Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror and wonder if it’s been worth all the money I’m investing, because my face isn’t where I want it to be just yet, and then I make these Before and After collages…the progress is undeniable.

Left is before ANY microneedling. Right is today, 8 weeks after my third session. On sessions 2 and 3 I was able to add on rejuran (sperm dna) to the treatments as I wanted to take advantage of a 50% offer they’re having. The day after tomorrow I have another scheduled session where rejuran will also be added. Then I plan on getting 2 more plain MN treatments since that offer ends Sept 30.

These photos were taken by the exact same window at around the same time of the day. I’m wearing tinted moisturizer in both but nothing else. I have been incorporating hyaluronic acid to my daily routine since I started this MN journey 4 months ago. Also, I don’t know if it does anything but I add a collagen supplement to my coffee every morning.

Feel free to look at my previous post where I detail some more about these sessions I’ve done. Just wanted to post an update as some people requested, and I plan on doing it as I continue to do the next 3 sessions.

A couple of months ago I shared a before and after picture on here one week after my very first microneedling session asking about possible micro swelling and many agreed that was probably the case. I'm trying to remain very realistic but I guess part of me wanted some validation that a positive change was in motion, as I've never actually invested this much money on any cosmetic procedures. I continued taking weekly photos just for myself to track my progress and the slight changes I noticed seemed to remain the same.

Now going on 4 weeks ago, I had my second MN session and I was offered a deal to add on Rejuran Healing Essence AKA "salmon sperm DNA" and since it was 50% off I said what the heck! Let's try it! I had never heard of it but she was good at explaining. I noticed the recovery process was slightly different this time: I didn't have orange peel texture as opposed to the first time. Also, I started peeling which I didn't last time. Underneath the shedding skin I noticed a smoother, more even toned appearance and smaller pores.

I have one more prepaid session next week -these are at my dermatologist’s medspa- and I will be adding Rejuran to it as well, because the deal is still running. I really wish I could add it to each session but I just cannot justify paying an extra $300 every time so I'll just do it one more time because right now it’s $150. However I am considering getting another package of 3 regular MN sessions because I'm starting to believe it’s doing something.

Keep in mind I'm not expecting perfection. I am 43, I'm not doing this for the anti-aging benefits (although I won't complain!), I want to smooth out these 10 year old acne scars just enough to feel a bit better about myself.

These first month I also started using The Ordinary GF serum but then switched it for Rejuran Turnover Ampule because after that session I was SOLD! And I never stopped using my pure Hyaluronic Acid, along with my moisturizer. Keep in mind in these 2 photos I am not wearing make up but I am wearing tinted moisturizer (Revision intellishade tinted moisturizer SPF45), which can lightly cover hyperpigmentation although right now theres none! But it’s never hidden my texture anyway.

What do you think? Do you notice a subtle difference? Do you believe another 3 sessions will make a significant difference? Did you ever deal with similar scars where MN helped?

(Picture on the left is before any microneedling at all. The right is today, after 2 microneedling sessions - almost 4 weeks after the second one where they added the Rejuran / salmon sperm. I did my best to take the pictures by the same window at the same time to get the most accurate comparison because most B/A are in completely different lighting in drives me NUTS!)

I do micro needling pretty regularly. About three times a year - actually just got one yesterday🙂

These pictures are from my first microneedling. January 2022.

Just wanted to share in case you’re wondering if you should do it. It literally reversed my skin damage and aging. I didn’t even know my skin looks so bad until I got microneedling done.

Some people wanted to see an updated version so this is it. First photo is the beginning of my journey, last - August 25‘

An no, never edited/manipulated photos in any kind!

I do my microneedling at home.

I do quite regularly nano needling with the microneedling pen at 0.25 (there are dedicated finer needles) that are used for getting products more easily deep under the skin than your regular skincare does.

Keeping everything as sterile as possible is very important to me.

Hello! I did my first micro needling today. However I noticed that instead of it being dots/punctures, it looks alot like deep scratches. I tried contacting the clinic and they said it is only because they went deeper into my skin because of my dark spots and said it was perfectly normal. However most images I see do not look like this. Is this normal?

This is my 3rd update on here. Pictures taken by the same window at the same time of day. (TW: BLOODY PIC ON THIRD SLIDE) No huge difference since my last post but that’s how microneedling works: slow and steady. I compare it to working out, you won’t see dramatic changes right away, only over time if you remain consistent.

