Why Pair PRP With SkinPen® Microneedling?
The Base Treatment
SkinPen® microneedling creates thousands of controlled micro-channels in the skin, prompting it to rebuild with fresh collagen and elastin. Over a series of sessions, commonly about three spaced four to six weeks apart, texture becomes smoother and firmer.
What PRP Is
Platelet-rich plasma comes from your own blood. A sample about the size of a routine lab test spins in a centrifuge while your numbing cream works, concentrating the platelets, which carry the growth factors your body uses to repair tissue.
What Result Can I Expect?
Expect the results of microneedling itself: texture that smooths and firms over a series of sessions as collagen rebuilds. Because the plasma is your own, nothing synthetic is added.
The session changes little: the same numbing, the same one to three days of flushed skin, and the same series structure, with the concentrated plasma applied while the micro-channels are open.
When It Is Worth Adding
That depends on your skin and your goal, and it is a consultation conversation. PRP is an addition, not a requirement.
Why Pair PRP With Microneedling?: common questions
Is the blood draw a big deal?
No more than routine lab work: one small sample at the start of your appointment, taken while the numbing cream does its work.
Does PRP change the downtime?
No. Plan for the same one to three days of flushed skin as microneedling without PRP.
How many sessions will I need?
The series structure matches plain microneedling, commonly about three sessions spaced four to six weeks apart, tuned to your skin at the consultation.
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Where to Go Next
Schedule your visit with a licensed provider.
Board-certified physicians and physician assistants, at our Scranton office. Text or call 570-507-1451.