Expert Tips & Advice on Microneedling Aftercare

Microneedling consists of the application of tiny needles to create many small punctures in your outer layer of skin. This causes the formation of collagen and elastin because your own healing processes are stimulated by the damage.

The treatment is simple enough, but your skin must be protected afterwards to optimise the result. Here, we will take a look at advice for microneedling aftercare and how Hairy Hair might be able to help you tackle your hair loss.

Why is microneedling aftercare important?

While the microneedling session starts the chain reaction of healing in the skin, for best results, some aftercare procedures may help to improve your growth. 

The care you take following microneedling is as important as the procedure itself when used as a hair growth treatment. With the right combination of treatments, you can more easily provide your hair with a chance to grow again, whereas not considering what your scalp needs may lead to less-than-stellar results.

The post-session downtime is generally 24 to 48 hours, and you can be slightly red, sensitive or flaky within this time. These are indications that your skin is healing and doesn’t need to concern you.

There are some things you can do to hopefully minimise the pain you feel during the healing process and promote new hair growth.

Why is hydration important?

As your skin heals, it needs to be kept moist in order to heal best. The micro-trauma caused by the procedure causes collagen production, but healing takes place more optimally if your skin is sufficiently hydrated. It stimulates cell turnover, reduces inflammation, and keeps dryness and flaking away.

Your skin should be hydrated in order to facilitate elasticity so that your scalp is healthy and conducive to growing strong and healthy strands of hair. Certain topically applied treatments may help ease signs of redness and heal, such as hyaluronic acid following a microneedling treatment.

A hyaluronic acid-rich hair mask may provide advanced moisture for your scalp upon its use with a dermaroller. 

Why is SPF important?

After microneedling, your skin becomes more sensitive to the sun’s UV rays, which can easily cause damage. Without proper sun protection, your skin might change colour, and healing could slow down.

Your hair can be damaged by UV light as well. The light can be damaging, making your hair dry out, become weak, and even break. So, keeping your hair and skin out of the sun is critical in allowing them to remain healthy. Ensure that your skin is covered after a microneedling treatment with an SPF sunscreen where skin is exposed, on the scalp.

If spending a lot of time outdoors, remember to wear a hat to avoid oxidative stress. Sunscreen with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide might be able to deliver your skin even more helpful growth factors and help to really protect it against environmental insults.

Why is protecting my skin barrier important?

Following the use of a dermaroller, the natural barrier on your skin is temporarily exposed. Application of a healing and barrier repair balm could assist with fighting any inflammation, maintaining moisture, and supporting healing.

Reducing inflammation and supporting your skin barrier to heal can be supported by products with panthenol (vitamin B5), ceramides, and Centella Asiatica.

Avoid using fragrant products since they may cause additional irritation to your sensitive skin within the initial 24 to 48 hours after treatment. Soothing products may provide relief to your skin as they protect it from adverse external factors.

You need to avoid using any rough products for a minimum of 24 hours after a microneedling procedure. Minimal contact with the skin is advised so as not to infect or irritate the skin. Refrain from using exfoliating hair scrubs containing products like retinol for a few days so that your skin can naturally heal.  Avoid any physical activity, sauna, or warm showers within the first two days post-treatment.

How can combination treatments help with microneedling aftercare?

There are several treatments that may improve your results following a microneedling treatment. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has the potential to speed recovery from microneedling. The red light of the LLLT may possibly reduce inflammation, treat irritation, and stimulate collagen production, and therefore is a good treatment to use in combination with microneedling.

LLLT treatments tend to require more routine use than microneedling. At the clinic, microneedling is only done every 4-6 weeks to give your skin time to recover between appointments. With LLLT treatments, however, sessions begin once or twice per week and wind down over a period of time.

LLLT can also be performed at home every day since the over-the-counter devices are not as powerful as clinic-grade devices. These devices have to be applied for only 10 to 20 minutes daily to help heal and promote hair growth.  Devices that operate in the near-infrared range can reach deeper into the skin and might be more effective than LED devices.

Other treatments often mix topical solutions like minoxidil with PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injections. These are usually combined with microneedling, which creates tiny openings in the skin. This timing allows treatment ingredients to penetrate more effectively.

Minoxidil boosts the flow of oxygen and nutrients to hair follicles. PRP injections use your own blood to extract nutrient-rich plasma, delivering stem cells to hair follicles to repair and regenerate. This process can help dormant hair follicles start growing hair again due to the plasma’s healing properties.

How does my diet impact my post-microneedling care?

To get the best results from microneedling, it’s also important to ensure that your body is getting all the vitamins and minerals it needs from your diet. To support the healing process following a microneedling treatment, you should make sure that you are getting enough foods that are rich in nutrients.

Staying hydrated by drinking lots of water can help to cleanse your body of toxins while supporting your skin. Collagen-boosting foods such as bone broth, eggs, salmon, and citrus fruits work well during recovery to encourage skin repair and promote elasticity.

Antioxidants are found in vitamin C foods such as berries, kiwis, and oranges, as well as vitamin E foods such as avocados and almonds. These aid in protecting the skin from oxidative stress and stimulate the healing process.

What can Hairy Hair do to help with my hair loss?

Microneedling is a very straightforward treatment that can be performed either in the convenience of your home or in the clinic. With the potential of stimulating the generation of collagen and elastin with increased blood supply to the scalp, it provides a compelling avenue of treatment for baldness patients.

There is some pre-preparation required prior to a microneedling treatment, which will vary if your treatment is done at home or in a clinic. At home, you’ll need to disinfect and clean your device before using it, whereas in a clinic, your dermatologist might use a numbing cream on the treatment area so you don’t feel any pain.

While the treatment and preparation are simple, the aftercare process is where one can not only inhibit potential negative side effects but also maximise results by adding other treatments.

Several treatments can give your hair the best chance of regrowth by treating a variety of issues of hair loss.

Hairy Hair gives you an easy single pill a day with a very effective combination of ingredients. The supplement is a dihydrotestosterone (DHT) blocker to prevent the shrinking of hair follicles through miniaturisation.

This is one of the most frequent causes of hair loss, and high DHT levels are commonly found in those who are experiencing pattern hair loss.

Alongside this, the pill works as a vasodilator to provide your follicles with more nutrients and oxygen, as well as natural growth promoters to aid in the production of keratin, the central protein in hair formation, and reduce inflammation.

Conclusion

Microneedling offers a generally safe and effective method of treatment that may have the ability to induce new hair growth. As your scalp skin tenses up and your skin’s healing mode comes online, your follicles can have greater success at producing healthy, stronger hair.

Preparation for and application of the process are relatively easy procedures, but some aftercare protocols can be implemented for possibly improved results. With combination therapies, your hair may be better facilitated to tackle hair loss and promote new hair growth.

Get in touch with Hairy Hair today if you are suffering from hair loss problems and would like to take the first steps in fighting against it. Just complete a simple online form so that we can get to know you and your hair loss. Our panel of experts will then review your information and prepare a personalized treatment plan based on your information.

A qualified Australian GP will then give you a call to go over your treatment and address any queries you may have. Finally, your prescription will be shipped right to your door. Our dedicated support team will be available at every step of your journey towards potentially restoring your hair and your self-esteem.