- Do not use Accutane within 3 months of microneedling
- You cannot have any open wounds or cuts on the skin
- No radiation treatment to the skin within the last 3 months
- No current skin infection, condition, or herpes simplex in the area to be treated
- No retinol or tretinoin at least 2 days prior to treatment
- No facial fillers within the last 2 weeks
Anyone who has the following conditions should NOT receive microneedling treatment:
- Currently inflamed or aggravated eczema, psoriasis, and other chronic conditions
- History of actinic keratosis
- History of Herpes Simplex infections (current active breakout)
- Diabetes (uncontrolled)
- Cardiac abnormalities
- Blood clotting problems
- Advanced rosacea
- Active bacterial or fungal infection
- Immune-suppression diseases
- Allergic to steel
- Currently on blood thinning medications