Microneedling AKA Dry Tattooing

Microneedling (also known as Dry tattooing) is an exciting alternative treatment that works directly on damaged skin, relaxing and smoothing scars, also reducing stretch marks. ... No pigment is tattooed into the skin, however pigmentation begins to normalize as a result.

What happens to the scar?

• New tissue grows in the treated area

• Loose and sunken scars and stretch marks begin to fill and firm up

• Skin and scars discoloration can normalise

• Raised and bumpy scars smooth and flatten

• Tight, restrictive and fibrous scar tissue breaks up

• Numb areas of burnt or scarred tissue can begin to have sensations
  

Microneedling can be used to improve the look of wrinkles, acne scars, stretch marks, and reduce hyperpigmentation. It involves using a tattoo machine to make very small punctures in the skin in order to produce more collagen. ... Microneedling will not damage the skin, and is safe to repeat every 2-6 weeks.