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What is a Plasma Pen?

The Plasma Pen is an FDA approved device that produces tiny points of trauma to tighten and regenerate the skin and stimulate the production of new collagen. The pinpoint accuracy of the Plasm Pen allows areas such as the upper and lower eyelids that were previously unreachable by non-surgical methods to be lifted and tightened.

What is Plasma?

This non-invasive procedure is performed using a hand-held Plasma device that delivers controlled energy to safely create multiple thermal injuries to the epidermis layer of the skin. These thermal injuries stimulate fibroblast and new collagen formation resulting in the tightening of the tissue.

How Does It Work?

The Plasma Pen creates an arc that transfers sufficient heat to the tissue, triggering a healing response which stimulates the production of collagen.  Additionally, the heat causes contraction of the surrounding tissues creating in an incredibly natural and youthful look!

What areas can be treated?

Any area of the body can be treated, particularly the face and neck. These include:

• Smile lines outside the mouth,
• Acne scars,
• Crow’s feet around the eyes,
• Forehead lines,
• Jowl or jawline tightening,
• Marionette lines (vertical creases between the corners of the mouth and the chin),
• Turkey neck line,
• Smoker’s lines or lipstick lines (vertical lines above and below the lips),
• Upper and lower eyelids (bags and hoods).

When will results appear?

The healing process normally takes 7-10 days and tighter skin with more even complexion will be seen immediately. The longer lasting results from the generation of new collagen begin to appear in 2-4 weeks, continue to improve for about three months, and can last up to three years.

How many Plasma Pen treatments are needed?

This depends on the treatment area, the extent of existing skin damage, and the desired amount of improvement. In many cases, a single treatment will produce the desired results. One of the great advantages of Plasma Pen treatments is that the results are cumulative. Additional treatments may be performed at 2-3 month intervals to achieve the desired or possible level of improvement.

Are Plasma Pen treatments painful?

Plasma Pen treatment are mildly to moderately uncomfortable. We apply a potent topical anesthetic prior to the treatment to reduce or eliminate discomfort but each person tolerates discomfort differently and some treatment areas will be more sensitive than others.

Do Plasma Pen treatments require downtime?

There are very few restrictions following Plasma Pen treatments but the effects of the treatment are normally visible for 7-10 days. As you can see in the example below, the treatment involves tiny points of trauma that cause redness, swelling, and scabbing. Alcohol consumption, smoking, picking or scratching, failure to follow post-treatment instructions, and variations in the healing time experienced by each person can extend the normal healing time and negatively affect your results.

What are the risks of Plasma Pen treatments?

Plasma Pen treatments are safe and effective but produce redness, swelling, scabbing, and flaking in the treatment area that normally lasts 7-10 days. In very rare cases, scarring, hyperpigmentation, or hypopigmentation have occurred.

Darker skin tones (African American, African, Latin, Native American, Indian, Middle Eastern, Asian ancestry and people of mixed ethnicities) may not be good candidates for Plasma Pen treatments. Skin Care By Design is committed to safe, effective treatments for every client and we do not perform Plasma Pen treatments on Fitzpatrick types 4, 5, or 6.