For centuries, dermatologists have used microneedling—a skin therapy that triggers healing by creating controlled “micro-wounds” with tiny needles. Since then, scientists have built on those doctors’ groundbreaking methods to offer better results with less downtime.
At Success by Design, we empower you to make informed, confident decisions about your care, and that starts by explaining your treatment options. So, how do you choose the right provider and the right kind of microneedling in St. Petersburg?
How does traditional microneedling work?
Microneedling consists of using small needles to create tiny injuries on your skin’s surface, triggering your body’s natural healing process. In order to heal the damaged skin, your body produces more collagen proteins and elastin fibers.
Collagen acts as the building blocks of healthy skin, but as collagen production slows down with age, your skin’s internal structure weakens. Your skin also produces less elastin with age, making it more difficult for your skin to “bounce” back to its original position from your facial expressions, leading to wrinkles and sagging skin.
By producing more of these natural resources, your skin gains the power to rebuild itself. That’s how microneedling offers natural relief from common skin concerns, such as:
- Acne scars
- Enlarged pores
- Fine lines and wrinkles
- Sagging skin (laxity)
- Stretch marks
- Under eye “bags”
- Uneven skin texture
Unlike many other skin treatments, microneedling works from the inside out, so you don’t have to worry about looking “overdone” or not like yourself.
How does RF microneedling work?
RF microneedling takes your results from microneedling in St. Petersburg further without requiring more downtime. In fact, RF technology reduces the treatment’s downtime! RF stands for radiofrequency, which is the energy used to power your microwave, too—although, that’s a different kind of RF wave.
The small needles used in RF microneedling are hollow, allowing the RF energy to pass through them and into your skin. This energy reaches beyond the depth of the needles, penetrating deeper layers of your skin.
Once that energy reaches the dermis—the layer where your skin produces collagen and elastin—it turns into heat. That heat causes fibroblasts to trigger even faster collagen and elastin production. That means you can get more dramatic results in fewer sessions and with less downtime!
Exion RF Microneedling
Sadly, most traditional and RF microneedling treatments cause discomfort or pain. At Success by Design, we offer Exion Fractional RF for microneedling in St. Petersburg, because patients tolerate this technology far better than any other device on the market. It works in a single pass, which makes treatment shorter and more comfortable. Whether you wish to treat your face or body, Exion works in the epidermis and dermis (including the reticular dermis), where it can even melt stubborn fat.
We can also swap the RF microneedling applicator for an ultrasound tip on the same Exion platform, which emits a different form of energy to target loose skin on every layer. Beyond boosting collagen and elastin, the ultrasound energy also triggers hyaluronic acid (HA) production for plumping and hydrating effects, making it great for sensitive areas like around the eyes.
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What to Expect From Exion RF Microneedling
In St. Petersburg, you can find a lot of medical spas in the area, but not all of them have a team like ours. We’ve spent years mastering the art and science behind not only improving how your skin looks and feels, but improving its health.
We don’t speak over your head or try to squeeze your concerns into a box—we tailor our approach to you. So, here’s what you can expect from a personalized visit for Exion RF microneedling at Success by Design, but remember that you won’t get the same experience or results somewhere else.
Your Consultation
We never perform a treatment without taking the time to truly get to know you and your skin during a private consultation. After discussing your budget, lifestyle, skin goals, and everything in between, we’ll determine if Exion RF microneedling is your best solution and schedule your sessions.
Exion is uniquely effective for patients with all skin types, as this system doesn’t rely on lasers or other technologies that do not work on darker skin tones.
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Creating Your Treatment Plan
Your custom treatment plan may include therapies beyond RF microneedling in St. Petersburg, depending on your unique goals. For example, we may recommend pairing Exion with Sculptra if you’re struggling with volume loss, or pairing microneedling with Emface to correct skin tone irregularities and laxity simultaneously.
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No matter your other concerns, we always pair Exion RF microneedling with a HydraFacial and dermablading to deeply clean and exfoliate your skin in preparation. This helps your skin best absorb and respond to the RF energy for more effective skin tightening.
