Can a leopard change its Spots?

Cosmetic Acupuncturist Athena Giralea explains, “Pigmentation is made of melanocytes and harder types of collagen (like Type II & III). Healthy skin contains Type I collagen. Through controlled skin injury (like microneedling and cosmetic acupuncture), it is possible to replace Type II and Type III collagen with Type I.” The technique of medical micro-needling has been shown to increase the remodelling of the skin by creating thousands of microscopic channels through it. Needling initiates electrical depolarisation in the tissue, which, in turn, initiates a change on the cellular level known as the wound healing cascade. As a result, collagen, hyaluronic acid and growth factors are naturally produced in the body to heal the micro-injuries produced by needling. During treatment, Giralea uses serums with growth factors and peptides that target pigmentation. “Microneedling improves the effectiveness of creams and serums that are applied afterwards by around 1,000 times because it allows the skin to absorb up to 90-95 percent of the active substances in topical serums,” she shares. Giralea explains further: “When the pigmentation is chronic and thick, cosmetic acupuncture is likely to work better as it’s easier to injure it with a single needle, whilst the microneedling device wouldn’t be able to puncture through it. Additionally, needling on the acupuncture points can target the underlying causes of pigmentation, such as hormonal imbalances or acne.”

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