By Robbi Hartt

“Needles are my legacy,” joked Nina Silver, RN, owner of Silver Solutions MedSpa in Pittsfield. She explored knitting, crocheting, and sewing from a young age—in fact, in addition to training as a nurse/nurse educator, she studied fiber arts at Parsons School of Design in New York City. After working in healthcare and wellness for years (notably, at Canyon Ranch), she opened Silver Solutions in 2019. “I look at aesthetic medicine as art with a different medium—sculpting and painting with neurotoxins, dermal fillers, and laser light,” she said.

One of her most underrated treatments, she said, is microneedling. Also known as Collagen Induction Therapy, it uses needles to create hundreds of micro-channels in your skin. In response to these tiny injuries, your body produces collagen to repair itself, allowing skin to regain a more youthful texture and glow. No harsh chemicals, high results, low downtime. Silver recommends quarterly treatments with a good skin care routine.

Unlike laser treatments, which can increase sun damage during the summer, microneedling can be performed year round. “We love our Berkshire summers and teach all our clients to be sun-safe—use a good sunscreen, reapply every two hours, and wear a hat!”