→ What to Expect From a HydraFacial in St. Petersburg
Your Treatment
Exion works far more comfortably and quickly than other RF microneedling technologies, so most patients do not require numbing. However, we prioritize your comfort—both physical and emotional—so we can always apply a topical numbing cream as needed.
Typically, a session takes between 30 and 60 minutes, depending on the size and location of the area you wish to treat.
Maintaining Your Results
While many patients begin to see and feel results after just a single appointment, we typically recommend a series of 3 to 6 treatments for the best results. With every session, we ramp up collagen and elastin production even more, building on the results from your last treatment.
Your provider will recommend a specific number of treatments for your unique situation after your consultation, helping you schedule each visit 2 to 3 weeks apart to give your skin time to rebuild and exit the induced “healing mode.”
While you only need minimal downtime after Exion RF microneedling in St. Petersburg, we recommend that you:
- Avoid direct sunlight for a week after your treatment.
- Do not schedule abrasive treatments, such as waxing or chemical peels, within a month.
- Do not pick at or exfoliate your skin.
- Prioritize hydration.
- Refrain from excessive heat for a week after treatment (saunas, exercise, hot tubs, etc.).
After completing your series of recommended treatments, you can enjoy your results for 6 to 12 months without additional treatment! To maintain your results long-term, your provider will help you craft a maintenance plan that consists of occasional touch-up sessions.
Investing in Proven Skin Care
While Exion RF microneedling gives your skin the resources it needs to rebuild from the inside out, you can still help to improve your skin’s health from the outside, too.
Neither in-office treatments like Exion nor at-home skincare is better than the other—rather, they work best together. Think of in-office treatments as deep spring cleaning and at-home care as daily tidying up.
That being said, choosing the right medical-grade skincare products is an important part of maximizing your investment in RF microneedling. We recognize the intimidation of wandering the skincare aisles in the drugstore. How are you meant to choose between so many products that all claim to work?
The truth is, those over-the-counter formulas aren’t required to pass clinical trials or be scientifically proven as safe and effective, but medical-grade products are. Medical-grade skincare, formulated with concern-specific ingredients, targets issues at the source.
Because they have higher concentrations of powerful active ingredients, only licensed professionals can sell them. When you come to our office, our skincare experts help you choose the right skin care in St. Petersburg for your unique situation.
From protecting your skin while it recovers from microneedling to preventing premature aging to maintaining your results long-term—and everything in between—we can create a personalized product plan.
We’re Invested in Your Success Story
When you come to Success by Design for microneedling in St. Petersburg, you should expect nothing less than personalized, compassionate, educational care. Our team loves helping you achieve your specific skin goals and helping you to improve your skin’s health long-term.
Here, you can have it all.
Meet Morgan Watters
Since joining the Success by Design team in August of 2023, Morgan has grown from a compassionate client care coordinator to our resident TikTok facial expressionist and office jester! After working as the Executive Assistant to the Creative Director of Encompass New Opera Theater in New York City, she traveled across the U.S. with her family, fine-tuning her administrative skills in a range of industries. When she landed at the SBD office, she was immediately enthralled by the culture, and of course, patients’ results.
Having struggled with weight fluctuations herself, Morgan instantly knew that this was where she was meant to be after seeing patients’ success stories through our medical weight loss program.
Seeing patients show up for themselves and working with a team of women who go above and beyond to help others—patients and co-workers—inspires her every day. Morgan loves watching people reach their goals and getting to work with our skilled providers who are passionate about sharing their wealth of knowledge.
When she’s not organizing schedules, helping patients check in and out, educating them on our programs, helping them feel at home in our office, or doing something to ensure our team is set up for another successful day, you can find her making TikToks for SBD!
Outside of work, Morgan loves spending time with her family, exercising, reading at the beach, traveling, and, of course, exploring Disney or Universal. Her passion for working directly with patients to motivate, encourage, and inspire them to be the best version of themselves makes her so loved by our team and patients alike. Without Morgan’s compassion, organization, and knowledge—and her reels skills—Success by Design wouldn’t be the same.
You and Your Skin Deserve the Best
When you invest in your skin, you deserve results. Whether you’re interested in Exion RF microneedling in St. Petersburg or want to explore our other state-of-the-art aesthetics and wellness solutions, we’re here to help!
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