Microneedling with the SkinPen device causes micro-columns of injury into the skin that stimulates the body's natural wound healing process leading to new collagen and elastin growth. SkinPen microneeding is ideal for treatment of acne scars, softening of fine lines and other textural irregularities in the skin, and also helps in reducing hyperpigmentation.

Treatment areas are face and neck. The treatment area is numbed with topical lidocaine prior to treatment. Downtime is about 3 days of redness, dryness, and tightness to the skin. It is important to stay out of the sun 1 week prior and at least 1 week after treatment. Patients may also add-on Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) to their microneeding treatment for increase wound healing and boost for collagen and elastin regeneration. PRP is taken from the patient's blood draw and centrifuged (spun) to separate out the platelets from the red blood cells. Platelets contain growth factors that help the skin heal and produce collagen. PRP is added topically during the microneedling treatment. PRP is using the body's own natural growth factors to aid in skin anti-aging and restoration.

Other applications of PRP include hair restoration when injected into the scalp and tightening and improvement to under eye crepeiness and laxity when injected into the under eyes. These add-ons only take 15-20 more minutes with swelling as downtime for 3-5 days.

For best results microneedling and PRP should be done in a series (2-4 sessions) as recommneded by your specialist.