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Clin Plast Surg
July 2023
Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Clin Exp Dermatol
July 2023
Dermatology Department, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Burnley General Hospital, Burnley, UK.
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am
August 2022
Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA.
Microneedling, also referred to as percutaneous collagen induction therapy, uses small needles to create mechanical injury to the skin, stimulating the wound-healing cascade and new collagen formation. Compared with other skin resurfacing techniques, microneedling preserves the epidermis and is nonablative, therefore reducing inflammation, downtime, and risk of dyspigmentation. In addition to increasing collagen production in fibroblasts, microneedling also helps normalize cell function of keratinocytes and melanocytes and can be used to increase absorption of topical medications, growth factors, or deliver radiofrequency directly to the dermis.
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