Overview
- Ripa told guest Lukas Gage on her Let’s Talk Off Camera podcast that she tried microneedling on her butt and joked it looked “just as old as before,” calling the attempt “desperate times.”
- Microneedling uses clusters of tiny needles to create controlled skin injuries that spur collagen and elastin, a technique the NIH says can help with scarring and fine lines.
- The FDA regulates some microneedling devices and has cleared them for facial acne scars, facial and neck wrinkles, and abdominal surgical scars, with needle depth determining how far into living skin layers they reach.
- Ripa described herself as a Botox minimalist who now treats only small areas a few times a year and has warned against using fillers.
- She has been open about weighing other procedures, saying she has consulted on breast augmentation but remains hesitant after reading patient horror stories.