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Dr. Alexes Hazen on Microneedling

Read more Dr. Alexes Hazen Microneedling is skin resurfacing procedure which involves a mechanical form of exfoliation to remove the outermost layer of skin, revealing the smoother, fresher looking skin below. The technique can improve mild to moderate sun damage, fine lines and wrinkles, acne scars, enlarged pores, and can have a skin tightening effect . Dr. Hazen performs microneedling on an outpatient basis at her office-based facility in New York City. This is procedure that does not require anesthesia, though topical numbing medicine is often used. During treatment, many microneedles oscillate removing the top layer of skin. The result is a younger, fresher, glowing appearance to the skin. The results of microneedling are within a week and improve up to 6 weeks. Recovery and down time is typically one day. Multiple treatments are recommended to achieve the best results. Microneedling is all the rage now, and rightly so because the result for rejuvenation are amazing!! The procedure can be combined with PRP application (the so called Vampire Facelift) to augment the results. It also can be combined with adding topical hyaluronic acid for the best results for dry and aging skin. Alexes Hazen MD, FACS is a New York City based aesthetic and reconstructive surgeon. She specializes in breast surgery, facial reconstruction, face transplant, transgender surgery, and aesthetic surgery including fat grafting and non-invasive techniques. Along with running her new private practice on the Upper East Side, Dr. Hazen is an Associate Professor at the Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center. From 2002 to 2018 Dr. Hazen was the Director of the NYU Aesthetic Surgery Center, a position she let go of in order to create her own practice. Dr. Hazen has been an educator and practicing surgeon for almost 20 years and has received numerous awards for both her teaching and her work as a plastic surgeon. Dr. Hazen practices what she preaches - she not only performs a variety of cutting edge procedures, but she is often at the helm of conducting studies and writing published papers on the very procedures she performs. She has co-authored over 60 publications many of which have won awards. Dr. Hazen is a very sought after surgeon not only for her natural aesthetic and expertise but also because she provides a more holistic approach to life-long anti-aging, health and beauty. She believes that beauty and attractiveness are not just an external shell. Our state of mind, overall health and well being, nutrition, sleep and stress levels are all things that effect our appearance. She offers a holistic approach to life-long anti-aging which includes the best of both medical technology and traditional wisdom and strives to create a partnership for a path to a better and healthier life with her patients. Education: Medical School - Brown University Residency in General Surgery - NYU Langone Health Residency in Plastic Surgery - NYU Langone Health Microsurgery Fellowship - NYU Langone Health To see Dr. Hazen as a patient at her NYC private practice contact her office: ☎️: (917) 301-6563 ✉️: Alexes@alexeshazenmd.com 🏙: 110 E 66th, New York, New York

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MICRONEEDLING

Microneedling is all the rage now, and rightly so because the results for rejuvenation are amazing!! Microneedling is a skin resurfacing procedure that involves a mechanical form of exfoliation to remove the outermost layer of skin, revealing the smoother, fresher-looking skin below. The technique can improve mild to moderate sun damage, fine lines, and wrinkles, acne scars, enlarged pores, and can have a skin tightening effect.

 

Dr. Hazen performs microneedling on an outpatient basis at her office-based facility in New York City. This is a procedure that does not require anesthesia, though topical numbing medicine is often used. During treatment, many microneedles oscillate removing the top layer of skin. The result is a younger, fresher, glowing appearance to the skin.

 

The results of microneedling show within a week and improve up to 6 weeks. Recovery and downtime are typically one day.

 

Multiple treatments are recommended to achieve the best results. The procedure can be combined with PRP application (the so called Vampire Facelift) to augment the results.  It also can be combined with adding topical hyaluronic acid for the best results for dry and aging skin.

Q & A

Q: What is better microneedling or face peel?

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A: Microneedling has a big buzz now, but both are effective treatments. If you have to do the latest and newest do microneedling!

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Q: How quickly will I see results?

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A: You will have an amazing glow in as early as 5 days!

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Q: How often can I get microneedling?

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A: It is recommended to get a series of treatments separated by 2 months. Perhaps 3 total. But even 1 treatment can have amazing results.

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Q: How can I continue to take care of my skin afterward?

 

A: Its very simple, and easy. Stay out of the sun and the elements for 5 days, use lots of moisturizer during that time and a gentle cleanser and refrain from using Retin A products.

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