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Microblading Toronto-Who Is Not A Candidate?

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Microblanding
Microblading has become the latest beauty treatment to a path of achieving the most perfect brow.

To ensure optimal results with a microblading treatment, it is important to determine if a patient is an ideal candidate for microblading.

Certain health conditions put patients at risk and make them a non- candidate for Microblading treatments.

Contraindications include those with epilepsy, diabetes, hemophilia, psoriasis, as well as those who have rosacea or are prone to forming keloid scars.

Other contraindications include, pregnancy, nursing, undergoing chemotherapy or taking antibiotics. If you have allergies to metals, epinephrine, lidocaine or have any pre-existing scar tissue or rash in the affected area you are also at risk for a Microblading treatment.

It is always best to have a consultation with a specialist to discuss any medical history of the patient.

To book a complimentary consultation to see if Microblading is right for you, visit Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto.

Microneedling Toronto- Benefits & Side Effects

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Microneedling Benefits and Side Effects

Microneedling was first made popular by a plastic surgeon in South Africa, named Dr. Fernandez. He began to explore the idea of increasing collagen production by inducing bleeding in the skin via hundreds of tiny pricks.

Since then, its popularity has increased as people switch to microneedling for a youthful “pick me up”.

Microneedling, otherwise known as collagen induction therapy is a process that naturally stimulates collagen and elastin production in the skin without damaging it. In addition to stimulating fibroblasts to make collagen and elastin, needling also releases growth factors, which non-ablative lasers don’t do.

Microneedling is able to address pigmentation, acne scars, as well as fine lines and wrinkles.

Although it has its benefits, there some side effects. While the side effects are minimal and only temporary, one should know what to expect.

During the treatment, patients may experience some discomfort from the skin needling procedure, so to provide minimal discomfort, a topical numbing product is usually applied before Microneedling.

After the microneedling procedure, the patient will have some redness and itchiness for approximately 24-48 hours. The redness will subside, then dryness will follow and possible flakiness. This too will subside after 3-4 days. Moisturizing with Hyaluronic Acid will aid in keeping the skin replenished with moisture. One can also combine their own plasma (platelet-rich plasma) with micro needling as growth factors help to speed up the healing process.

Almost every procedure has some risks; however Microneedling has very few true side effects.

For further information about Microneedling or to book a consultation visit Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto at https://www.lastinglooks.ca.

Micro Needling Toronto & Skin Tightening

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Micro Needling & Skin Tightening

Micro needling is a process of rolling many fine needles over the surface of the skin, creating tiny controlled puncture wounds.

These controlled punctures stimulate your body’s natural healing process, triggering the release of cytokines and growth factors that lead to remodeling of collagen and elastin, which produces a natural skin tightening effect. It’s this damage that activates the healing process which ultimately turns back the hands of time.

As our cells migrate to heal the affected treated area, these inflammatory responses also trigger the skin cells to clean and remove bacteria, debris and impurities from the area to stimulate new skin growth.

After micro needling treatments, patients may feel symptoms similar to moderate sunburn. Proper aftercare is mandatory post treatment such as avoiding sun, heat and friction.in order to achieve beneficial results.

Days after the treatment, the skin will naturally tighten as new collagen is laid down and new skin tissue forms. The healing, inflammation and collagen formation process must take place before the benefits of micro needling becomes evident. New collagen peaks at 14 days after treatment. The micro needling treatment is similar to laser treatments, but without the severe side effects or long recovery time.

Micro-needling is an effective way to naturally renew the appearance and texture of your skin and requires at least 3 and 6 treatments 4 to 6 weeks apart.

For more information on Micro Needling, visit https://www.lastinglooks.ca/micro-needling-toronto at Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto.

Micro-Needling Toronto- Derma Pen Versus The Dermaroller

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Microneedling-Dermaroller vs Dermapen
The Dermapen and Dermaroller treatments are forms of micro needling. Both devices are used to stimulate the production of new collagen by creating micro channels in the skin.

Although both treatments are beneficial for skin tightening, there some distinct differences between both.

The shape and design varies from one to the other.  The biggest difference between them is that the Derma Roller is manually operated, while the Dermapen is electronically operated.

The Dermaroller has approximately 200 fine surgical steel needles, attached to a roller device. The Dermaroller is manually rolled over the skin’s surface in a crisscross pattern, causing controlled micro injuries, to stimulate growth factors, while promoting collagen and elastin to form.

The derma rolling treatment is especially beneficial for patients with deep wrinkles and acne scars, since the Dermaroller can be used  more aggressively to manually restructure and resurface resistant hypertrophic and keloid scarring.

One advantage that the Derma stamp pen has, is the flexibility of adjusting needle depth between 0 to 2.5 mm to accommodate any region of the body and face, to customize a treatment to best suit the patient’s requirements.

The Derma Pens smaller tip is easier to maneuver around hard to reach areas like the eyes, nose and upper lip, where it is more difficult to reach with traditional Dermaroller. This electrical device also has a high-speed motor that quickly sends vertical needle penetrations across the skin, making this a quicker and more comfortable treatment than the standard manual Dermaroller.

The benefits of both micro-needling treatments are equal and include:

  • Improvement fine lines and wrinkles
  • Tightening and improving skin tone
  • Promoting collagen and elastin production
  • Reducing the appearance of acne scarring, pigmentation and stretch marks

The down time for both microneedling treatments are equal and patients will leave their practitioner’s office flushed in color while  the redness will subside after 48-72 hours. Patients are advised to completely stay out of the sun completely to avoid hyperpigmentation.

Results will become more evident within a few days as well as the following weeks after the treatment. Results tend to continue to improve for up to 6 months after the treatment.

For more information on micro-needling and derma rolling, visit https://www.lastinglooks.ca/micro-needling-toronto at Lasting Looks Clinic in Toronto.