Authors: Phamela Priscila de Oliveira Bezerra.
Objective: To treat aesthetic facial dysfunctions caused by stains and melasma in patients undergoing treatment with Micro-Needle Peel, a name given to this technique involving of treatment with micro-needles and associated with chemical peeling performed in the Aesthetic Biomedicine Clinic, and to present modifications and results of this treatment. Generally, skin hypercromias are a difficult condition to treat, resulting in a tendency to indicate combined procedures for their treatment. The objective of this study is to prove that melasma and hypercromias can be treated with micro-needles associated with peeling, in the same session without the need for daily intervals between the micro-needle and peeling sessions.
Method: In this longitudinal descriptive and comparative research, 5 women from Brazil, aged between 30 and 50 years, were selected for the study. All participants sought clinical biomedical aesthetic care for the face at the Bellavish Aesthetic Clinic, Dublin, Ireland from 09/2017 to 12/2018. All participants were informed about the objectives and protocols of the study and freely and spontaneously consented to their participation.
The women performed anamnesis and clinical evaluation through clinical observation. All were photographed before and after the treatment, standing, leaning against the wall in a standing position, with hair tied with the camera being kept at a distance of 50 cm from the subject. The photos were taken from the front, and from the right and left profile, with the subject at rest.
For the aesthetic treatment of the face, a protocol was developed and applied, beginning with the preparation of the skin. The skin was deeply cleaned and then prescribed dermocosmetic products were used, based on 0.5% retinoic acid, with the use of 04% hydroquinone, kojic acid and tranexamic acid associated with ascorbic acid, dependant on the type of skin and the skin phototype. The chemical peeling used in this technique was based on salicylic acid, lactic acid and glycolic acid, which are often used as treatment for pigmentates disorders.
Results: All participants (100%) noticed facial changes including a decrease of spots, improvement of scars caused by acne, reduced eye wrinkles and a decrease of the nasolabial sulcus, as well as more vigorous and shiny skin and smoothing of expression marks (90.91%). Third parties noted changes such as more vigorous and shiny skin (45.45%). The average degree of satisfaction in facial appearance increased from 46% to 80%.
Conclusion: Treatment with Micro Needle Peel provided facial modifications which were perceived as improvements by the clients, third parties and specialists. The participants were more satisfied with the aesthetic aspect of the face after the aesthetic treatment intervention.
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