Peachy the Magazine Summer 2016 | Page 66

BEAUTY REPORT WRITTEN BY Lesley Holland Downey Procedure Review: I The SkinPen In my desperate search for the fountain of youth without pain or major downtime, my aesthetician, Angie, recommended that I try the SkinPen, an in-office micro-needling device that is FDA approved for facial use to treat and improve the skin. Here’s the scoop from a real user: Photo: SkinPen by Bellus Medical website The process began with me getting a thorough cleanse and then a thick coating of numbing gel all over my face— think that gel that they put inside your mouth prior to a filling. About 15 minutes later, Angie started work on my face. The handheld SkinPen reminded me of a sonic toothbrush in terms of noise level. With gloved hands, Angie 64 PEACHYTHEMAGAZINE.COM swept the device—which has 12 small needles that both rotate and puncture the skin—across my face in sections. The pain was minimal, although it stung when she got near the border of the numbing gel. She then went back over areas we wanted to target: fine lines around the eyes and mouth and pigment on my cheeks and forehead.