It is often lamented that youth is wasted on the young; too often young adults either don’t appreciate the smooth skin and added mobility that accompanies youthful vigor, or they have lost these inherent gifts by the time they’ve cultivated the dreams and hobbies that require them as an adult. For adults who have surpassed middle age, feeling younger is a confluence of good health, exercise, and mental fortitude; looking younger (or at the very least, preserving one’s looks before age takes them) is a product of mountains of knowledge and years of experience being shared between cosmetic surgeons and their patients.

The fact of the matter is that every person considering procedures like facial plastic surgery or rhinoplasty in Salt Lake looks forward to the feeling they’ll get when the bandages come off and they see how the effects of the clock have been turned back, making them look younger. Male or female, hair transplant or breast augmentation — whatever the case may be, the patients at Barr Aesthetics rightly want to protect themselves from all the ways time will cause things to fall out, sag, or wrinkle. 

The Non-Surgical Option

Despite all the benefits that come from a dexterously performed cosmetic surgery, both in terms of improving one’s aesthetics and the confidence that comes from presenting the “new you” to the world, many people are wary of undergoing the major surgery required to achieve that smooth, full look of youth. While the surgeons and technicians at Barr Aesthetics have decades of combined experience, this hesitancy is understandable. After all, there are numerous reasons one would consider non-surgical cosmetic treatments:

  • Outpatient procedures
  • Relatively pain-free
  • Minimal-to-no side effects
  • Can be performed in clinics instead of at the hospital
  • Instant results

Happily, Barr Aesthetics offers a wide range of non-invasive procedures that range beyond the typical hair transplant, rhinoplasty, or facial plastic surgery. These types of treatments involve a bevy of tools such as lasers, radiofrequency emitters, and the most common non-surgical instrument: the microneedle.

Microneedling

Within the microneedling catalog of procedures, there are many different ways in which these small needles are used to help one capture that younger aesthetic. First is the use of the typical plungers to assist with injections such as Botox, Dysport, and other fillers. Then there are the ultrasmall needles designed to make tiny punctures in the skin in order to accelerate the production of collagen and elastin in the dermis. This has the benefit of making the skin appear fuller and more supple. 

The procedure itself often takes less than 20 minutes and can be performed anywhere on the body the patient desires, though it is most often performed on the face. Uses for microneedling include:

  • Clearing acne
  • Hiding large pores
  • Erasing stretch marks and scars
  • Filling in wrinkles

Usually, the needles are so small that excessive pain is a rarity, but the technician will provide numbing cream to the area to make it easier for the patient to bear. After some light preparation, the procedure will commence with the help of some innovative tools like the needle roller and the newly-engineered, newly-adopted Morpheus8 — a device that combines microneedling with radiofrequency pulses that stimulate the skin’s collagen-producing centers deep within the dermis. 

Looking and Feeling Great, Today

The team at Barr Aesthetics has been performing scores of these essential, non-invasive treatments every day, and it is as easy as a 15-minute visit to start seeing instant results. Contact us today and let’s turn back the clock.