What Are the Benefits of Combining Microneedling with PRP?

You know about microneedling — that collagen-producing, skin-renewing miracle everyone’s talking about — but what is PRP, and how does it make microneedling even better? Here’s how.

Microneedling is a cutting-edge procedure that creates micro-injuries in your skin to stimulate collagen production. As your skin responds to the punctures and heals the tiny wounds, it generates a new layer, giving you smoother, healthier skin.

While microneedling alone produces excellent results, adding platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to the process takes your aesthetic game to the next level. We’re proud to offer this advanced treatment at North Texas Med360 in Frisco, Texas.

Whether you hope to reduce fine lines, acne scars, or signs of sun damage, microneedling with PRP offers a highly effective, noninvasive solution. Here, our team explains the key benefits of microneedling with PRP and why it’s such a powerful combination.

What is PRP?

PRP is simply a derivative of your blood. We spin it at high speed in a centrifuge to separate the components, then extract the highly concentrated plasma layer of platelets.

When we add this serum to your microneedling treatment, the platelets penetrate the micro-injuries and release growth factors that reduce inflammation and accelerate the healing process.

Healthcare professionals use PRP to speed up healing in soft tissue injuries, such as ligament and tendon tears, neck and back pain, and even osteoarthritis, so imagine what it can do for your skin.

Fine lines and wrinkles

Collagen is a natural protein your body makes to keep your skin plump and youthful. However, your body slowly declines collagen production as you age, so your skin loses volume, and you start noticing fine lines and wrinkles.

Microneedling boosts collagen production by creating controlled micro-injuries in your skin, prompting your body’s natural healing response.

When we add PRP to the mix, it amplifies this repair process. PRP, derived from your blood, is packed with growth factors that speed up tissue regeneration and repair. What this means for you is smoother, firmer skin and fewer fine lines and wrinkles.

Acne scars

Microneedling is a game-changer for acne scars. The ramped-up production of collagen and elastin smooths out the skin’s surface, and adding PRP accelerates the process by promoting skin regeneration at a deeper level.

Research has shown that microneedling with PRP achieves better results for acne scarring than microneedling alone.

Stretch marks

Stretch marks occur when your skin stretches rapidly, such as during pregnancy or sudden weight gain. These striated silvery, red, or purple marks are hard to treat with topical solutions alone.

Microneedling creates channels in your skin that stimulate collagen production, gradually improving the appearance of stretch marks. PRP enhances these effects, accelerating skin repair and yielding more dramatic results.

Hyperpigmentation

Call them age spots, sun spots, or liver spots — they’re all forms of hyperpigmentation where areas of your skin become darker due to excess melanin.

Microneedling helps break down this pigment, encouraging the turnover of skin cells to reveal a more even complexion. PRP adds an extra layer of benefit by supporting faster healing and brighter, healthier-looking skin.

Skin texture

If your skin texture is uneven thanks to scarring, enlarged pores, or aging, microneedling can help. It smooths your skin’s surface over time, improving texture and reducing pore size. By infusing PRP into the treatment, you can amplify these results, leaving you with softer, more refined skin.

Enlarged pores

Enlarged pores often coincide with the loss of collagen around pore openings. Microneedling helps tighten and reduce pore size by stimulating tissue regeneration. When combined with PRP, the treatment creates a more even, balanced appearance and strengthens the surrounding skin.

Lost elasticity

Skin loses elasticity over time, resulting in sagging and a tired-looking complexion. By triggering collagen production, microneedling encourages firmer, tighter skin. PRP takes this further, delivering growth factors that make your skin tighter and more elastic.

Sun damage

Microneedling is great for repairing sun-damaged skin. It stimulates collagen and cell turnover to reduce discoloration and improve tone. PRP supercharges this process, helping to repair the damage and restore a fresh, youthful glow.

It bears repeating that microneedling alone is a highly effective treatment, but adding PRP takes your treatment to the next level — it speeds up healing, delivers faster results, triggers multi-layered cell renewal, and leaves you with gorgeous, glowing skin.

Call North Texas Med360 or book a consultation online to learn more about this advanced treatment.