison whose mechanism of action is to paralyze nerves. Contrary, everything I utilize is vegan and completely 100% natural. There is no injecting poison into your skin and thereby into your body. Botox and fillers look worse after a few months when they wear off and need to be constantly repeated. You become a slave to the injections. You may have significant downtime where you cannot leave your home. On the contrary, microneedling, done once monthly, once the results are achieved, last for an incredible three to five years. It does not wear off. The desired improvements just get better and better. There are no negative side effects and no downtime!

Google botched Botox images. It is horrific. I often have clients asking me to repair a drooping eyelid or scarring from treatments that looked bloody and torturous such as vampire facials. The name should tell you enough. They are sometimes forced to stay inside for a full week until they can cover up enough to be seen as they look scary. There is no downtime with microneedling! You will leave with a shiny glow that slowly absorbs into the skin over the next fifteen minutes. There is minimal redness which resolves within a few minutes to a few hours varying with your skin pigment. Optimal results are seen as the collagen and elastin rebuild helping you look more youthful. Simply put, you will have a more youthful natural glow. Your wrinkles, laugh lines, crow’s feet, elevens, and parenthesis will diminish. Your sunspots and melasma will fade. Your acne and acne scars can be healed from deep within. My clients report back that they are repeatedly asked what they did to look so young! If you are still not sure what is right for you, answer this. Do you want to have scary duck lips and a very artificial appearance with significant downtime, or do you prefer a more natural youthful glow, enhanced real-time facial rejuvenation with no downtime! The answer should be clear. Microneedling is the best-kept new age secret for aging backwards naturally.

Pen and tips

The treatment itself is completely painless and quite relaxing. It is a non-invasive procedure that utilizes a pen that oscillates to create microinjuries to enhance the body’s own repair system. The tiny, short needles on the tip of the pen oscillate so quickly it merely gives a light buzzing feeling. It rotates over 30,000 RPM (rotations per minute). It painlessly permeates the epidermis layers of the skin to encourage collagen and elastin for enhanced cellular turnover. It allows for 3,000% increased serum absorption into the dermis layer. This means the serums utilized are absorbed into the deeper layers of the skin where you need it most.

Red light laser

At every session, I incorporate LED red light therapy, which enhances the anti-aging benefit. This low-level laser therapy uses a wavelength specific to stimulate and energize cellular repair. It is absorbed by mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell. This gives an additional boost to collagen and elastin, reduces inflammation, and accelerates healing. The microneedling pen device is very shallow, getting into the proper layers of the dermis that produce collagen and elastin. It is not recommended to do this at home as knowledge of proper needling depth based on the anatomy, as well as technique, is essential for the best results with no irritation.

Microneedling creates microscopic holes in the skin, which allows the body to immediately set out to repair and boost the area with quick cellular turnover. At AcuZen Wellness we offer all natural vegan skincare products. We get you started on a regimen that is optimal for speeding up the results. Your skin will feel hydrated all day and have that natural glow you have been looking for!

I utilize high-quality hyaluronic acid as a base to guide the microneedling pen to roll smoothly during the treatment. This eliminates any possibility of discomfort. It ensures there will not be any extreme redness, irritation, or scratch marks. I customize and combine serum cocktails specifically for your beauty concerns. The pure vegan natural serums are derived from the best natural ingredients and sourced from around the world. This includes apple stem cells from Switzerland for filling in wrinkles and boosting stem cell production, and shitake mushrooms, which are essential for lubricating more mature thinning skin and supporting overall Qi while boosting collagen and elastin. Lumos incorporates algae from the coast of Spain, which serves as a brightener that helps sunspots and melasma. Oculus is made up of seaweed from the coast of Spain. It is truly incredible in eliminating those stubborn pesky under-eye bags and puffiness.

At AcuZen Wellness all services we offer are with the goal of encouraging the healthiest you both physically and emotionally. Looking good goes a long way to feeling good! Every treatment is custom tailored to you and your specific needs. This includes microneedling and facial rejuvenation. By reducing fine lines, wrinkles, age spots, melasma, and hyper-pigmentation, as well as both active acne and acne scarring, it is truly facial rejuvenation at its finest.

There is no better time for you to get started. Begin your youthful wellness journey with microneedling: Aging backwards naturally! 

Dr. Deborah Rothman is a doctor of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, as well as a Diplomate of Acupuncture. She is in private practice and runs a wellness center in Lawrence, offering a complete solution for all your health and wellness needs. Comments and questions are welcome. She can be reached at 516-203-4500 or [email protected]. Please visit AcuZen.com and follow AcuZenWellness on Facebook and Instagram.