Acne scars can linger long after breakouts have cleared, affecting both skin texture and a person’s confidence. At Boss Gal Beauty Bar, we offer a range of skin rejuvenation solutions, including microneedling, to help you achieve a smoother, clearer, and more radiant complexion. We look forward to helping you love the skin you’re in.
How Do Acne Scars Develop?
Acne scars form as a result of inflammation resulting from acne outbreaks. Some acne blemishes are small, resulting in shallow scars that heal quickly. In other cases, the blemishes spill into surrounding tissues, leading to deeper scarring.
The skin responds by forming new collagen fibers. Uneven collagen production, at times, can lead to the formation of certain types of scars. If the body produces too much collagen, it can result in raised scars. Insufficient collagen, on the other hand, can lead to the formation of depressions or pockmarks in the skin, which are often more noticeable and difficult to treat, especially if the acne outbreak is severe.
What Is Microneedling?
Microneedling, or collagen induction therapy, is a minimally invasive skin rejuvenation solution that helps reduce acne scars, blemishes, and pockmarks, improving your skin’s health and texture. Traditional microneedling involves the use of ultra-fine needles called microneedles to create controlled micro-injuries on the skin’s surface. This helps trigger the body’s natural wound response, stimulating collagen production and healing and rejuvenating the skin from within.
Microneedling has been shown to significantly reduce acne scarring, including ice-pick scars and pockmarks, producing a smoother and clearer complexion. It can also improve the appearance of sun-damaged skin, uneven tone and texture, fine lines and wrinkles, enlarged pores, post-inflammatory pigmentation, and skin laxity.
What Can You Expect?
Our Boss Gal Beauty Bar experts will evaluate your skin’s needs and create a personalized treatment plan to address your acne scarring. We are proud to be one of the few medical spas in Columbus, OH, that use SkinPen by Bellus Medical, the first microneedling device to be cleared by the FDA.
Before treatment, we will apply a topical numbing agent to the area for your comfort. Microneedling with SkinPen is quick, with most treatments performed in about 30 minutes. You may feel a slight vibration during the procedure with minimal pain or discomfort. You will have little to no downtime, meaning you can return to your daily activities the very next day.
After treatment, you may have skin redness, pinpoint bleeding, and minor swelling, and you may feel like you have had a mild sunburn. Our after-treatment products will nourish and soothe your skin and help ensure the best possible outcomes.
What Results Can You Expect?
Most individuals report a noticeable improvement in their skin’s appearance after one or two microneedling sessions. The results of treatment will continue to unfold over 6-12 months as the body continues to produce new collagen and elastin. For optimal results, we may recommend 3-6 treatment sessions spaced four weeks apart. Microneedling has been shown to significantly improve the appearance of acne scars, leaving your skin looking and feeling better than ever.
RF Microneedling: Taking Acne Scar Treatment to the Next Level
RF microneedling takes our traditional techniques a step further by incorporating radiofrequency energy. The energy penetrates deep into the dermis, providing an instant boost to the body’s regenerative processes, making it ideal for treating deeper, more pitted acne scars.
What Can You Expect?
We will use a topical numbing agent to ensure a comfortable experience. Next, we will make three passes with our microneedling handpiece, which has tiny gold-plated microneedles. The depth of the needles will depend on the treatment area and your unique needs.
You should notice an immediate effect after treatment, and the results will continue to unfold as the collagen and elastin production continues for 8-12 weeks. We typically recommend three RF microneedling treatments spaced one month apart for the best outcomes.
After treatment, your skin may be red, and you may feel like you have had a mild sunburn. At Boss Gal Beauty Bar, we offer a complimentary cooling mask after your treatment. The Microcurrent Dual Face Mask system by Franz Skincare is an innovative sheet mask featuring a dry mask infused with patented Tissue X™ technology and a wet mask packed with antioxidants, vitamins, moisturizing, anti-inflammatory, and soothing agents. The ion-induced current helps deliver these powerful ingredients deep into your skin, reducing redness and promoting healing.
Microneedling with PRP – Harness Your Body’s Healing Power
At Boss Gal Beauty Bar, we offer traditional and RF microneedling combined with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to enhance your treatment results. PRP is derived from your own blood. It has a high concentration of platelets that are rich in growth factors and active proteins that help promote natural healing and soft tissue regeneration.
To prepare your PRP, we will draw a small amount of blood, similar to what you can expect when you have bloodwork done, and spin it in a centrifuge, which helps separate the plasma and platelets from the remaining components of your blood. Combining PRP with traditional or RF microneedling further enhances collagen and elastin production, providing a powerful acne scars and pockmarks reduction solution. While results may vary from person to person, most individuals report a noticeable improvement in their skin’s texture and clarity.
Boss Gal Beauty Bar’s Acne Academy™
If you are looking for solutions to eliminate acne outbreaks, check out our exclusive, 90-day “Acne Academy™.” Our experienced team will provide you with the tools you need to combat acne using medical-grade products and a custom plan created just for you! If you want to clear acne once and for all, this program is for you!
Microneedling for Acne Scars Near Me
Visit Boss Gal Beauty Bar to learn more about our traditional and RF microneedling treatments. Our experienced team will recommend the ideal solution to restore a clearer, smoother complexion. Don’t let acne scars define your skin’s story. We invite you to visit one of our locations to experience the Boss Gal Beauty Bar difference!
Contact our Clintonville, Grandview, Powell, or Columbus, Ohio, locations to schedule your consultation or request one online today. Discover why we have been voted the #1 med spa in Columbus!