Skin Health
Microneedling
FDA-cleared SkinPen microneedling that triggers your own collagen instead of adding anything to your face. The right treatment for acne scars, rough texture, large pores and early laxity — and it works on every skin tone.
Appointment
45–60 minutes
Downtime
24–72 hours
Series
3–6 treatments
Starting at
$350
How microneedling works
A SkinPen cartridge creates thousands of controlled micro-channels in the skin at a depth your provider selects. Each one is a tiny, precise injury that your body responds to by producing new collagen and elastin. Over the following weeks the skin remodels itself — the treatment does not resurface your skin so much as convince it to rebuild.
Because it works through your own healing response rather than heat or pigment absorption, microneedling is safe across all Fitzpatrick skin types. That is a meaningful advantage over ablative lasers for anyone with deeper skin tones who has been told laser resurfacing is risky for them.
We numb with a topical cream for 20 to 30 minutes first, then the treatment itself takes about 20 minutes for a face. Most people describe it as a vibrating sandpaper sensation rather than pain.
What it treats
Microneedling is our first recommendation for textural problems — the things you feel as much as see.
- Acne scars, including boxcar and rolling scars
- Surgical and traumatic scars
- Enlarged pores
- Rough or uneven texture
- Fine lines and early skin laxity
- Stretch marks on the body
- Overall radiance and skin quality
- Safe for all skin tones, including deeper complexions
Adding PRP, and RF microneedling
PRP — platelet-rich plasma — is drawn from your own blood, spun down, and applied into the micro-channels immediately after treatment. Those platelets carry concentrated growth factors, and pushing them into freshly opened skin amplifies the collagen response and shortens redness. It adds $200 and is worth it if you are treating real scarring rather than general maintenance.
RF microneedling is a different device: it delivers radiofrequency energy through insulated needles into the deeper dermis. The heat adds a tightening effect that standard microneedling does not produce, which makes it the better choice when laxity is your main concern rather than surface texture. It is $500 per treatment and is performed by Andrew Russ, MPAS, PA-C.
Your provider will tell you which of the three is right for what you are treating. For most acne scarring, SkinPen with PRP over a series is the workhorse.
Downtime and what a series looks like
Expect to look sunburned for 24 to 72 hours — pink, warm and slightly tight, sometimes with mild swelling on day one. You can wear mineral makeup after 24 hours. Skip the gym, saunas, retinoids and acids for two days, and be genuinely strict about sunscreen for the next two weeks.
One treatment produces a visible improvement in glow. Structural change — scars filling in, pores tightening, texture smoothing — takes a series of three to six treatments spaced four to six weeks apart, and the collagen keeps building for months after the last one. This is a treatment that rewards patience, not a single-session fix.
Microneedling is available at both studios, and on mobile visits within our service area. Prices are identical either way.
Microneedling pricing
Most concerns need a series of three to six treatments spaced four to six weeks apart. Same prices at both studios and on mobile visits.
All prices shown are after Alle, Aspire and REVA rewards discounts.
Microneedling questions
Book microneedling
A free consultation will tell you whether microneedling, a peel or a laser is the right tool for your texture — and how many sessions it will honestly take.