Do Microneedle Patches Work?

Undoubtedly, beauty industry is obsessed with patches – you can use them for treating everything from acne and eye bags to fine lines. But do they really work? To discover this answer we contacted several dermatologists to see if microneedle patches live up to their claim of effectiveness.

Anti-aging skin patches typically rely on ingredients like hyaluronic acid (which holds 1000 times its weight in water) and vitamin C for anti-wrinkle benefits, rather than deep wrinkles or fine lines (in which cosmetic treatments such as Botox may be more effective). They’re meant instead to brighten complexions by soothing pigmentation beneath your skin’s surface – which often manifests itself with red flushes caused by dilation of blood vessels that show through.

Therefore, patches containing these ingredients should be applied on areas that have yet to fully mature – for instance around the nose or cheeks – where full maturity has yet to set in. They may cause an initial prickling sensation due to needles penetrating your skin but this should subside within 10 minutes or less.

Most of the brands we spoke with use a wide variety of active ingredients, including hyaluronic acid. One common thread between all these brands, however, was their use of peptides: these help regenerate skin and “plump it up”, giving a fuller and healthier complexion.

These patches contain non-synthetic, naturally derived peptides from our bodies’ connective tissue, meaning they’re easily able to penetrate the outermost layer of skin known as stratum corneum and reach its deeper layers, where they help boost collagen production.

These peptides also make patches more hydrating than other skincare products, delivering an increased concentration of moisture into your complexion. Many patches also come equipped with antioxidants to provide added radiance.

Microneedle patches are an offshoot of computer chip production technology. Manufacturers learned how to build intricate structures from silicon, leading to an entirely new product: microneedle patches.

Exciting developments include the possibility of using these patches as vaccine delivery mechanisms. In the past, health workers relied on syringes for injecting vaccines to preserve their potency and ensure proper distribution into immune systems.

Dissolvable microneedle patches allow health workers to bypass the dangers associated with handling and disposing of syringes.

As technology evolves, these patches may also become an efficient way of administering other types of medication and drugs. Researchers have already created a COVID-19 DNA vaccine-delivering patch which can be stored at room temperature for 30 days – potentially revolutionizing vaccination efforts in developing nations that lack refrigeration facilities and expensive vaccination equipment necessary for traditional vaccine administration.