Skin Rejuvenation
Medical Microneedling
Collagen induction therapy
Medical Microneedling Collagen Induction Therapy introduces controlled micro-injury into the skin, triggering a wound healing response and the release of natural growth factors. Skin texture issues are dramatically improved with a series of treatments.
Who this is for
Often right for
- Atrophic acne scarring and surgical scars
- Rough texture and enlarged pores
- Fine lines and crêpey skin, including around the eyes
- Early laxity and loss of firmness
- Stretch marks on the body
- Deeper skin tones where laser carries pigmentary risk
Every treatment starts with a consultation
What to expect
Your Medical Microneedling visit
Assessment and planning
We examine scarring type and texture under magnification and set needle depth by area — shallower on the forehead and around the eyes, deeper over scarred cheeks.
Numbing
Topical anaesthetic is applied and left on for 30–40 minutes to ensure comfort. This is a very well tolerated treatment — many patients say that they can’t feel anything at all.
Treatment
Methodical passes over each area with a single-use microneedle cartridge, using an FDA-cleared medical microneedling device. Pinpoint bleeding is expected and appropriate to achieve the most effective treatment.
Recovery and the series
Redness for 1–3 days, and then dryness, flaking, and mild itching while the skin heals. Most people feel their skin is back to normal 1 week later. Sterile aftercare for 24 hours, and strict no sun exposure while the skin is healing. Makeup may be worn after 24 hours.
The science
Why it works
Microneedling creates thousands of tiny, precisely-depthed channels in the skin. Each is a controlled injury, and the skin responds the way it responds to any wound: platelets arrive, growth factors are released, and fibroblasts lay down new collagen and elastin. Because the injury is microscopic and the surrounding tissue is left intact, healing is fast and the risk of pigmentary problems is low compared with heat-based resurfacing.
This is the treatment we reach for most often for genuinely structural skin problems, and it is the one we are most confident recommending across all skin tones. It uses mechanical rather than thermal injury, which is the key advantage for richly pigmented skin — there is no heat to trigger melanocytes into post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Where we would hesitate to laser a deeper skin tone, we will happily microneedle it.
What it asks for is patience. Collagen remodelling takes eight to twelve weeks per session to express itself, and results accrue across a series. Anyone showing you a dramatic before-and-after taken a week after treatment is showing you swelling. We stage three to six sessions four to six weeks apart, and we assess honestly at the end of a course rather than assuming more is always better.
At a glance
- Appointment
- 60–75 minutes including numbing
- Discomfort
- Topical anaesthetic for 30–40 minutes; very well tolerated
- Downtime
- Redness for 1–3 days, then flaking; back to normal in about a week
- Sessions
- 3–6, spaced 4–6 weeks apart
- Results
- Begin at 8–12 weeks; continue for 6 months after a course
- Skin tones
- Suitable for all, including deeper tones
Questions
Medical Microneedling questions
- Depth control, sterility and needle quality. Medical devices use single-use sterile cartridges that stamp vertically at a set depth, so the injury is controlled and reproducible. Home rollers drag angled needles across skin at inconsistent depth, tear tissue, and cannot be adequately sterilised. We see infections and marks from home devices, not benefit.
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Consultations for Medical Microneedling run in Victoria, Langley and Kelowna. Our team will confirm the details, including any consultation deposit, when you book.
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