RF Microneedling in Beverly Hills

Most patients need three to four sessions spaced four to six weeks apart. Significant acne scarring often needs four to six. Because collagen remodeling continues for months, we assess your final result about three months after the last session rather than immediately.

We apply strong topical numbing for about thirty minutes beforehand, which makes the treatment tolerable for most patients. You will feel pressure, heat, and a prickling sensation, more noticeable over bony areas such as the forehead and jawline. Afterward it feels like a sunburn for a day or so rather than being painful.

Expect redness like a moderate sunburn for one to two days, sometimes mild swelling, and a fine sandpaper texture as the skin sheds around days two to four. Most patients wear makeup comfortably by day three. Plan treatment at least a week before an important event.

It is one of the safer energy-based options for Fitzpatrick IV–VI skin. Because the radiofrequency energy is delivered below the surface and does not target melanin the way many lasers do, the risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is lower. Settings still need to be conservative, and diligent sun protection afterward is essential.

It improves them substantially, but complete erasure is not a realistic promise from any treatment. Rolling and boxcar scars respond best because the RF energy reaches the fibrous tethers beneath them. Deep ice-pick scars often need additional approaches such as subcision or excision. Most patients see meaningful improvement over a series rather than total resolution.

Some immediate tightening from collagen contraction, but the real change appears at four to six weeks and continues improving for three to six months as new collagen matures. Each session builds on the last, so the cumulative result at the end of a series is considerably better than after the first treatment.

Yes, and it is a popular pairing. Platelet-rich plasma drawn from your own blood is applied to the skin immediately after treatment, so the growth factors enter through the freshly created channels. Patients typically report faster healing and better texture. Ask about it at your consultation.

It is avoided during pregnancy, with active acne infections or cold sores in the treatment area, with a history of keloid scarring, or if you have taken isotretinoin within the last six months. Patients with pacemakers or certain implanted electronic devices should not have radiofrequency treatments. Disclose your full medical history at consultation.