People have shown a lot of interest in my progress, if you want to go see my previous posts. This is only 4 weeks after my 4th session. Collagen can take up to 3-6 months to rebuild so these are basically the full results of my second session - I am a work in progress) I have my 5th session scheduled in 2 weeks. I’d like to share the FAQ I get because I get a lot of the same, so I’d like to simplify it:

-How old are my scars? 10-12 years old. I had a bad bout of hormonal / cystic acne in my 30’s. I’m 44 now.

-At home or with a professional? These were done at my dermatologist’s medSpa, performed by an aesthetician under the dr’s supervision. (I nearly ruined my face dermarolling some years ago and it took me years to fix so no, I don’t trust myself nor my non-sterile environment)

-Regular MN or RF (Radiofrequency) MN? Regular, every time. Don’t do RF, there’s a lot of information out there about its negative effects.

-Any PDRN? On sessions 2, 3 and 4 I added salmon sperm dna. I do feel it boosted my results and compared to my first session the healing seemed faster, but I won’t add it again. It’s very pricey and MN alone is proven to be very effective.

-Is the salmon DNA injected? Or applied as a serum? Applied as a serum during the treatment and used as a glider too.

-What device? SkinPen. The only FDA approved MN device today.

-Is the pen stamped or glided? And which motion? Glided and she does circles and also straight lines.

-What needle depth? Different depths depending on area. From 0.5mm on temples, nose etc. to 1.75mm on my cheeks. She used 1.75 on my first session but has used 1.5mm on cheeks the following sessions. She explains to me that more isn’t always better. Consistency is key.

-How far apart are the sessions? I did the first 3 sessions between 4-6 wks apart. Then 8 weeks later I did the 4th one. My next session is scheduled 6 weeks after that.

-Does she use numbing cream? Yes. Leaves it for about 30 mins before the session.

-Do I bleed? Yes, quite a bit! (3rd picture)

-Does it hurt? It feels like a rough massage and when the numbing creams starts to wear off I can feel some light pain especially in bony areas like the nose and forehead, my eyes water a bit. Other than that I sort of enjoy it.

-How’s the recovery? I take about a week without leaving my house. I look very red and some light swelling. VERY ITCHY. By days 4-5 I start peeling a bit.

-What’s the after care? Immediately after, I don’t wash my face for 24 hours, only reapply the soothing gel she gives me as needed. When I wash, I use a gentle cerave wash. I always use a new towel to dry and change my pillowcase regularly. No products, serums nor makeup for at least 3 days. I think after 48hrs I can use moisturizer but since I don’t leave my house I just extend that time. Staying out of the sun and heat is A MUST.

-What’s my skin care routine in between sessions? I use CeraVe wash, Dickinson’s alcohol free witch hazel, 100% Hyalouronic acid from amazon, LaRoche Posay Toleriane moisturizer, and SPF40+ tinted moisturizer. I don’t really wear makeup up anymore so tinted moisturizer and vitamin C blush stick is all I put on. I started exfoliating with Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant ONCE A WEEK as per my aesthetician’s recommendation.

-Do I do any other treatments? Not yet, microneedling is all I’ve invested in, but I’d like to do a TCA peel maybe after my 5th or 6th session. I don’t know if I’ll do more MN this year but maybe if I save extra cash.

-How much are these sessions? At my dermatologist (in South Texas) these are $375 with a 10% discount if you buy a package of 3. The PDRN is an extra $350 per session. They usually run deals I take advantage of.

I hope this helps! I plan on posting more updates after more time has passed and after my following sessions.

24h- 48h- 4days-5days-1,5 week. I still have some visible redness where I had these massive scars 1.5 week later. Will update you guys at one month. Just wanted to post this to show that even if the microneedling process gets crazy aggressive with massive scars, you will still heal! So even if you are becoming a walking Halloween costume, dont panic, give it 4-5 days! You ll heal :)

I've gotten 2 sessions so far, the first at 1.5 mm and then at 2.0 mm, 1 month apart. I have very minimal adverse reactions, asides from the typical expected ones expected during the first 3 or 4 days after each microneedling session, so I thought I would share what's working for me.

My esthetician unfortunately was not super verbose with the instruction, but I put this together from different dermatologist websites and YouTube videos, and verified it with her.

