What is butt microneedling? Behind the 'desperate' procedure Kelly Ripa tried

Talk amusement big Kelly Ripa precocious revealed she receives a niche process to heighten the quality of her behind.

During a caller occurrence of her podcast, "Let's Talk Off Camera," the 55-year-old opened up astir getting microneedling done "on my a-- cheeks," aft her guest, histrion Lukas Gage, shared that helium had besides undergone the treatment.

"I’m going to archer you thing … conscionable arsenic aged arsenic before," she said aft Gage asked her if she saw an improvement. "Desperate times telephone for hopeless measures."

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Dermatologist Dr. Dara Spearman, MD, of Radiant Dermatology Associates successful Indiana, described the cosmetic dermatologic process during an interrogation with Fox News Digital.

"Butt microneedling is wherever a instrumentality with precise fine, sterile needles is utilized to make controlled micro-injuries successful the tegument of the buttocks," she said.

Kelly Ripa, 55, admitted to microneedling her butt during a caller podcast episode. (Kelly Ripa/Instagram; iStock)

"This process stimulates the body’s earthy coiled healing response, which boosts collagen and elastin accumulation implicit time."

Microneedling is often utilized to amended tegument texture concerns similar acne scarring, agelong marks oregon uneven tone, particularly successful the rear extremity area, according to Spearman.

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The attraction tin beryllium performed successful an bureau by a trained nonrecreational and is sometimes paired with topical serums to heighten results.

"While the conception whitethorn dependable trendy, the underlying exertion is the aforesaid arsenic accepted microneedling utilized connected the look and body," Spearman said.

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Microneedling the buttocks tin pb to smoother, firmer and much even-looking tegument aft a bid of treatments.

An summation successful collagen accumulation implicit clip tin "subtly amended tegument laxity," Spearman said, with results gathering gradually implicit aggregate sessions.

Traditional microneedling is typically done connected the face, experts say. (iStock)

"Consistency and realistic expectations are key," the dermatologist said.

As with immoderate process that disrupts the tegument barrier, determination are imaginable risks, according to Spearman, particularly if it’s performed improperly oregon successful a non-sterile environment.

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These imaginable broadside effects see irritation, corruption and prolonged redness. In immoderate cases, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation tin hap successful patients with deeper tegument tones.

"There is besides a hazard of worsening acne oregon folliculitis if the country is not decently assessed beforehand," Spearman said. "Overly assertive treatments tin pb to scarring alternatively than improvement, which is wherefore method and needle extent substance significantly."

"It is not a speedy fix, and aggregate sessions are typically needed to execute meaningful results," the adept said. (iStock)

"It’s important that patients question attraction from a qualified aesculapian nonrecreational to minimize these risks."

Although this attraction is gaining viral popularity connected societal media, it should inactive beryllium regarded arsenic a aesculapian process requiring due grooming and information standards, Spearman emphasized.

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"It is not a speedy fix, and aggregate sessions are typically needed to execute meaningful results," the dermatologist told Fox News Digital. "Patients should besides beryllium cautious astir at-home devices for this area, arsenic improper usage tin summation the hazard of corruption oregon tegument damage."

"A thorough consultation is indispensable to find whether idiosyncratic is simply a bully candidate, particularly if they person progressive tegument conditions oregon a past of keloid (raised) scarring."

Fox News Digital's Lori A. Bashian contributed to this report.