Collagen Induction Therapy

One of your regular clients calls to schedule an appointment for collagen induction therapy. She has read all about this non-ablative, skin regeneration treatment, and she wants to look younger for her 45th birthday. Your service desk receives her call and schedules a pre-treatment consultation. While she might have read reviews or spoken with her family and friends, she might not know what information you need from her before her consultation.

The service cycle for a treatment starts before a client enters a medical spa. It starts with awareness of the need to feel and look better with minimum risks and affordable costs. Collagen induction therapy, or “skin needling,” is an inexpensive and safe response to such a need as it eliminates the risk of epidermal damage and reduces post-treatment downtime that is typically associated with ablative laser treatments. Collagen induction therapy activates the skin’s scarless, wound-healing response, and stimulates the production of collagen and elastin, which maintain the skin’s youthful bounce. Furthermore, collagen induction therapy does not cause dyspigmentation and is, therefore, a safe treatment method for all skin tones.

While collagen induction therapy is safe, it is neither hassle-free nor does it guarantee to leave clients wrinkle-free; however, knowing the client’s role in this service encounter will help skin care professionals not only set realistic client expectations, but also improve treatment outcomes. For example, you suggest pre-treatment with skin care products rich in vitamins A and C, but the client consumes alcohol that depletes vitamin A and reduces pre-treatment efficacy, thereby affecting treatment outcome.