Microneedling

While a single session will give your skin a lovely brightness, treating deeper imperfections like acne scars or deep surgical scars usually requires a structured series. Most patients achieve their desired results with a custom plan of three to six sessions spaced roughly four weeks apart. This deliberate timing allows the continuous process of dermal remodeling to pile layer upon layer of fresh collagen inside the old scars.

You should stop using active anti-aging products, including glycolic acid, salicylic acid, retinol, and prescription retinoids, for at least three to five days before and after your session. These potent ingredients can irritate the microscopic punctures and cause unnecessary inflammation while your skin heals. Stick to the gentle, hydrating post-care complexes we provide until your barrier is completely restored.

Yes, this therapy is completely safe to perform year-round, unlike certain deep laser treatments that make the skin highly sun-sensitive for weeks. Because the procedure does not remove the outer layer of skin or use heat, your risk of sun damage post-treatment is much lower. You must still remain dedicated to wearing a premium mineral sunscreen and avoiding direct, intentional sunbathing for the first week.

At-home rollers use short, blunt metal stamps that often tear the delicate surface tissue, creating irregular damage and increasing the risk of infection. Our clinical office treatments utilize a motorized, pen-shaped device with surgical-grade thin needles that enter the skin at a perfect ninety-degree angle. This allows us to safely reach the deeper layer of the skin with total accuracy, providing real structural changes while keeping your skin barrier safe.

Large pores often appear more noticeable when the skin loses its natural elasticity and begins to stretch or sag. By stimulating percutaneous collagen induction, the treatment plumps up the surrounding dermal tissue, causing the walls of your pores to draw tighter together. While you cannot physically change the genetic number of your pores, they will appear significantly smaller, smoother, and more refined.

Because we are creating microscopic punctures to reach the deeper layer where collagen lives, you may experience a tiny pinpoint bleeding during the active treatment. This is a completely normal and expected. By the time you get up from the chair, any minor bleeding has stopped entirely, leaving only a light pink or red flush on the surface.

We recommend waiting at least two to three weeks after receiving dermal fillers or wrinkle-relaxing injections before having a microneedling procedure. This brief pause ensures that your injectables have completely settled into their intended anatomical positions and that any baseline tenderness has resolved. Combining these modalities down the road is an excellent way to balance both volume and surface texture.

While the mechanical process itself does not use harmful chemicals, we generally advise postponing this cosmetic treatment until after you give birth and finish breastfeeding. Your body undergoes significant hormonal shifts during pregnancy that can increase the risk of hyperpigmentation and alter your normal healing process. We prefer to focus on gentle, pregnancy-safe facials to keep your skin glowing beautifully and safely in the meantime.