Radio frequency micro-needling stimulates collagen production via heat shock protein.

“So, that one kind of bridges the gap a little bit. It depends. It is semi-ablative because you're literally piercing the skin with a bunch of needles. Got it. And delivering radio frequency energy through those needles. Um and those will stimulate collagen. So anything that generates heat in the skin to a certain level will to a certain temperature I should say will then cause the formation of something called heat shock protein and that causes a whole cascade of other activity within the dermis of the cells the dermis of the skin to make you produce collagen elastin shrink the overactive sebaceous glands and reduce some of the dilated blood vessels.”