Microneedling (MicroPen Evo)

Golden Triangle Plastic Surgery and Medical Spa offers MicroPen Evo microneedling at $360 per session. The MicroPen Evo is a professional automated microneedling device that creates controlled micro-channels in the skin to stimulate collagen and elastin production, improving texture, tone, fine lines, pore appearance, and mild acne scarring. Treatments are performed at the San Diego practice and can be combined with topical serums including PRP or hyaluronic acid to enhance outcomes.

Microneedling with the MicroPen Evo at Ora Plastic Surgery San Diego is offered as part of the practice's non-surgical skin treatment programme, performed in the setting of a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon's practice. The MicroPen Evo is a motorised microneedling device with adjustable needle depth and speed, creating thousands of controlled micro-injuries per second across the treatment surface. These micro-channels trigger the skin's natural wound-healing cascade: an initial inflammatory phase drives fibroblast migration and activation, followed by a proliferative phase characterised by new collagen and elastin synthesis, and finally a remodelling phase over the following weeks to months during which the newly deposited collagen matures and tightens. The cumulative effect is an improvement in skin texture, reduction of fine lines and superficial wrinkles, minimisation of enlarged pore appearance, evening of skin tone, and softening of mild to moderate acne scars and stretch marks. The MicroPen Evo's adjustable needle depth — typically 0.25 mm to 2.5 mm depending on the treatment area and indication — allows the clinician to customise penetration depth: shallower settings for delicate periorbital skin and surface texture concerns, deeper settings for acne scarring and more substantial collagen remodelling targets. At $360 per session, the San Diego practice positions the treatment competitively within the surgical practice context. Multiple treatment sessions are typically recommended to achieve optimal outcomes, with three to six sessions spaced four to six weeks apart being the most common protocol. The procedure is often combined with the application of topical serums immediately after microneedling, when the micro-channels maximise transdermal delivery — hyaluronic acid serums for hydration and barrier support, growth factor serums for enhanced collagen stimulation, or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) drawn from the patient's own blood for a combined biostimulation approach. Within the practice's broader facial treatment programme, microneedling may be recommended alongside injectable neuromodulators and fillers, chemical peels, or laser treatments as part of a comprehensive non-surgical skin maintenance strategy.