Last Monday I was visited by two nice gentleman from GTG Wellness to explain to me about Secret - a new microneedling radiofrequency designed for skin tightening, pore size reduction, improvement of wrinkles and give an overall lifting of the face. Sunds like fun? Well, the idea is pretty amazing as well of the results, but the process may not be everyone's cup of tea.
What is microneedling radiofrequency? The concept behind this technology is pretty simple. Using microneedles poked directly into the skin at a certain depth, and radiofrequency energy is then released inside of the skin. This gives a more uniformed deep tissue warming that will then stimulate the collagen cascade to break and uniform thus new collagen fibers are produced. The needle tip contains 25 very small gold needles acting as an internal conductor. Too technical? Well the pictures will help explain better.
First question that will pop into your mind would be - OUCH!. Luckily before the procedure is done, the face is numbed for 40 minutes before starting. The whole face would take approximately 20-30 minutes to do depending on the area and pain threshold. Despite some needle pricking sensation, I only shed a tear towards the end of the procedure that they needed to stack some areas. Immediately after the procedure, my face felt warm and it was red and swollen. They applied some Pep-Bu to help with the healing. Usually, the swelling will subside within 1 day. In terms of my swelling, by bedtime the swelling was down by 50%. Although the secret is said to have minimal to know downtime, it will also depend on your skin type and the intensity of treatment. In my case, I had sensitive skin but we wanted to know how good the intense therapy level was (and since I was pretty cooperative) so we went to the most desirable setting with multiple stacking at problem areas. The next day I woke up, there were thousands of micro-needle marks on my face which I wasn't really expecting. Luckily, it fades off (or probably falls off) in the subsequent days but even on Day 4 it was pretty visible to my eyes. With the swelling gone by Day 1, it is still possible to cover up the needle scab marks with a light concealer. Yes, I said light - because of the uniformed small dots, it'll look like you are slightly tanner from a far and only if you come up close then you notice the needle marks. (Something like having a pixel laser done).
But was it worth it? Well after a long discussion with Jeffery and Kevin - I do admit that despite the needle marks on my face, even after the 1st day I have noticed a reduction in my pore size, and some lightening of PIH (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation) after acne on my face. Now its 4 days, the needle marks are slowly dispersing, my neck and face does feel tighter and more lifted although many would argue I wouldn't need any form of lifting, but there is a difference. Probably in my case, the most significant difference seen in this early stage is pore size reduction around my nose and mid cheek areas. The best thing is that it will last me at least 8 months even with 1 treatment and with 2, more than a year. How's that for all the torture?
So to sum up, the Secret RF microneedling can provide:
1. Non-surgical face lifting lasting 8 months with a single treatment.
2. Wrinkle reduction
3. Skin tightening and rejuvenation.
4. Minimizes pore size.
5. Reduce the appearance of acne scars or other form of scars.
6. Brightening of pigmented scars.
7. Reduces neck wrinkles.
8. Reduces stretch marks.
9. Safe for dark skinned people
Some of the clinical trial pictures done on this machine:
Want to improve your look for this year? The good news is that Faceworks Clinic is hosting this machine for a limited time only i.e. 13/1/2012 (Friday) till 18/1/2012 at RM 800/session (Normal Price: RM 1800/session) for this Chinese New Year Festival. Interested?? Call Us today for appointment at 03-21440080.
