Our bodies have a natural process that react to injury by producing new cells and extracellular materials (like elastin and collagen) to heal. The SkinPen® initiates this natural process with a finely-tuned Microneedling pen by creating hundreds of temporary micro-sized openings in your skin. These small openings are created with the SkinPen®’s disposable needle cartridge, which achieves results without thermal energy or chemicals applied to the skin.
While multiple sessions are typically recommended to achieve optimal results depending on your specific goals, noticeable changes can be seen just one week after treatment and gradually improve as the body’s healing process begins to take effect. Side effects are similar to a mild sunburn, such as redness, tenderness, and some swelling.
SkinPen Microneedling is safe for all skin types, both men and women, and promotes care-free healing to address acne scars, fine lines, and wrinkles. It can also be used to decrease the appearance of stretch marks. It's a fast and safe method that initiates the production of collagen and elastin in your skin.
Platelet-Rich Plasma is devired from a small sample of your own blood. PRP is used because it contains a variety of growth factors and other beneficial proteins.
On the day of treatment, a small sample of blood will be drawn and then spun in a centrifuge. Centrifugation causes the various components of blood - including platelets - to seperate by density. The PRP is then extracted to use with your microneedling treatment.
Following the traditional method for microneedling, the extracted platelets are used to aid in the body's natural healing process. The SkinPen® provides 3 million micro channels per treatment, which allows the platelets and growth factors to penetrate deeper into your skin- allowing additional healing and rejuvenation.