Professional Treatments

Dermapen™ Treatment

This advanced skin needling technique uses tiny vibrating needles which make micro channels in the skin. Dermapen™ can be used to tighten, lift and rejuvenate aging, sun damaged skin. It can also be used to remodel acne scars and treat stretch marks.

The Dermapen™ uses tiny needles to make channels in the skin which heal using non scarring collagen in a process similar to fractional laser treatments but without the side effects or downtime.

The Dermapen™ is relatively painless and treatments are performed after application of an anesthetic cream. The small size of the Dermapen™ allows treatment in hard to reach areas such as around the eyes, lips and nose. A general guide to the number of treatments required is:

Rejuvenation                               4-6 treatments                                   4 weeks apart

Acne scarring                             6 treatments                                      2 weeks apart

Stretch marks                             approx. 10 treatments                       3 weeks apart

 

Treatments take 30 – 60 minutes. There may be some redness of the treated area for 12 – 48 hours after treatment and possibly light scabbing, but this can be covered using a camouflage make-up. Dermapen™ can be complemented with peels, dermal fillers and botulinum treatment.

See a link below to a Dermapen™ micro needling 3D animation video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29bWwHzl1ec

PLEASE NOTE: A GP referral is required if you are a new patient, or an existing patient that has not seen Dr Nicholls within the last four years. Due to capacity issues we are triaging all referrals, but cannot guarantee that your referral will be accepted. We will contact you directly if we are able to accommodate you.