Patient education
Microneedling vs RF Microneedling: The Choices
Eight guides to the microneedling decision, written so that neither technique is presented as the default or as the newer and therefore better one. Start with the guide on goals, then read the two that state plainly what each technique cannot do.
All guides
8 guides
- Microneedling or RF Microneedling? One Needle, Two JobsDeciding
- What Plain Microneedling Changes, and Where It StopsScope
- What Radiofrequency Adds to the Same NeedleScope
- Choosing by Skin Laxity, Not by Device NameAssessment
- Recovery After Each, and How the Weeks DifferRecovery
- How Many Sessions Each Needs, and Why It VariesCost and time
- Scars, Texture and Tightening Are Three Different GoalsDeciding
- When Neither Microneedling Nor RF Microneedling FitsWhen neither fits
Name the target before the technique
Arrange an assessment. We will examine whether your concern is surface texture, scarring or looseness, explain what each technique would and would not change, and say plainly if neither is the right answer.