What is cosmetic microneedling?

Cosmetic microneedling is a gentle, non-invasive anti-aging treatment.

After thorough skin preparation, sterile, precision needle modules are used. The fine needles gently and evenly perforate the outermost skin layer for just a moment, allowing selected active ingredients to be delivered exactly where they are most effective.

At the same time, this non-invasive stimulation activates skin functions, boosts circulation, and encourages the skin’s natural regeneration.

The treatment is completed with an intense e massage using a special hygienically sealed massage module. This relaxes facial muscles and tissue, while further improving the absorption of active ingredients.

Applications

Cosmetic microneedling is versatile and suitable for the following skin concerns:

How does the skin react to the MICRONEEDLING TREATMENT?

The skin reacts immediately to the MICRONEEDLING TREATMENT with moderate to intense redness, similar to sunburn.
A burning sensation and slight swelling is also a completely normal or even desired skin reaction, which subsides after 1 – 2 days at the latest.

After the redness has subsided, a slight scab may form in individual cases on particularly intense ely treated skin areas. This too is an entirely intended and calculated skin reaction.

Contraindications

The following contraindications and side effects result from a careful analysis of the clinical literature for microneedling treatments.

If there is even the slightest doubt that the safety of the client cannot be guaranteed, for example due to concomitant diseases, treatment must be refrained from and medical advice must be sought beforehand.

Even though cosmetic microneedling is a non-invasive method, BABOR recommends that the following contraindications be observed in the interests of the greatest possible client safety:

The use of microneedling is generally contraindicated in the following cases:

- Hemophilia / Blood clotting disorders

- Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

- Treatment of skin areas with dermatoses, e.g. skin tumours, eczema, exanthema, open wounds, keloids (or in the case
of extreme predisposition to keloid formation), solar keratosis, warts, alopecia areata, vitiligo, melasma and moles

- Long-term use of cortisone, Marcumar, glucocorticoids, warfarin, heparin, salicylic acid, aspirin, or other blood-thinning medications

- Pathological inflammatory skin conditions, such as neurodermatitis, psoriasis

- Cancers and malignant tumors

- Epilepsy

- Heart disease

- Vascular diseases

- Circulatory

In the following cases, the use of microneedling is temporarily contraindicated until normal health is restored:

- Acute intake of blood-thinning agents, e.g. warfarin, heparin, salicylic acid

- Taking anti-acne medications with isotretinoin

- Systemic infections (e.g. hepatitis or HIV), febrile infections, tuberculosis or acute local skin infections (e.g. with herpes viruses)

- Acute conjunctivitis

- Acute chemotherapy, radiotherapy or high-dose corticosteroid therapy from 4 weeks before the start of therapy until 4 weeks after the end of therapy

- Pregnancy or breastfeeding

- Alcohol or drug influence

In the following cases, these are temporary, locally limited contraindications:

- Skin areas after plastic surgery or filler treatments/injections
→ after consultation with the attending physician

- Skin areas after laser hair removal treatments less than 2 weeks ago

- Skin areas after chemical peeling or peeling in the last 8 weeks

Side effects

During microneedling treatment, allergic reactions to cosmetic preparations can occur. No further complications are known.

The treatment must be stopped immediately in the case of:

- excessive pain sensation

- excessive leakage of wound fluids

- fainting spells / dizziness

The skin needs 2 – 3 days to regenerate after the treatment. Optimal treatment success is achieved if additional stimuli are avoided during this time, such as:

- sunbeds and prolonged sun exposure

- heavy sweating (sauna visits)

- swimming pool visits

- abrasive or chemical peels

- hair removal on the treated areas

- self-tanner

In addition, on the day of the MICRONEEDLING TREATMENT and also 2 – 3 days afterwards, you should not touch your face with your hands unnecessarily often; Never scratch off any scab that may have formed before it heals naturally.

During a microneedling series of treatments, sun protection with a very high sun protection factor is required throughout the day; even after the end of the treatments, sun protection should be worn during the day for another 2 – 3 weeks.

Usually, all skin reactions fade within 1–2 days after treatment.

To avoid stressing the skin further, we recommend using fragrance-free skincare products at home, for example from the DOCTOR BABOR PRO line, as follows:

Time

Products

Hints

Day of the MN

VITAMIN B CALMING SERUM

Apply multiple times if needed

Day 1 – 3 to MN

VITAMIN B CALMING SERUM

Daytime: ANTIOXIDANT BALM SPF 50+

Evening: PRO cream according to care goal or HYDRATION RECOVERY OINTMENT

From day 4 to MN

PRO Serum by Care Goal

Daytime: ANTIOXIDANT BALM SPF 50+

Evening: PRO cream according to care goal

What modules are there?

BABOR microneedling uses sterilely packaged disposable modules for needling and hygienically packaged disposable modules for the final massage.

The intensity of the application can be adjusted in a targeted manner via scaling on the handpiece.

Penetration too deep into the skin with the needle module can be avoided by correct adjustment on the handpiece.
See also page 9.

The needle modules are equipped with a fillable tank into which the active ingredient serum can be added. This allows the handpiece to glide optimally on the skin.

A special safety membrane in both modules prevents liquids from flowing back into the handpiece.

