Matrix RF Microneedling

Matrix RF Microneedling is a safe and effective treatment for all skin types and can be used on various areas, including the face, neck, chest, and hands. Simply put, The Matrix Pro™ RF Microneedling procedure combines two highly sought-after aesthetic treatments, RF (radiofrequency) energy and Microneedling, delivered to the skin in a fractional manner. Unique to Matrix Pro RF Microneedling, energy is delivered in up to 3 depths with each insertion, allowing your practitioner to provide customised treatments to target your skin concerns, creating new collagen and improvement in overall skin appearance and texture.

Key benefits of Matrix Pro™ RF Microneedling

Rejuvenate overall skin, including promoting textural changes in the skin and smoothing fine lines and some forms of scarring.
Improve skin laxity and crepiness on the face and body.
Improve loose submental tissue and jowls.

What is Matrix RF Microneedling?

Matrix RF Microneedling is a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure that uses radiofrequency (RF) energy to stimulate collagen production in the skin. It is a non-surgical treatment that can help improve the appearance of:

Fine lines
Wrinkles
Acne scars
Other skin imperfections, such as dark spots and hyperpigmentation

What to Expect During a Matrix RF Microneedling Treatment: Before the treatment, your skin will be cleansed, and a topical numbing cream may be applied to ensure your comfort during the procedure. You will also be given protective eyewear to wear during the treatment.During the treatment, a device with tiny needles creates microchannels in the skin. As these channels heal, your body responds by producing new collagen and elastin fibers, which help to smooth out wrinkles and fine lines, reduce the appearance of scars, and improve overall skin texture. The radiofrequency energy also helps to tighten and firm the skin, resulting in a more youthful, refreshed appearance.The procedure typically takes 30-45 minutes, and most people can return to normal activities immediately after treatment.

How many sessions of Matrix Pro™ will I need?

The number of treatment sessions varies, but typically 1-3 treatment sessions are required every 4-8 weeks. Maintenance sessions may be needed every 6 or so months, according to individual response.

What is the pain level?

Most experience mild discomfort. Some report a warm, prickly sensation as energy enters their skin.

Is there any downtime?

Immediately after the treatment there will be some warmth and redness to the skin. The warmth and heat typically resolve within 1-5 hours. The redness may take 1-3 days to settle. Small skin crusts are also common.

What makes Matrix Pro™ different to other Microneedling devices?

The Matrix Pro applicator uses the thinnest, highest-grade surgical steel needles available on the market today, for improved treatment comfort and better recovery times.

Are Matrix Pro™ treatments right for me?

One of the best things about RF Microneedling is that it is designed for a wide range of patient needs across their skin ageing journey. The Matrix Pro applicator can treat most skin types and a broad range of skin conditions. A consultation will determine if Matrix Pro is the most

appropriate treatment for your individual skin condition and concern

During the procedure, a device with tiny needles creates microchannels in the skin. These microchannels allow RF energy to penetrate deeper into the skin, stimulating collagen production and improving skin texture and tone.

This first-of-its-kind system is uniquely equipped with impedance monitoring and Depth Intelligence™ technology

The Matrix system is designed to resurface the skin and treat wrinkles, all while creating volume4 and strengthening skin structure.The Matrix Pro applicator is equipped with an array of the thinnest microneedles on the market* that deliver short-pulse RF energy to the skin in a fractional manner. Combining its one-of-a-kind Depth Intelligence™ technology with real-time impedance monitoring, the Matrix Pro applicator can deliver up to 3 distinct user-controlled depth and energy settings in a single insertion, allowing for customized and consistent treatment results. Treatment outcomes include new collagen creation3,4 and marked improvement in overall skin appearance and texture.4,5

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Indications

Skin tightening (skin laxity / sagging skin – head and neck – body, wrinkles)
Fat reduction (e.g. double chin and jowls)
Skin resurfacing/Photorejuvenation (skin tone, texture, wrinkles, pores, collagen contraction and stimulation)
Large pores
Acne (and other) scarring [atrophic] (microneedle bipolar RF + fractional bipolar RF)
Striae / Stretch marks
Under eye bags

What is radiofrequency (RF)?

RF energy delivery to the skin generates heat that can target and treat across the skins multiple layers (epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous).

RF works by passing a current instead of light or laser through the tissue to produce small thermal wounds (coagulation) in skin which, in turn, stimulates dermal remodelling to produce new collagen/elastin and soften scar defects. Tissue regeneration and remodelling lead to skin tightening and overall improvement in skin appearance including fine lines, wrinkles, and pores.

Radiofrequency also results in a greater degree of elastin production than e.g. CO2 laser. Elastin fibres are a crucial component of the skin’s extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM also contains collagen and the skin’s natural hyaluronic acid and proteoglycans that hold and retain skin water and moisture. Elastin is important in providing both elasticity and resilience to the skin. Elastin allows skin to both stretch and then return to its original shape, this is important for the face including facial expression (elastin allows facial expression but without needing marked and permanent facial expression lines – frown, forehead, crows feet…). Elastin works with collagen fibres collaborating to allow the skin to withstand stretching and movement without losing its form. A reduction in elasticity as occurs with age, sun damage and smoking can contribute to the development of sagging (and wrinkled) skin.

When current is applied to tissue it meets resistance (called impedance). This resistance to conduction converts the current into thermal or heat energy. Different components of the skin differ in their resistance or impedance. This can be used for treatment benefits. Blood vessels (high conductivity) for example can also be targeted by radiofrequency. This is utilized to reduce skin redness. Fat such as unwanted subcutaneous fat accumulation in the jowls or double chin or that in enlarged oil glands (sebaceous hyperplasia) has high electrical resistance and can also be targeted by radiofrequency treatments.

Targeting and repairing the collagen layer has also been associated with a clinical improvement in the skin’s surface epidermal layer with a reduction in pigment lesions and pigmentation noted in studies.

Sublative (ablative) RF also targets the top layer of the skin (epidermis) to assist with addressing epidermal concerns including age spots. Combination treatments can also increase photorejuvenation benefits to better address surface photoaging changes, skin texture and pigment lesions.

Matrix Pro micro-needling allows use of pre-set depths allowing tailoring of the treatment to different skin areas (e.g. around the eyes or mouth) and particular skin problems (e.g. the wide variety of skin changes seen with acne scarring or skin redness and unwanted fat),

Fractional radiofrequency devices such as Matrix Pro radiofrequency microneedling and sublative RF create thermally affected micro-zones allowing rapid initial healing and recovery (which goes with reduced treatment risks). Benefits however can continue to be seen for up to several months after the last treatment.