Is Ellacor® Micro-Coring Right for Me?

As an anti-aging treatment, plastic surgery offers dramatic results but brings a risk of serious side effects and extensive downtime. For those looking for a less invasive option that still creates noticeable improvement, consider Ellacor® Micro-Coring®. 

At Park City Dermatology in Park City and Heber City, Utah, our team takes great pride in offering the latest and safest medical aesthetics treatment options. That includes Ellacor, a micro-coring procedure that stimulates new collagen production and visibly tightens skin. 

It’s an innovative treatment option that leverages the power of your body’s natural healing abilities. 

Understanding the cause of visible aging

If you notice that your facial skin looks or feels looser than before, you’re not alone. As the years pass, everyone experiences sagging skin. That’s because you naturally lose much of your collagen as you age. 

Collagen cells create a thick layer of padding beneath the surface of your skin. It’s what gives young people the rounded contouring often referred to as a “baby face.” Over time, you slowly lose a significant portion of that natural padding. 

That leaves your skin without the same structural support it had when you were younger. Without that thick collagen layer, your skin sags and pools into lines, wrinkles, and folds. 

Ellacor offers the chance to tighten skin without surgery

Plastic surgery is undeniably the best way to alter the contouring of your face and trim away excess skin. But a face-lift isn’t a simple procedure; the risks associated with plastic surgery make it a complicated choice. 

Face-lifts also require substantial downtime, and the healing process can be uncomfortable. Many people have to take more than a couple of weeks off work to rest and recover, and the healing process as a whole takes many months. 

For those who want to achieve impressive skin tightening results without the scalpel, consider Ellacor. Like microneedling, this treatment uses a handpiece covered in thin needles that penetrate the deeper layers of your skin. 

But where microneedling only temporarily displaces your skin’s tissue, micro-coring removes tiny plugs, or “cores” of skin. Treatments remove 1%-8% of skin in the targeted area. 

However, plenty of healthy skin is left intact between the cores, so there’s no scarring, and your skin looks normal as the healing process moves forward. 

Micro-coring boosts natural collagen production

Ellacor works by triggering your body’s natural healing response. Once the micro-coring removes a portion of targeted skin, your system rushes to launch a healing reaction. Circulation to the area improves, and new collagen is produced. 

The new collagen smooths and tightens your skin from within. Because a portion of your skin was removed during micro-coring, the treatment areas tighten more rapidly. 

Your body doesn’t build new collagen on its own. But once Ellacor micro-coring kick-starts collagen production, that new tissue remains in your skin for years. Of course, your newly produced collagen eventually breaks down, just like the collagen you had as a young person. 

You can expect improvements a few months after your first Ellacor treatment. For many people, a series of treatments is the best way to achieve optimal results. 

During your initial consultation at Park City Dermatology, you learn more about what to expect in terms of the number of treatments and the recovery process. When you’re ready to get started, book online or reach out by phone.