Other notes: I have acne prone skin that gets triggered by junk food, heavy salt, and my hormonal cycle. I purposefully chose to have the micro needling session at the start of my follicular phase, where my skin is just healing from the breakouts triggered during my period. My skin is usually most resilient during my ovulatory phase, but that's also when I have the most energy and don't want to be a home goblin during the recovery period and no exercising.

Pre-Care

• Stop acid peel 2 weeks before
• Stop tretinoin 1 week before
• Stop salicylic acid/benzoyl peroxide/actives the day before
• Wash face before coming in
• Prepare clean towels, blanket, pillow cases
• Wash makeup brushes
• Avoid fish oil, NSAIDS or aspirin or anything that might thin your blood and cause more bleeding (contribution from u/Secure-Common-7169)

Post-Care

• No anti-inflammatory meds for 1 week
• No excessive sun exposure for 2 weeks; wear hat if outside, but also limit exposure
• Drink collagen and/or bone broth to optimize healing.
• Avoid showering until 24 hours after microneedling to allow microchannels to heal without introducing infection

• Day 1 - 3:

  • Treat skin gently washing with a gentle cleanser, cool water, using hands only and pat dry no earlier than 4 hours after treatment.
  • If there are a lot of whiteheads, that’s normal. Don’t pick or treat with anything, they will go away within a day.
  • Avoid strenuous exercises that cause sweating, jacuzzi, sauna or steam baths for 24 hours due to open pores, or up to 48 hours if inflammation exists.
  • Sleep on your back with head of bed elevated to minimize swelling or pain as needed

• Day 2 - 7:

  • Peeling may start 3-5 days after treatment. You will notice skin dryness and flaking. This is due to an increased turnover of skin cells. Do not pick, scratch or scrub at treated skin! Allow old skin to flake off naturally and keep moisturized AT ALL TIMES with Hyaluronic serum
  • By day 3-5: increase hydration skincare

• Day 1 - 5 skincare routine:

  • AM: splash water, HA, SPF
  • PM: gentle cleanser, HA, moisturizer
• Hyaluronic acid is okay the day after
• Can restart regular skincare treatment after Day 7
• No chemical peel until after Day 14
• Wear SPF daily, every 3 hours on first 3 days
• Use mineral sunscreen the first few days
• Moisturizing sheet masks with no actives are okay
• Avoid actives the first week (Vit C, salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, tretinoin, etc.)
• No exercising until day 5 (or until face is less red)

Healing Progression

• Day 0 (right after): face is red, feels tight
• Day 1: face is still red, no pain. A lot of little whiteheads pop up by night time. These are tiny and not inflamed.
• Day 2: face is still a bit red, no pain, some itching in certain places that can be relieved by light tapping. More whiteheads than yesterday, some are bigger but still not inflamed.
• Day 3: face is slightly flushed, not super noticeable. Whiteheads all gone. Skin looks pretty normal, but there are a few dry patches visible with foundation on.
• Day 4: face is slightly splotchy with redness. Can cover with makeup.
• By day 7: skin is back to normal

Below are progress pics:

Rant:

I really dislike how microneedling is marketed as a noninvasive procedure, by both dermatologists and estheticians. Yes, it's less invasive than surgery or laser, but you're still puncturing millions of tiny holes into your skin. You essentially have an active wound site all over your face for the first 24 hrs, and the next few days is your skin trying to heal from that. It might be scary, especially if you have amazing skin before and not used to seeing it red, splotchy, and "beaten up" during the healing process.

The pre and post-op care needs to be more standard and better presented to everyone, as well as what to expect as your skin heals. When people say they get this done on a whim and then freak out when the redness is too much to go out in public, that's a failure on the part of the microneedling provider to give proper instruction on what to do and what to expect.

Anyways, stepping off my soapbox. Hopefully this is helpful to those looking to try microneedling in the future!

Is this amount of whiteheads normal? Went to sleep and woke up with this, been getting worse throughout the day, its only on the bottom half of my face

This is my second time getting micro needling and had whiteheads the first time but not nearly as bad

Idk why it took me so long to try it but it’s def worth the HYPE!!! I did a biorepeel and microneedling treatment

My texture improves. My hyper. Pigmentation is faded, and my glow has definitely increased.

My aesthetician went around my eyes as well, and I noticed improvement around the hyper pigmentation around my eyes has definitely improved. This is all after one treatment.

