What does the day of treatment look like?
Warm, pink to red, a little like a day of sun. That is the expected picture for the first hours. The micro-channels the needles create begin closing within hours, which is why the first evening’s rules are the strictest: nothing on the skin beyond what we send you home with, no makeup, and clean hands and pillowcases matter more tonight than any product.
Days one and two?
Redness settles toward pink; the new sensation is tightness and dryness, sometimes with a sandpapery feel. This is the stage for gentle cleansing, plain moisturizer and sunscreen, and for staying away from heat: no gym, sauna, hot yoga or hot showers for the first 48 hours, because sweat and heat on open, healing skin prolong irritation.
Days three to five?
Often some light flaking as the surface turns over. Let it happen. Picking or exfoliating it off trades a smooth recovery for irritation. Hold off on strong actives (exfoliating acids, retinoids, vitamin C) until the skin feels like itself again, usually toward the end of the first week.
What is not part of a normal recovery?
Persistent pain, blistering, spreading redness after the first days, or anything that looks infected. These are call-us signals, not wait-and-see signals. We would always rather look at a photo on day three than hear about a week of guessing.
When do sessions repeat, and why does spacing matter?
Weeks apart, set at assessment. The skin needs its full turnover between rounds, and stacking sessions closer does not speed the result. Contact the clinic to confirm session pricing, and the plan (depth, area, spacing) is set in person: the consultation is $75, credited to any treatment you complete within 30 days.