Meanings
- uncountableThe repeated puncturing of the skin with tiny needles to stimulate collagen production.
The three were among a cluster of five people sharing highly similar H.I.V. strains, four of whom had undergone a procedure called platelet-rich plasma microneedling at the spa.
2024 April 26, Roni Caryn Rabin, “At Least Three Women Were Infected With H.I.V. After ‘Vampire Facials’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN1 more example
Before coronavirus shuttered the world, a typical month for Connecticut native Zac Mathias was packed with appointments for microneedling (a collagen-stimulating process that involves repeated pin-pricks all over the face), regular resurfacing hydrafacials, rejuvenating laser treatments and the occasional red-light therapy session.
2021 May 6, Leah Dolan, “Teens are worried about wrinkles. Here’s how Gen Z is helping to fuel a beauty boom”, in CNNSynonyms: dermarolling, CIT
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe repeated puncturing of the skin with tiny needles to stimulate collagen production.
Origin
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microneedling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microneedling
“microneedling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microneedling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microneedling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microneedling.
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