You might be used to me sharing self-care recommendations
but on occasion, I want to tell you about new developments and services offered
here at the clinic.
Last fall I had several patients ask me if I
provide cosmetic microneedling and cosmetic acupuncture.
I have provided cosmetic acupuncture in the
clinic from time to time. Microneedling however was new to me. I didn’t know
much about it a year ago but I was amazed at how many people asked me about it
in such a short period of time.
I decided to look into it and found that
microneedling is a very effective, safe way to stimulate the production of your
own collagen. Why would somebody want to do that?
It makes your skin look smoother, with fewer
visible wrinkles, scars, and age spots. It also reduces acne and restores
thinning or lost hair.
So I was pleasantly surprised at how effective
it is, that it’s a natural treatment, and that there is no trauma to the skin
from the treatments. Your skin does get a little pink during the
treatments but that fades in 8-12 hours
When natural rejuvenating serums are applied to
your skin they are absorbed 3000% more effectively than without microneedling.
So, it does a lot. When I first learned about
microneedling I was pretty skeptical, but I’ve seen it work really well
firsthand in my clinic on wrinkles, scars, sagging skin, and acne.
I was at a local music festival a few months ago
and ran into one of my patients who had 4 treatments with me at that point in
time. While we were chatting two of her friends separately came up to us and
asked her how she was making her skin look so good.
That was really fun to see how happy she was
that friends were noticing the positive changes.
It’s nothing like a facelift but it provides a
noticeable improvement that is natural looking. Makes sense since it’s
your own collagen making the changes.
Results for wrinkles, age spots, and sagging
skin issues last 3-5 years!
Here’s an important factoid for you on who can
provide microneedling. Acupuncturists, MDs, and Nurse Practitioners are the
only types of practitioners who can legally provide microneedling in
California.
To make the services even more effective, next
week I’m adding light therapy to the cosmetic services. Red light therapy
is proven to stimulate collagen production in the skin. Blue light reduces
inflammation from acne and rosacea. Yellow light reduces excessive pigment from
age spots and melasma.
Here’s a link to my website for more information. More “before and after
photos” along with light therapy information will be added to the website soon.
Please reach out to me if you have any
questions.
Sincerely
Yours,
Mike Julien
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