Microneedling creates a controlled wound in the skin that stimulates your body’s natural healing response. It creates thousands of micro channels, or “controlled injuries” that trigger your skin’s natural healing response, stimulating the growth of radiant new collagen and elastin for smoother, more youthful looking skin.

Your aesthetician will apply numbing cream 15–20 minutes before your treatment to ensure comfort for the duration of microneedling. The tip of the SkinPen holds microneedles that penetrate the skin at a controlled speed, and varying depths. The depth will be chosen by your aesthetician to best treat your skin concerns/conditions.

Immediately after treatment your skin will have a bright red appearance. Your skin will feel slightly raw and sensitive, similar to that of a sunburn. This redness will typically last 3 –5 days, depending on your skin tone.

The number of treatments required will be dependent on your skin care goals. For correction of a specific skin concern (fine lines, wrinkles, scarring, etc.) we recommend doing a series of three SkinPen treatments, four weeks apart. We then recommend doing a maintenance treatment every six months to one year.

You will begin to see the benefits of your SkinPen treatment about four weeks after you are treated.