Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body (making up around 30% of the body’s “dry weight”). It can be found in the skin, bones, connective tissues, joints - pretty much everywhere. It’s often referred to as the glue or the scaffolding that holds everything together structurally.

Collagen is the protein that keeps our skin looking healthy, supple, smooth and youthful. As we age, particularly as women go through perimenopause and menopause, the levels of collagen in the skin decrease dramatically. This leads to increased skin laxity, wrinkling, texture and sagginess.

Radiofrequency microneedling, also called RF microneedling, is a treatment that remodels the subdermal adipose tissues. It is one of a number of collagen inducing treatments.

It combines two collagen stimulating modalities, radiofrequency and microneedling.

There are a number of different RF microneedling devices in the UK. The two most well known devices on the market: Morpheus8 and Secret RF.

The device has a handpiece with an attachment of sterile head of dozens of “pins” - very fine needles, between 0.5 - 8mm long (Morpheus8 delivers the deepest up to 8mm), usually gold-plated, that are applied to the skin. This not only microneedles the skin, it also delivers radiofrequency via the needles.

The microneedling element creates targeted, controlled “micro” injuries to the skin which triggers the skin’s self-repair mechanism, this causes new collagen to be made.

The radiofrequency heats the deep layers of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, tightening existing collagen and, again, stimulating new collagen to be made.

The RF energy delivered deep into the skin produces faster, more dramatic results over traditional microneedling.

The result is smoother, tighter, firmer and younger looking skin.

This Glowday Treatment Guide has been verified by Vaiva Mikalauskaite

Prior to your treatment, your practitioner will advise whether you need to discontinue any particular skincare actives or medicines (under the guidance of your doctor).

Ensure you have not booked in any invasive treatments (dermabrasion, deep peels or any surgical procedure on the treatment area) within previous 3 months;

Botox, filler, fat transfer, threads, skinboosters or injectables should be avoided prior to treatment, but your clinician will guide you on appropriate timelines.

Avoid sun exposure for 4 weeks prior to treatment.

Ensure you provide your practitioner with an up-to-date and accurate medical history.

Topical numbing cream is used with microneedling and will be contra-indicated if you have a known allergy to lidocaine, tetracaine.