How smoking affects your skin and how microneedling can help

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 How Smoking Affects Your Skin:

1. Reduces Blood Flow:

   • Nicotine causes blood vessels to narrow, limiting oxygen and nutrients.

   • Skin looks dull, pale, and dehydrated.

2. Destroys Collagen & Elastin:

   • These proteins keep skin firm and youthful.

   • Smoking speeds up their breakdown, causing wrinkles and sagging.

3. Promotes Wrinkles:

   • "Smoker’s lines" form around the mouth and eyes from repeated puckering and squinting.

4. Delays Healing:

   • Slower regeneration = more scarring, especially post-acne or injury.

5. Uneven Skin Tone & Texture:

   • Buildup of dead skin cells, poor circulation, and pigmentation changes all contribute.

   
   
   
   

   

   
   

   While the photo above are acne scars, smoking can cause ice pick scarring on your face. Thats not cute! So how can you reverse the damage? Microneedling!

   
   

How Microneedling Can Help:

Microneedling (collagen induction therapy) involves tiny needles creating controlled micro-injuries to trigger your skin’s natural healing. It can help reverse some smoking-related skin damage:

1. Boosts Collagen Production:

   • Helps rebuild lost collagen from smoking damage.

   • Improves skin firmness and reduces wrinkles.

2. Evens Out Skin Tone:

   • Reduces pigmentation, dullness, and smoker’s discoloration.

3. Improves Skin Texture:

   • Smooths roughness caused by damaged skin or fine lines.

4. Enhances Absorption:

   • Post-treatment skin absorbs serums better—especially helpful for hydrating or vitamin-rich products.

5. Reduces Scars:

   • Helps fade acne scars or fine lines that became worse due to smoking’s slower healing effect.

   
   

Microneedling won’t completely reverse years of smoking damage, but it can significantly rejuvenate the skin, especially when paired with quitting smoking, sun protection, and proper skincare. Come and see us at The Mbar Medspa to begin your microneedling journey.

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