Dermabrasion Microneedling Market

With the increasing patient pool for skin diseases, there has being an upsurge in the demand for skin care treatment options. People are spending more on these skin treatments, for instance, in 2016, Americans spent more than 15 billion dollars cumulatively on surgical and nonsurgical procedures for the first time ever. Dermabrasion and microneedling are such rejuvenating procedures which the commonly used methods for are treating skin problems in the U.S.

Dermabrasion is a surgical skin resurfacing procedure performed by the dermatologist or a plastic surgeon. The procedure requires local anaesthetic and is performed in the hospitals or other medical centers. It is commonly used to treat deep acne scars, surgical scare, and sometimes used to remove the pre-cancerous growths known as keratosis. Microneedling is a relatively new cosmetic procedure which is used for skin regeneration and treatment of various skin conditions such as scarring, wrinkles, and stretch marks. This cosmetic procedure is considerably cheaper than other rejuvenating procedures such as resurfacing lasers and has been found to be reasonably effective at promoting collagen induction therapy. Microneedling is usually performed using a topical anaesthetic cream to ease discomfort and may take 10-20 minutes depending on the size of area to be treated.

The market for dermabrasion and microneedling market is expected to grow steadily. While, microneedling market is expected to grow with a rapid rate of 9.80% during the forecast period from 2017-2023. Increasing demand for skin resurfacing rejuvenating procedures around the globe and increasing demand for non-invasive procedures for skin problems among women has spurred the growth of the market. As per the American Academy of Dermatology, acne affects nearly 85% of people in the U.S. and the disease is common across all ethnic groups in this region. Moreover, rising awareness about advantages of dermabrasion and side effects, changing lifestyle, and demand for new dermatology treatment for acne and skin pigmentation has supported the growth of the market. Additionally, the availability of well-qualified cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists positively stimulates the market growth.

The market for dermabrasion and microneedling treatment is further segmented on the basis of device type for dermabrasion which includes manual dermabrasion devices and motorized dermabrasion devices. From that, motorized dermabrasion devices accounted for the largest market share of 51.9% in 2016. In case of microneedling market by device type, the market is segmented into derma-stamp, dermapen, dermarollers and others.