Dermaroller

The Benefits of a Professional Dermaroller or Home Dermaroller Device.

A dermaroller is a lightweight tool consisting of a handle with a small barrel attached, covered in tiny needles. The needles range from titanium to surgical grade stainless steel. It is extremely important that they should arrive in a sturdy sterile packaging. The quality of your roller is extremely important, please don’t be tempted to purchase a cheap device, safety and efficacy first! 

Home-use rollers start at 0.2-0.3mm, with professional rollers being 1mm for a face treatment. The epidermis on the face varies in thickness from approximately 0.5mm (eyelids) – 1.5mm; therefore your professional roller is able to penetrate the skin somewhere around the basal junction, possibly slightly deeper. As there are no blood vessels present in the epidermis but pinprick bleeding may occur during the professional rolling process when contact is made with the upper dermis. 

A professional dermaroller treatment is intended to cause a degree of trauma to the skin. This trauma stimulates new collagen cells in abundance.                               

The ageing process, low body weight, regular intense exercise, smoking, drinking, diet and the environment all impacts collagen and elastin in your skin. 

The Dermaroller creates 1000’s of minor pinprick wounds to the skin which then begins to heal itself. A wound heals in three 3 stages:

1.Inflammation (erythema, oedema and the release of growth factors)

2.Proliferation (fibroblast stimulation, creating new collagen cells)

3.Tissue remodelling (collagen continues to build and contraction takes place)

Having created 1000s of these micro channels we can optimize this treatment by flooding the skin with active ingredients, which will work at a cellular level and be at their most efficacious. By adding these serums greater results can be achieved.

The home dermaroller is pain free but you may experience a tingling sensation and you will notice a high pink complexion which only lasts for a few hours. 

The professional Dermaroller treatment is certainly not pain free (ample numbing cream is applied prior to treatment), it does offer a more economical solution to some other ablative therapies. It has limited exclusionaries/contraindications, very limited downtime, and when delivered safely no side effects. It is an ideal treatment for:

• Pitted acne scarring
• Ice pick scarring
• Pigmentation
• Stretch marks
• Anti-ageing, lines, wrinkles and lax skin

Benefits

• No downtime
• No side effects
• Suits all skin types
• Tightening and lifting

Professional Treatments are available in Bath email lenniandk@gmail.com

or The Professional Home kit is available from www.lenniandk.com

Feeling Brave with this makeup free selfie. Loving the roll and glow for my 50 years.

What is a Mesotherapy Treatment?

Mesotherapy

Mesotherapy is a safe, natural skin therapy and is ideal for dry, dehydrated and dull skin or simply as a skin boost. Treatment can be applied to the whole face, neck, chest and hands.  This unique process involves a series of extremely superficial micro-needles to the epidermis which allows for transportation of the Mesotherpay ingredients to the epidermal layer where cellular interaction takes place.

Using a very fine needle to slightly break the surface of the skin one is able to nourish and rejuvenate the skin promoting the production of collagen, strengthening elastin fibres and stimulating cell metabolism.

Mesotherapy is a highly effective rejuvenating treatment, replacing hyaluronic acid which provides deep hydration, toning benefits and cell regeneration. The transdermal delivery of vitamins, minerals and amino acids that decrease as we age offer reduced sagging, cellular nutrition and anti-ageing properties to the skin.

The treatments can tone and tighten sagging skin, reduce fine lines and repair free radical damage.  Clients describe their skin as firm, radiant, youthful and glowing as a result of Mesotherapy treatment.

The delivery of Mesotherapy can be optimised by combining the treatment with a superficial glycolic skin peel.  The action of the glycolic peel exfoliates dead skin cells and unclogs pores allowing for improved penetration of the Mesotherapy cocktail.

A series of six weekly treatments is advised to achieve maximum improvement.  After this, monthly treatments are recommended to maintain smoother, healthier and better hydrated skin.

One-off treatments are extremely popular for special occasions delivering instantly glowing skin radiance and giving an amazing base to apply make-up.