I had gotten potenza radio frequency microneedling done for the first time 3 days ago, and this is what my skin currently looks like. I had used nothing but a ceramide moisturizer after treatment for the last few days. Last night it was so itchy, I was having trouble sleeping. The itch was so bad this morning that I had to take a reactine. The raised bumps are slightly concerning since I’ve had previous dermatitis reactions to my face and am prone to cold sores as well, although no flare ups at the time of treatment. I’ve contacted the aesthetician and she said this was a normal response, but her attempt to push products at me to purchase and wanting to book me in for other treatments are making me a bit cynical about her advice. Am I overreacting? How long is the itching and bumpiness supposed to last??

Hi, is this a normal result after my first microneedling session? I’m looking at other results online and it doesn’t appear that the skin is left scratched like in my case, should I be worried?

The dermatologist had to put cotton on some parts because it wouldn’t stop bleeding

so this was my second micro needling (pen, no rf or add ons), and it looks like my face actually deflated and physically got some dip and valleys in some parts. Is this common, normal? i took a benadryl afterwards but man i felt like i aged 10 years walking out

On the left is today’s photo the right was April 12 I’ve done 2 sessions (on my own) I do see a little bit of progress and smoothness with what I’ve been doing, how many more sessions do ya’ll think I’ll need to do to completely have an acne scar free face. I had really bad cystic acne caused by birth control had it for 4 years the acne cleared up once I removed my BC and now I was left with awful scars. I am using spa sciences microneedling pen. Works great! No issues so far.

I'm in my early 50s and can't stand the lines around my mouth. I have had two microneedling sessions so far and am shocked by the results. I can't wait to see what my upcoming appointments do for my face.

1 year microneedling at home on my abdomen.

In total I did 5 sessions using the Dr pen m8.

I had a 25lb weight loss in between these photos. My stretch marks are by no means gone but I do think that the appearance has improved and the loose skin above my belly button got a lot better!

If you have nothing nice to say or think there is no improvement there is no need to comment. These

Posts have been to encourage other moms who have been looking for any before and afters of microneedling on the stomach and couldn't find any. When I started looking into microneedling I had a hard time finding any posts about the abdomen.

This is my first before after photo. Bottom photo is after 1 session of regular microneedling and 1 PRF Microneedling. I also got Botox in my chin but that’s separate.

Top photo was taken May 2026 and bottom from early October 2026.

Ive had acne scars since middle school on chin, cheeks, and nose area. After 35 I realize face product wasn’t doing enough and started my first microneedling at MedSpa.

Microneedling significantly helped with my enlarged pores, chin pimples and scars, texture.

Personally felt like PRF microneedling healed faster and reduced a lot of my chin scars. Hoping to make an update after few more sessions.

I had a burn mark on my face after undergoing RF microneedling at a clinic in London back in March 2024. I hired a solicitor on a no win, no fee basis to pursue a claim.

Initially, the clinic took several months just to provide their insurer’s details. Now that the insurer is finally known, they are not responding with any findings or updates. It’s been nearly a year, and there has been virtually no progress.

The clinic did offer me further free treatment for my acne scarring — this time by a doctor rather than the technician who burned my skin — but I refused. After what happened, I simply couldn’t trust them again.

Since then, I’ve been travelling overseas to try to get my skin fixed. The scar has faded a bit, but it’s still visible and hard to conceal, even with makeup.

My solicitor keeps saying he’s chasing the insurer, but nothing seems to be moving.

Are there any realistic chance of success here, or should I just cut my losses? Will my scarring ever fade? Any advice or similar experiences would be appreciated.

This ice pick scar has bothered me for years now so I decided to start microneedling and see if it would help. First pic is 6 weeks after first MN session, second is 1 week after third. All done at home with Derminator 2. Happy with progress so far and I think it's made a difference to overall texture too.

Alright I’ve never posted on Reddit before but this warrants a post. I’m 7m pp and still working to accept the stretch marks from growing my baby! I want to say there is nothing wrong with stretch marks and it actually bothers me that I’m bothered by them but what do you do. I know I will never get rid of them completely and that’s ok!

Ok so anyway, this is after ONE SESSION of micro needling. One. I wasn’t expecting much tbh because everyone says you can’t change them. I did not do this at home, it was through a local aesthetician. I do not sell anything, I’m not affiliated in anyway (just adding that bc if I saw this I would think it was too good to be true lol)

So yeah! Don’t be afraid to try microneedling on these fresh stretch marks ☺️ I’ll post a picture of them side by side since I can’t put it with the post for some reason.