Microneedling & Microneedling with PRF

Glow Dermspa Lakewood Ranch provides microneedling treatments using precision pen devices to create controlled micro-channels in the skin, triggering the body's natural collagen and elastin production cascade. Offered as a standalone treatment, combined with platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) for an amplified growth factor stimulus, or paired with exosome therapy for advanced cellular repair and hydration. Primary indications include acne scarring, enlarged pores, fine lines, rough skin texture, and uneven skin tone. Sessions include topical numbing and a hyaluronic acid serum infusion.

Microneedling at Glow Dermspa — Arsenault Aesthetics in Lakewood Ranch, FL — is delivered using a calibrated motorised pen device with single-use sterile needle cartridges, creating thousands of micro-perforations per pass at adjustable depths of 0.25 mm to 2.5 mm. The mechanical injury at each micro-channel triggers a localised wound-healing cascade: platelets aggregate and release alpha-granule-derived growth factors including PDGF and TGF-β1, fibroblasts are recruited and activated to deposit new collagen type I and III, and the remodelling phase — extending four to eight weeks after the session — progressively improves the structural integrity and surface quality of the dermis. This collagen induction mechanism is the basis for microneedling's clinical efficacy across several conditions managed at the clinic. For atrophic acne scars of the rolling and boxcar subtypes, repeated microneedling sessions break down the fibrotic tethering bands in the sub-scar dermis while increasing the surrounding collagen density, gradually elevating depressed areas toward the skin surface. For enlarged follicular openings, the peri-follicular collagen response physically tightens the surrounding dermal tissue and reduces the visible diameter of pores. For fine lines and early rhytids — particularly in the perioral zone and on the décolleté — the neo-collagenesis response restores some of the dermal volume and elasticity lost with age and UV damage. Glow Dermspa offers three microneedling protocols. Standard microneedling infuses a high-concentration hyaluronic acid serum through the open channels during treatment for deep dermal hydration and barrier support. Microneedling with PRF (platelet-rich fibrin) prepares an autologous concentrate from the client's own blood — drawn at the start of the appointment, centrifuged without anticoagulant additives to produce a slowly dissolving fibrin matrix rich in growth factors — and applies this across the skin surface and optionally micro-injects it into targeted zones such as the under-eyes or depressed scars for a sustained local growth factor depot. Microneedling with exosomes uses laboratory-derived extracellular vesicles derived from stem cells, delivering a concentrated cargo of signalling proteins, mRNA, and microRNA into the open channels to support tissue repair, reduce post-inflammatory pigmentation, and enhance skin hydration. All microneedling sessions at Glow Dermspa include topical numbing cream applied 30 minutes prior. A course of three sessions spaced four to six weeks apart is recommended for acne scarring and significant texture concerns, with single or biannual maintenance sessions for general skin quality.