Microneedling + LED is a collagen-induction treatment that uses a fine-needle pen to create controlled micro-channels, followed by calming LED light. At Flourish TCM Clinic in Yaletown, Vancouver, the face and neck treatment is 120 minutes, $330, performed by Mina Gharnian, skin care practitioner.
People working on the look of acne scars, rough texture, enlarged pores, uneven tone or fine lines, who want a regenerative option with less downtime than aggressive laser resurfacing. The neck is included, because it often shows change before the face.
TCM sees skin renewal as depending on good circulation of Qi and blood to the area.
Where skin looks stagnant (dull, scarred, slow to renew), treatment aims to encourage that flow. Mina may suggest preparing your skin with calming treatments first if it is inflamed or reactive.
The pen's fine needles make thousands of tiny, controlled micro-channels.
The skin responds with its normal repair process, which includes producing new collagen and elastin over the following weeks. The micro-channels also let serums reach deeper than they could on intact skin. After microneedling, Mina finishes with LED light to calm the skin.
Visible redness usually settles within 3 days. Don't wash your face until the next morning. Avoid direct sun for 7–10 days; wear a hat and large sunglasses. No makeup or powder for 48 hours. No solarium or tanning beds for 15 days. No exercise, sauna, swimming or outdoor sports for 3–5 days. No Botox or fillers for 3 weeks. Once you start washing again, use gentle skin care. Wear SPF 50+ every day. Don't touch or rub the area. Mina explains your aftercare after the session, and we email you the clinic's aftercare guide (a PDF).
Collagen builds gradually, so changes show over weeks, not days. Most clients plan 4–5 sessions a year.
Prices are in CAD. A series is paid upfront and used session by session.
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A series is paid upfront and used session by session.
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Tell your practitioner if any of these apply. Each line comes from a named source.
Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Source: U.S. FDA · Microneedling DevicesActive acne cysts, infection, cold sores or eczema in the area.
Source: Clinic protocolIsotretinoin (Accutane) within the past 6 months.
Source: U.S. FDA · Microneedling DevicesBlood thinners or a bleeding disorder.
Source: U.S. FDA · Microneedling DevicesHistory of keloid scarring.
Source: U.S. FDA · Microneedling DevicesRecent sunburn, or a recent peel or laser in the area.
Source: Clinic protocolAfter cosmetic injections, please wait 2 weeks before microneedling.
Source: Clinic protocolCollagen induction is the skin's repair response to controlled micro-injury, which prompts new collagen and elastin to form over weeks.
Our microneedling pen is the InnoPen by Clinical Resolution Laboratory, Inc., a Health Canada-licensed Class II device (licence 99001). Its sterile, single-use InnoTip cartridge of very fine needles makes controlled micro-channels that prompt the skin's natural repair. We use it in Microneedling + LED.
LED light therapy uses specific wavelengths of visible and near-infrared light on the skin. At Flourish TCM Clinic, an LED light panel can be the fourth step of the OxyGeneo Clinical 4-in-1 facial, and it's also used in the ExoFirm facial, in Back Acne Treatment and to calm the skin after microneedling.
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Numbing cream is applied first, so most people feel vibration or light scratching rather than pain.
Visible redness usually settles within 3 days.
Some glow is visible within a week. Changes in texture and scarring build over the following weeks as new collagen forms.
Mina finishes with LED light to calm the skin as it settles, then talks you through your aftercare. We also email you the clinic's aftercare guide.
Not over active, inflamed breakouts. Mina may suggest calming them first with other treatments.
OxyGeneo refreshes the surface with no downtime, and microneedling works on deeper renewal. The combined series alternate the two.
Most clients plan 4–5 sessions a year. Mina spaces them to suit how your skin recovers.
A $50 deposit holds your time. Cancel with at least 24 hours’ notice and your deposit is refunded.
