Summer leaves behind wonderful memories, but it can also leave behind stubborn sun damage like dark spots, uneven texture, and fine lines.
At Primary & Alternative Medical Center, we help you restore your skin's natural radiance. Led by Jean Welsh, MD, our team in Silver Spring, Maryland, provides personalized care to help you look and feel your absolute best.
If you want to erase summer sun damage, our professional MedSpa services offer solutions. One of our most popular and natural treatments is microneedling. It's a minimally invasive procedure that rejuvenates your complexion from the inside out.
Microneedling erases summer sun damage by using tiny needles to create controlled micro-injuries in the skin, which triggers your body's natural healing process.
This cellular renewal breaks down sunspots and smooths out rough skin texture. This process replaces damaged, sun-exposed tissue with a healthy skin matrix.
According to a comprehensive systematic review of clinical trials, 83% of people reported high satisfaction with microneedling for facial rejuvenation.
Because the outer layer of your skin remains mostly intact, you get beautiful results without the long downtime associated with harsh chemical peels or lasers.
Yes, mechanical microneedling is safe for all skin tones, including darker skin, because it does not use heat to treat the skin. This "cold" treatment avoids triggering the inflammatory response that often causes dark spots in deeper skin tones.
Many people with deeper skin tones worry that skin rejuvenation treatments will cause post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. However, the American Academy of Dermatology confirms that microneedling has a better safety profile for skin of color.
This makes it a reliable option to safely reduce sun damage.
Professional microneedling is better than at-home dermarollers because clinical devices use motorized needles that reach precise dermal depths to stimulate true collagen production.
At-home rollers only penetrate the very surface of the skin and carry a high risk of tearing the tissue and causing infections.
While at-home rollers are popular, they cannot deliver clinical-grade results. The American Academy of Dermatology warns that manual rollers often enter the skin at an angle, which can cause jagged micro-tears and permanent scarring.
In our Silver Spring, Maryland, office, we use sterile devices that we carefully adjust to your skin's unique needs.
You don't have to live with the lingering effects of summer sun damage. Our dedicated team is here to help you customize a treatment plan that restores your skin's youthful glow.
If you're ready to revitalize your complexion, schedule a consultation with us today to explore our aesthetic options.
