WHAT IS MICRONEEDLING?
Microneedling, or collagen induction therapy, is a cosmetic procedure that involves breaking the skin with tiny, sterilized needles using a handheld drum or pen-shaped device. These small wounds cause your body to produce more collagen and elastin by stimulating the skin to repair itself naturally through a process called dermal remodeling. This process heals your skin and helps you look younger.
Microneedling can be used to treat things like acne scarring, surgical scars, burns, enlarged pores, wrinkles, and stretch marks. The most common areas for treatment are the face, neck, low neckline, and arms, but really any part of your body can benefit from these treatments.
WHAT ABOUT PRP AND HOW DOES IT WORK WITH MICRONEEDLING?
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy uses injections made of a concentrate from a patient’s own platelets derived from their blood to accelerate healing in a specific area. It contains two elements – plasma, the liquid portion of the blood, and platelets which play a vital role in healing, as well as containing growth factors that can trigger cell reproduction and stimulate tissue regeneration in the treated area. To create this PRP, the blood sample is placed in a centrifuge to spin the sample, separating out the components of the blood from the platelets and concentrating them within the plasma.
Because the treatments use a patients’ own blood, PRP injections are safe and can be administered alone or in conjunction with other procedures. Which is where the microneedling comes in. First the dermatologist will use a microneedling tool to prick the skin, making tiny holes in the skin’s surface, creating “micro-channels.” They then apply the PRP to these channels to encourage collagen production and cell reproduction. 
Microneedling with PRP is used to treat the conditions we mentioned earlier. It can treat acne scars, surgical scars, wrinkles and fine lines, hyperpigmentation, sun damage, large pores, uneven skin texture, and it helps to decrease the look of stretch marks. The addition of PRP to microneedling potentially produces better results than just doing microneedling alone.