SkinPen Microneedling

SkinPen microneedling at Sona Medical Aesthetics in Newcastle, WA, uses the FDA-cleared SkinPen device to create controlled micro-injuries that trigger natural collagen and elastin production. Treats acne scars, fine lines, wrinkles, enlarged pores, surgical scars, and stretch marks. Optional PDRN or PRP add-ons available for enhanced regenerative benefit. Sessions run approximately sixty minutes including numbing time.

Sona Medical Aesthetics uses the SkinPen Precision microneedling system — the first FDA-cleared microneedling device — as a core skin-renewal treatment addressing a broad range of texture and scarring concerns. The SkinPen uses a vertically oscillating needle cartridge to create thousands of precisely controlled micro-channels in the epidermis and upper dermis at a consistent, calibrated depth. These micro-injuries bypass the skin's surface barrier and trigger the skin's natural wound-healing response without causing the lateral thermal or ablative damage associated with laser resurfacing devices. The three-phase wound-healing cascade initiated by microneedling — inflammation, proliferation, and remodelling — ultimately results in the synthesis of new collagen and elastin fibres that gradually firm and smooth the skin over the weeks following treatment. This collagen induction mechanism makes SkinPen particularly effective for atrophic acne scarring (boxcar, rolling, and shallow ice-pick scars), where the process of filling in depressed scar tissue from below through neocollagenesis achieves progressive depth reduction. Additional indications treated at the clinic include fine lines and wrinkles, enlarged pores, overall skin texture irregularity, surgical scars, and stretch marks. The clinic offers two regenerative add-ons to the standard SkinPen protocol: PDRN (polydeoxyribonucleotide) serum, which delivers polynucleotide biostimulators directly into the micro-channels to further promote fibroblast activity and collagen synthesis; and PRP (platelet-rich plasma) prepared from the patient's own blood, which is rich in growth factors that accelerate tissue repair and enhance the neocollagenesis response. Sessions including topical numbing preparation run approximately sixty minutes. A series of three to six sessions spaced four to six weeks apart is associated with the best cumulative outcome, with continued improvement visible for months after the final session.