SkinPen Microneedling

SkinPen medical microneedling for $299 (face) or $599 combined with PRP at Austin Plastic Surgeon's MedSpa. The SkinPen creates controlled micro-channels in the skin to stimulate collagen and elastin production for improvement in fine lines, acne scars, pore size, and skin texture. The optional PRP add-on concentrates the patient's own growth factors for enhanced results. Mild redness resolves within 24–48 hours.

Austin Plastic Surgeon's MedSpa offers SkinPen microneedling as an accessible collagen-induction therapy for fine lines, mild acne scarring, enlarged pores, and overall skin texture improvement. The SkinPen (by Crown Aesthetics) is an FDA-cleared automated microneedling device with an adjustable needle depth range, allowing the practitioner to customize penetration depth from superficial (for fine lines and texture) to deeper settings for atrophic scar treatment. The sterile disposable needle cartridge creates thousands of microscopic puncture channels in the skin at each pass, triggering a wound-healing response that includes platelet aggregation at the micro-injury site, growth factor release, and fibroblast recruitment — stimulating new collagen and elastin synthesis that gradually improves the treated skin quality over four to six weeks. At $299 for a standalone session, SkinPen microneedling at Austin Plastic Surgeon is significantly more affordable than Morpheus8 (the RF microneedling option), making it appropriate for patients seeking a less aggressive entry point. The optional PRP add-on ($599 total) concentrates the patient's own platelet-rich plasma from a blood draw, which is then applied topically to the skin surface immediately after microneedling — the micro-channels created by the needles facilitate penetration of the PRP growth factors into the dermis, where they can amplify the fibroblastic response triggered by the micro-injuries. Mild erythema and skin tightness lasting 24–48 hours are the expected post-treatment findings, with no significant downtime. A series of three to four sessions spaced four weeks apart is typically recommended for the best outcome.