Your skin has shifted, texture that wasn’t there before, marks from old breakouts that still show in certain light, tone that looks uneven no matter what you put on it. You want it to look better. This is the treatment that does that.

Best for: early texture changes · acne scarring · uneven skin tone · enlarged pores · dullness · mild laxity

Your VIO pathway begins with a skin assessment where we examine texture depth, scarring architecture, and your larger aesthetic goals. We design a protocol specific to your skin’s current state and where you are headed.

Treatment involves applying a topical anesthetic, then guiding the SkinPen across targeted areas with calibrated depth and speed. You will feel pressure, mild sensation, nothing sharp. The process typically takes 30 to 45 minutes depending on treatment zones. Immediately after, your skin will appear flushed, similar to moderate sun exposure. This subsides within 24 to 48 hours.

Over the following weeks, collagen remodeling begins, you will notice refinement in texture, improved tone consistency, and a subtle tightening effect. Optimal results emerge across a series, typically spaced four to six weeks apart. From there, we refine together.

• Collagen production increases from within, no foreign material introduced
• Texture smooths with each successive session
• Acne scars become less defined, more integrated
• Tone evens as the skin repairs its own surface
• Results deepen over weeks as the rebuilding process continues

When you arrive, we will assess your skin and discuss what you are seeing, texture, scarring, tone, or all of it together. A topical numbing agent is applied before we begin, so the treatment itself is far more comfortable than most people expect. The SkinPen moves across the skin in a controlled pass, creating channels at a depth calibrated to your specific concern.

Downtime: Redness for 24 to 48 hours is normal, it looks like a moderate sunburn and resolves quickly. Most people return to their regular routine the following day.

Your results: Initial changes are visible within two to four weeks as collagen begins forming. Three sessions, spaced four to six weeks apart, is where most people see the full picture come together, and that is when we look at what comes next.

SkinPen is the first FDA-cleared microneedling device, clinically validated to improve acne scarring and trigger the skin’s own collagen response from within.

SkinPen’s sterile, single-use needle cartridge design eliminates cross-contamination and ensures consistent depth control across every pass. Clinical studies demonstrate measurable improvement in acne scarring after three treatments, with collagen remodeling continuing in the weeks following each session.