Microneedling

To ensure optimal results from your professional treatments, we will recommend a personalised home care regime based on your concerns and skin condition.

The purpose of these products will be to prepare your skin for these intensive facial treatments, ensuring you have a strong barrier and your cells are functioning adequately. This includes inhibiting excess pigment or sebum production, allowing your skin to respond to these treatments in a more effective manner.

These products could include:

• Vitamin A - Alpharet overnight cream, Alpharet clearing serum, or intensive Alpharet.
• Tyrosinase/pigment inhibitor - Even tone correcting serum
• Good basic regime including cleanser, exfoliant, moisturiser and sun screen from either ZO skin health or Skinbetter

Post treatment it is normal for the skin to appear slightly pink to red, similar to a sunburn. In the days following you may experience dryness, rough skin, tightness, redness and discomfort during the inital phases of wound healing. Be sure to follow the below after care instructions to ensure optimal results. No activities that will induce heat and vaso-dialation of your capillaries for at least the first 24 hours (including):

• Exercise
• Hot showers or baths
• Use of hot oven/baking
• Sitting in front of hot air con/fire place
• Direct sun exposure
• Alcohol consumption
• NOTHING is to be applied to the skin for the first 24 hours EXCEPT the Serum that is provided the day of service. This includes your other skin care products, suncare and makeup. The serum can be reapplied as often as needed in this first 24 hour period.

Between 24 hours and 72 hours post treatment, a hydroxy acid free cleanser must be used to cleanse the skin, followed by the serum (provided), and a moisturiser and sun care.

After care to continue from 72 hours on wards:

• Sunscreen MUST BE WORN at all times
• DO NOT pick the skin. This can increase the risk of infection, pigment changes and scarring
• Follow the home care regime that has been prescribed to your by your TRU esthetician. This will boost the results of your treatment
• Avoid application of exfoliating products containing AHAs, BHAs and retinol for 5-10 days post treatment
• Avoid treatments such as facial waxing, strong AHAs, BHAs or retinol, microdermabrasion, botox and fillers for 2 weeks post treatment
• Avoid IPL, laser, deep peels and other forms of needling for 4 weeks post treatment
• If you have any concerns post treatment, contact Maddie or Shay immediately

There are contra-indications that may postpone treatment and require a period of downtime. This can include:

Within 6-12 months

• Roaccutane medication must have been completed 6-12 months ago
• Cancer medication must have been completed at least 12 months ago. Doctor's approval is required to commence peels

Within 3-6 months

• Facial surgeries must have been completed at least 3-6 months ago. It is best to have your doctors approval before peeling
• Medical depth (surgical) needling must have been completed at least 3-6 months ago
• Fractional and ablative laser treatments must have been completed at least 3-6 months ago

Within 4 weeks prior

• IPL and laser facial treatments must have been completed 4 weeks ago. Peels can procede with caution on a case by case basis
• Medium depth peels must have 4 weeks of healing before the next peel
• No dermal fillers within 4 weeks

Within 2 weeks

• No botox
• No facial waxing, electrolysis, bleaching or depilatory procedures within 2 weeks
• Light peels, microdermabrasion and epidermal levelling only with professional recommendation, peels can procede with caution

Within 1 week

• No direct sun exposure (sun bathing), home-needling, hair bleaching or dyeing
• Reduce at home exfoliation
• Discontinue use of topical vitamin A/retinol 1-2 days prior

Some conditions may be complete contra-indications for peels (we can instead explore facials in your treatment plan to strengthen and nourish your skin). Complete contra-indications can include:

• Auto immune disease that effect photo sensitivity or skin health
• Photo-sensitising medications
• Active infections - herpes, staph, boils, fungal etc. These must be completely under control before any treatment
• Uncontrolled diabetes
• History of serious keloid scarring
• Allergies to stainless steel