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

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

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

"I’m going to show 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 nan cosmetic dermatologic procedure during an question and reply pinch Fox News Digital.

"Butt microneedling is wherever a instrumentality pinch very fine, sterile needles is utilized to create controlled micro-injuries successful nan tegument of nan buttocks," she said.

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

"This process stimulates nan body’s earthy coiled treatment response, which boosts collagen and elastin accumulation complete time."

Microneedling is often utilized to amended skin texture concerns for illustration acne scarring, agelong marks aliases uneven tone, particularly successful nan rear extremity area, according to Spearman.

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The curen tin beryllium performed successful an agency by a trained master and is sometimes paired pinch topical serums to heighten results.

"While nan conception whitethorn sound trendy, nan underlying exertion is nan aforesaid arsenic traditional microneedling utilized connected nan look and body," Spearman said.

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Microneedling nan hips tin lead to smoother, firmer and much even-looking tegument aft a series of treatments.

An summation successful collagen accumulation complete clip tin "subtly amended tegument laxity," Spearman said, pinch results building gradually complete aggregate sessions.

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

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

As pinch immoderate process that disrupts nan tegument barrier, location are imaginable risks, according to Spearman, particularly if it’s performed improperly aliases successful a non-sterile environment.

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

"There is besides a consequence of worsening acne aliases folliculitis if nan area is not decently assessed beforehand," Spearman said. "Overly fierce treatments tin lead to scarring alternatively than improvement, which is why method and needle extent matter significantly."

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

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

Although this curen is gaining viral fame connected societal media, it should still beryllium regarded arsenic a medical procedure requiring due training 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," nan dermatologist told Fox News Digital. "Patients should besides beryllium cautious astir at-home devices for this area, arsenic improper usage tin summation nan consequence of infection aliases tegument damage."

"A thorough consultation is basal to find whether personification is simply a bully candidate, particularly if they person progressive tegument conditions aliases a history of keloid (raised) scarring."

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