SkinPen® Precision Indications
SkinPen® Precision Microneedling System is a medical device intended to treat facial acne scars in adults aged 22 years or older. SkinPen® Precision Microneedling System is also intended to help improve the cosmetic appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, stretch marks, surgical scars, enlarged pores and pigmentation conditions (dyschromia).
Stretch Marks
Stretch marks occur due to the overextension of the skin and can affect both men and women, though they are twice as common in women. The only effective prevention measure is keeping the skin well-moisturized.
Initially, stretch marks appear as red discoloration and gradually evolve into atrophic, white marks as they age.
Mechanism of Action:
- Stimulates the removal of old, damaged collagen.
- Encourages the proliferation of keratinocytes, which release growth factors that promote collagen deposition by fibroblasts and elastin production.
- Modulates the expression of various genes in the skin (such as vascular endothelial growth factor, fibroblast growth factor, epidermal growth factor, and collagen types I and III) that support the remodeling of the extracellular matrix.
Kui Young Park et al. Dermatol Surg 2012;38:1823–1828
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