What to Expect During Microneedling

Step 1:

At Smart Skin, every skin transformation journey begins with a 30-minute consultation.

During this conversation, you and your provider discuss your aesthetic goals and concerns, medical history, and current skin conditions. This information builds a comprehensive picture of your skin’s unique needs, which helps our providers uncover the reasons behind specific concerns.

Together, you create a personalized treatment strategy tailored to your skin needs. Does your skin need more comprehensive restoration? Our experts may suggest adding radiofrequency (RF) to your microneedling appointment.

If microneedling in Franklin at our newest med spa location is the next step in your skincare journey, we can schedule your initial session.

Step 2:

When you arrive at your appointment, your Smart Skin provider guides you to a clean, private treatment room and cleanses your skin to remove any dirt or oil. Then, they apply a topical numbing solution before beginning treatment.

Your provider gently “stamps” the device’s medical-grade microneedles into your skin. This creates microscopic channels that treat the uppermost tissue layers.

These channels activate the body’s natural healing response, stimulating the production of new collagen and elastin fibers, which provide the skin with strength and elasticity. Gradually, the skin rebuilds youthful density and elasticity, aligning your outward appearance with your inner vitality.

Step 3:

Our microneedling treatments typically last 30 minutes. However, the duration of your appointment depends on the chosen treatment area. Larger areas, including the arms, legs, buttocks, and abdomen, take more time than smaller features, such as the face or hands.

We recommend clients complete a series of 3 to 6 sessions, each 4 to 6 weeks apart, to achieve optimal results from our microneedling in Franklin. Some patients may see results in a few appointments, while others with more significant skin concerns require additional treatments.

Step 4:

Immediately after your appointment, your skin may appear red or tight, similar to a moderate sunburn. Some clients experience mild swelling, but these side effects should subside within 1 to 2 days.

Skin usually begins to lightly peel or flake 3 to 5 days after your appointment as dull, damaged skin cells shed, revealing the healthier tissue underneath. Do not pick flaking skin; instead, allow it to shed naturally over the following week.

While some patients notice improvements in their skin’s texture and luminosity during the first 1 to 2 weeks after their appointment, optimal results develop after 3 to 4 months. You can enjoy improved skin texture, tone, and tightness for up to 6 to 9 months after your final session with regular maintenance and ongoing skincare.

Introducing SkinPen

At Smart Skin Med Spa, we prefer the SkinPen for mechanical microneedling in Franklin because of its precise needle depth, advanced safety profile, and signature “cold” treatment.

Precise Needle Depth

The first FDA-cleared microneedling device, SkinPen, revolutionized traditional microneedling by adding validated depth. This ensures the microneedles penetrate the skin to the precise depth set by your provider. If we set the SkinPen to 1.5 mm, the needles go exactly 1.5 mm deep.

This precision means we can customize treatment to every area of the body. Our experts safely treat the delicate skin around your eyes and nose with a shallower setting, while deepening rejuvenation on the thicker skin of your abdomen or arms.

Advanced Safety Profile

Before SkinPen, traditional microneedling tools carried a high risk of contamination. As the microneedles retracted, they could bring organic matter back into the device’s internal motor. Even if the technician swapped needle tips between patients, the motor increased the risk of irritation.

The advanced SkinPen design redirects this contamination risk, so the SkinPen device offers sterile treatment to every patient.

“Cold” Treatment

We prefer SkinPen traditional microneedling in Franklin as a safe, effective treatment for patients with darker skin tones.

While another form of treatment, RF microneedling, uses thermal energy to extend tissue rejuvenation (a “hot” treatment), SkinPen utilizes mechanical collagen therapy, making it a “cold” skincare technique.

While heat extends the effectiveness, it also creates risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH), or dark spots, for patients with melanin-rich skin. Because of its “cold” modality, SkinPen can safely treat patients of any skin type or tone.