Microneedling needle module – 12 needles per module

- high-quality surgical steel

- precise needle structure enables particularly clean punctures

Microneedling massage module

- high-quality plastic

- supports active ingredient penetration after needling

Intensity

Regulation via the handpiece

Needle module: regulation of needle length

1. Insert the needle module into the handpiece.

2. Safe starting position: Turn the adjustment ring to the left until it can no longer be rotated. The needles are now deeply absorbed into the module. Then turn the adjustment ring to the right until it points to 1.3 – this is the gentlest setting.

3. Start your device.

4. By turning the adjustment ring to the right, the needle protrusion and thus the work intensity can be infinitely increased. Due to the arrow position on the ring, the intensity can be controlled at any time. If the mark points to 2 (complete rotation of the ring), the maximum intensity is reached with maximum needle protrusion.

Please note the recommendations for needle protrusion and intensity according to the following table:

Massage module: Regulation of the strength of knocks

1. Insert the module into the handpiece.

2. Set the intensity on the handpiece to 1.3.

3. Start your device.

4. Adjust the intensity to the client’s comfort level after microneedling.

Note: The higher the frequency and the higher the intensity, the more intense e the treatment result!

Guideline values for setting frequency (speed) and intensity

Needle module

The following recruitment recommendations are always only standardized guideline values. If the skin reacts with bleeding at the selected setting, choose a gentler setting.

Legend

gentle

1,3

medium

1,7

intense

2

cheeks

jaw strip / below chin

chin

mouth

nasolabial wrinkles

nose

Frequency

8

8

8

8

8

8

Intensity

2

1,7

1,7

1,3

2

1,3

under eyes

crow's feet

upper eye area

forehead incl. temples

forehead wrinkles / glabella

Frequency

8

8

8

8

8

Intensity

1,3

2

1,3

1,3

1,3

side areas of the neck, including side neck lines

laryngeal /
thyroid area incl. frontal neck folds

above / below collarbone

décolleté

breast fold

Frequency

8

8

8

8

8

Intensity

2

1,3

1,7

2

2

Massage module

Adjust the massage intensity to the client’s perception after microneedling. Start with the gentlest setting on the cheek and ask which intensity is perceived as most comfortable.

Important: Always treat the eye area with 1.3!

gentle

medium

intense

Frequency

8

8

8

Intensity

1,3

1,7

2

Attention:

- Always work with a slight overlap to achieve an even result.

- Always ensure the skin is supplied with sufficient active ingredient serum; never work on dry skin!

Finally, check the overall result and re-treat skin areas that do not yet appear intensively activated.

Additionally, depending on the treatment objective, re-treat selected problem zones/folds more intensively.

Finally, check the overall result and post-process skin areas
that do not yet appear to be intensively activated.

Finally, check the overall result and post-process skin areas
that do not yet appear to be intensively activated.

Treatment technique with the massage module

Work on the areas previously processed with the microneedling needle module with spiral up and down movements. Slightly tighten the skin by shifting individual skin areas or build up additional skin tension by positioning the head correctly.

Always treat each section directly one after the other on the left and right side.

If possible: work on the right side with the right hand, left side with the left hand.

Treatment

As a rule, the following times are required for the pure microneedling application and the final needling massage:

Microneedling

Needling final massage

Face

15 – 20 minutes

5 minutes

Neck

10 minutes

2,5 minutes

Décolleté

10 minutes

2,5 minutes

Procedures

Maximum results with treatments with microneedling can always be achieved by adhering to a complete series of treatments of approx. 6 treatments at intervals of 14-21 days each with suitable home care products.

Of course, individual treatments, partial treatments or reduced treatment course are also possible.

MICRODERMABRASION & MICRONEEDLING

A moderately performed microdermabrasion immediately before microneedling can significantly enhance treatment results.

By mechanically removing the uppermost stratum corneum with microdermabrasion, the skin’s absorption capacity can be considerably increased. In addition, skin resistance with regard to needle perforation is reduced; the needles can penetrate the upper stratum corneum more freely and deeply, thereby stimulating a maximum regeneration boost of the skin.

This application requires an additional PROFESSIONAL Training!

Performing Microdermabrasion & Microneedling

All application and safety instructions as well as care and treatment plan recommendations remain valid when combining microneedling with a prior microdermabrasion, as described above.

For all combinations of microdermabrasion and microneedling, the regimen of the MICRONEEDLING TREATMENT must be strictly followed in order to avoid skin overreactions. (see page x)

The following must be observed:

- Microdermabrasion is carried out very gently/moderately in preparation for microneedling in order to avoid skin redness and irritation as far as possible.

- After microneedling, crystal residues must be completely and especially carefully removed to prevent crystals from being needled into the skin. We recommend using a magnifying lamp for verification.

- Due to the preceding microdermabrasion, the stratum corneum—and thus the resistance at the skin surface—is reduced, so a lower needle penetration depth may need to be selected.

MICRONEEDLING in combination with DEVICES

The following overview shows how microneedling can be combined with other BABOR treatments and applications.

For all BABOR DEVICE combinations, the special features of the respective technology must be taken into account for safe use. In addition, the recommendations with regard to the preparation of the skin for the respective device application as well as the sensible aftercare afterwards must be observed. Detailed information can be found in the respective DEVICE Guides.