FORMULATIONS 

The formulation of the intensely active ingredients delivered through Mesotherapy offer results to:

• STIMULATE the skin’s biochemical reactions
• IMPROVE skin firmness and tone
• RESTRUCTURE mature skin tissue
• REPAIR post trauma skin imperfections

The composition of active ingredients are designed to favour the different biological reactions of the architecture of the skin.

This market is booming and clients are looking for non-invasive, affordable skin therapies, that are results driven. Adding mesotherapy to your treatment portfolio can progress your business and enhance professional development.

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What is Microneedling and why is great for Restoring Ageing Skin?

What is microneedling?

Microneedling is a nonsurgical technique that is intended to improve skin texture by reducing the “crepey” appearance, minimizing fine lines and wrinkles, and diminishing the hyperpigmentation of skin. This is a form of collagen induction created by a mechanical force delivered to the dermis. It also is useful for improving acne pock marks and can weld stretch marks together by creating collagen bridging. The process utilizes a power hand-piece to create tiny channels into the dermis of the skin which initiates the body’s natural healing process to create collagen and elastin.

Where can this technique be utilized?

The power hand piece can be applied to the entire face, neck, décolleté, arms, hands, legs and abdomen, typically where the skin is structurally weak, which usually is in areas that have stretch marks, contour deformities such as divots, and wide depressed scars. One of the added benefits of microneedling is diminished pigmentation, even though it is not used as a skin resurfacing technique. Microneedling can reduce the vertical lines that form around the mouth, as well as reduce appearance of small capillary vessels in the skin given the improved dermal thickness.

How many treatments are required?

The microneedling technique of creating channels in the dermis is very similar to the technology of the Fraxel laser, which utilizes a thermal injury mechanism but at a much lower price point. Just as the laser takes a series of treatments so does the microneedling technique - anywhere from three to six sessions depending on severity. During a consultation, we can define how many sessions are right for the patient. Once the final result is achieved, we generally recommend one to two sessions a year for maintenance of the outcome.

What downtime can someone expect?

After the initial session you can expect to be red for a period of up to five days, but you can wear mineral makeup starting the next day to hide the color. Many patients can expect to be able to go out to dinner the following night of the procedure. People may experience some light burning, tightness, and mild flaking. Noticeable difference in the texture of the skin will occur within a couple of weeks. An important note for someone who has undergone a laser technique: due to the thermal nature of the injury patients may experience more pain, swelling and redness than a patient who has undergone microneedling; results tend to be pretty similar between both procedures. The main difference is the cost for the laser treatment versus the microneedling treatment.

The technique of microneedling is a concept that has been evolving for over ten years. Initially, a simple hand roller with tiny short needles was employed and has now progressed to the current electric hand pieces with adjustable needle lengths to customize the depth for each patient. Ideally, the needle should penetrate no deeper than the epidermal–dermal junction. During the first pass of the session, hyaluronic acid is driven into the skin to improve the hydration and quality of the dermis. Remember, microneedling is a process, but results can vary depending on who is performing the technique.

Ultimately, microneedling can become a phenomenal non-invasive addition to a long-term regimen for virtually anyone who desires to maintain a youthful & vibrant appearance.

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What is Microbalding?

Microblading has taken the world of eyebrow techniques from ordinary to extraordinary. Ironically the technique had been used in Asia for decades and is also known as eyebrow embroidery. Using a tiny blade that uses realistic hair strokes and implanting pigment under the skin to give the most natural eyebrow finish. With this method you can create the most natural or bold looking brow whichever desire would suit you. 

  

When the practitioner uses this method the pigment is closer to the surface than the normal semi-permanent makeup machine method, leaving a fine 3 D hair strokes with no spilling under the skin.  

• This treatment is superb for changing Eyebrow shape
• Improve definition
• Add colour
• Add density to sparse brows
• Lengthen and/or thicken over plucked brows
• Replace lost Eyebrows  

When under going any form of semi-permanent makeup always be sure to take a look at previous work, ask to see their portfolio and make sure you receive a thorough consultation of exactly what you want to achieve. 

Check their qualifications, insurance and they are registered with their local council for health and safety. Do not take these things lightly these are your brows on your face which you will have to live with. Do not be tempted by special lower prices this is not a good sign, training is very expensive if done professionally and your practitioner will need to charge accordingly.   

By Karren Clayton