There is a difference and it’s blue!

SkinPen is the world’s first FDA-cleared microneedling device. SkinPen is designed for excellence and safety, including US manufacture, validated depth penetration, and sterile disposable cartridges with needles that remain straight and sharp during treatment. SkinPen is the most awarded microneedling device in the US, with over 12 beauty and design honors.

SkinPen microneedling is one of the most popular skin treatments in Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch, and Denver. It uses tiny needles to create thousands of microscopic wounds. The depth of the needles can be precisely controlled. SkinPen stimulates the skin’s natural ability to repair itself, leading to improvement in wrinkles, texture, and scars. Treatment is most commonly performed on the face, neck, chest, and arms.

We often combine SkinPen with platelet-rich plasma (PRP). PRP comes from your own body and is rich in growth factors. By disrupting the skin barrier, SkinPen allows PRP to penetrate into the skin to enhance healing, stimulate collagen production, and supercharge the results!

By creating thousands of tiny wounds in the skin, SkinPen activates the wound healing cascade in the skin. This results in the release of growth factors which promote collagen formation and cell renewal. Some people call this collagen induction therapy (CIT). You will notice smoother skin with improvement in wrinkles, texture, pores, and scars.

The depth of the needles can be adjusted up to a maximal depth of 2 mm. This variability allows us to tailor the procedure to your individual skin thickness and degree of skin damage. We recommend a more shallow treatment for skin freshening and a deeper treatment for acne scars or deeper wrinkles.

Most of the time, downtime is minimal. There is typically some mild redness and swelling after treatment, which goes away after a day or two. The skin may flake for a few days. We can be more or less aggressive with treatment to match your expectations.

We apply a topical numbing cream before treatment to minimize patient discomfort. Some areas such as the upper lip and forehead are more sensitive but most patients find SkinPen treatment to be only mildly uncomfortable

Although you will see results after just one treatment, most people get best results after a series of 5 treatment sessions. We offer a discounted package for those patients who wish to purchase 5 sessions up front. In some cases, even more improvement is achieved by doing more than 5 treatments sessions.

There are similarities between SkinPen and Fraxel or fractional lasers. Both types of treatment create micro-wounds in the skin which lead to skin renewal. SkinPen uses tiny needles whereas lasers use a laser beam. Some lasers are more gentle whereas others are more aggressive. Every treatment has tradeoffs in terms of efficacy, cost, discomfort, and downtime. In our hands, we have found SkinPen to be an effective treatment with reasonable cost, mild discomfort, and low downtime.