microneedling

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microneedling (uncountable)

  1. The repeated puncturing of the skin with tiny needles to stimulate collagen production.
    Synonyms: dermarolling, CIT
    • 2024 April 26, Roni Caryn Rabin, “At Least Three Women Were Infected With H.I.V. After ‘Vampire Facials’”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      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.