Overview
Microneedling is a minimally invasive treatment that uses fine needles to create controlled micro-channels in the skin, designed to support your skin's natural repair response.
SkinPen is suitable for a wide range of skin types and concerns — assessed at consultation. It is commonly considered for uneven texture, early signs of ageing, and certain types of scarring.
The Process
What to Expect
Inflammation
The micro-channels trigger your immune response, increasing blood flow and beginning the creation of new tissue.
Proliferation
Your skin rebuilds with new granulation cells containing collagen, strengthening and rejuvenating the treated area.
Remodelling
The wound is replaced with new dermal tissues rich in collagen and elastin, revealing smoother, firmer skin over the following months.
Risk & Recovery
What to Expect
All medical treatments carry some risk. Understanding what is normal, what is less common, and when to seek review is part of informed consent.
Common reactions
Expected · typically short-lived
- Redness similar to a moderate sunburn, typically settling over 24–48 hours
- Mild swelling or tightness
- Dryness and flaking as the skin renews over 3–7 days
- Increased skin sensitivity for several days
- Pinpoint bleeding during treatment
Less common
Possible · assessed at consultation
- Prolonged redness beyond the usual window
- Post-inflammatory pigmentation — higher risk in deeper skin tones
- Cold sore reactivation if you are prone; antiviral prophylaxis may be recommended
- Allergic or irritant reaction to topical products used
- Infection (uncommon with proper aftercare)
Contact your nurse promptly if you experience
- Signs of infection: increasing redness, warmth, pus, or fever
- Spreading rash or severe itching
- Cold sore outbreak
- Unusual or worsening pain
Call 0432 682 978. For a medical emergency, call 000.
Microneedling is not suitable for everyone. Active skin infections, certain skin conditions, recent isotretinoin use, pregnancy, and some medical conditions may make treatment unsuitable or require modification. Your nurse will assess suitability at consultation.
Our Approach
Our commitment to excellence and personalised care ensures that we provide the optimal treatment for your specific skin needs. SkinPen technology harnesses your body's natural ability to heal and rejuvenate, delivering authentic skin improvements.
A course of several treatments spaced a few weeks apart is typical. Your nurse will recommend the right number at consultation based on your skin goals.
A topical numbing cream is applied before treatment. Most clients describe the sensation as mild, though individual experience varies.
Initial change is often visible within days. The skin's remodelling continues for months after a treatment, so results build progressively.
Expect redness similar to sunburn for 24–48 hours. Most clients return to normal activities the next day, with aftercare guidance provided.
Your Practitioner
Nurse Kristin
Treatments at Cadence are delivered by a nurse, never delegated. The practice is led by Kristin, an AHPRA-registered Registered Nurse with over a decade of clinical experience including acute-care nursing at a major Melbourne hospital, and she is joined in the clinic by Hannah, also a Registered Nurse.
Her medical-first approach means each treatment plan starts from assessment, history and risk — not a wish list. Kristin is trained in body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) screening and works with a conservative, considered philosophy.
Visiting Us
Find us in Malvern
Cadence Cosmetics is on Glenferrie Road in Malvern, in Melbourne's inner south-east — minutes from Armadale, Toorak, Glen Iris and Prahran. Every plan begins with a complimentary consultation at the clinic; no treatment is booked without one.
186 Glenferrie Road, Malvern VIC 3144
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