Celebrities who have had microneedling: From Victoria Beckham to Holly Willoughby

THE BEAUTY industry thrives off products and therapies that claim to retain our youthful looks.

One of these procedures is microneedling, but what is it and how does it work?

What is microneedling?

Microneedling is a minimally invasive procedure where a needle is used to make tiny holes in the top layer of the skin.

The damage will stimulate your skin's healing process, producing more collagen and elastin.

These proteins keep your skin firm and smooth.

Most people get microneedling on their face but it can also be done on your legs, back, neck and other areas where you have damaged or ageing skin.

It's highly likely you'll need multiple treatments in order to get your desired results.

It is claimed that microneedling can help with various skin issues, including:

• Enlarged pores
• Fine lines or wrinkles
• Loose, thin or wrinkled skin
• Mild scars including those from acne and burns
• Skin discoloration or uneven skin tone
• Stretch marks

Microneedling is also reported to be able to help with alopecia areata, which causes hair loss, and hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating.)

However, you should talk to a health care provider before you get microneedling if you have some skin and health conditions.

These include:

• Acne or are taking medication for acne
• Blood disorders or you take anticoagulants, a medication that prevents blood clots
• Cancer and are receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy
• Frequent skin rashes or cold sores
• Keloidal tendency (your skin forms hard, raised scars)
• Moles, freckles, skin tags or other growths that can change in size, shape or bleed
• Skin conditions such as eczema or psoriasis

You should ensure that your microneedling procedure is carried out by qualified practitioner.

What celebrities have admitted to microneedling?

If you're considering getting microneedling, you may be interested to see which celebrities have admitted to getting the procedure done.

Here is a list of who has admitted to getting microneedling.

Victoria Beckham

In 2020, Victoria shared a video of her getting a microneedling facial with a vitamin cocktail to her Instagram stories.

Skin & beauty expert Nilam Holmes performed the procedure and explainer on her own Instagram page how the treatment works.

She wrote: "The Skin Pen makes hundreds of thousands of micro holes into the skin which then induces a natural repair mechanism."

"It is my go to treatment for refining skin texture ... excellent for improving scarring, pigmentation, fine lines, large pores skin laxity and crepey skin."

"Here for Victoria I have “needled” in a medical grade Hyaluaronic acid and vitamin cocktail into the skin to enhance results."

"The skin looks pink for up to 36 hours and no make up or products can be applied for 24 hours."

"The skin can be dry and flaky for up to 7 days but clients start to see a beautiful glow after 10 days and real results within 30 days... with new collagen formation taking approx 3 months."

"The treatment doesn’t hurt as a numbing cream is applied for 30 min prior to desensitise the skin."

Holly Willoughby

In 2019, Holly posted a video on her Instagram story of her enjoying a pamper session that included microneedling.

Holly went to celebrity skin expert Claire Marie Peters, who posted: ""Wow! @hollywilloughby has seriously amazing skin to work with."

"Today we did my signature facial which is a uber results driven cocktail of #radiofrequency, photonlight therapy #microneedling #skinceauticals #anti oxidants and @111skin #biocellulose mask."

"The results is a beautiful discreet lift, luminous glowing dewy skin looking forward to the #skinjourney Holly."

Jennifer Aniston

Is microneedling the secret to Jen's youthful looks?

In an interview with People magazine, Jennifer admitted to under going microneedling treatments.

She stated: “I do micro-needling! I just learned about it a couple months ago from a facialist in New York. It allows the serums and whatever products you’re using to really soak in".

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow has admitted to being a fan of microneedling.

Gwyneth stated it's the most interesting and crazy beauty treatment she's tried.

She said: “They take teensy acupuncture needles with vitamins and inject the surface of your skin with them.

I was like, what the heck? It didn’t even hurt that much, but it just seemed weird.

My skin looked really glowy for a number of days, I have to tell you.”