Luminescence Aesthetics

Deeper doesn’t automatically mean better when it comes to microneedling. 👏🏻

One of the things I’m assessing throughout a SkinPen treatment is how your skin is responding and what I’m actually trying to accomplish in each area.

Your forehead, cheeks, around the mouth, areas of scarring, and even your neck don’t necessarily need to be treated exactly the same. Skin thickness varies, concerns vary, and treatment depth can vary too.

The goal isn’t to crank the device as deep as possible or make you as red as possible. More aggressive doesn’t automatically equal better results.
The goal is to create the appropriate controlled micro-injuries to stimulate your skin’s natural remodeling response while treating your skin appropriately.

That’s also why two people can come in for SkinPen and have completely different treatment plans. One may be focused on fine lines and overall rejuvenation, while another may be working on texture or acne scarring.

Same device. Very different skin. Very different goals.

And that customization is a big part of what makes professional microneedling different from simply choosing a needle depth and treating the entire face the same way.

Luminescence Aesthetics | Advanced Practice Esthetician
15+ Years Experience
📍Maple Grove, MN – Phenix Salon Suites, Suite 127

𝘉𝘐𝘎 𝘔𝘖𝘖𝘋. 🎃🍂🤎

𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 | 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯
15+ 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦
📍𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘔𝘕 – 𝘗𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 127

Let’s talk progress, because progress doesn’t have to mean perfectly clear skin.

And you don’t have to wait for the perfect before-and-after photo to celebrate how far your skin has come.

Sometimes progress looks like fewer inflamed breakouts, areas that once felt constantly irritated beginning to calm down, or looking in the mirror and noticing that your skin is doing better than it was a few months ago.

This is my client’s skin from her initial visit to where we are today. While she still has some lingering redness and post-acne marks, that doesn’t take away from the progress she’s made.

It’s easy to look in the mirror and focus on the marks that are still there instead of noticing how far your skin has come. And when you’re scrolling past someone else’s clear-skin transformation, it can feel like your own journey isn’t moving fast enough.

But your skin doesn’t have to look like someone else’s for your progress to matter. You’re allowed to be proud of how far you’ve come while still working toward where you want to be.

And if you’re somewhere in the middle of your own skin journey, I hope these photos remind you that you’re not alone.

There’s progress worth celebrating long before the finish line. 🫶🏻

Ready to start your own skin journey? Let’s get you booked. 🤎

Luminescence Aesthetics | Advanced Practice Esthetician
15+ Years Experience
📍 Maple Grove, MN – Phenix Salon Suites, Suite 127

𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦? 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 🍂☕️

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘱𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦.

𝘚𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘠𝘖𝘜𝘙 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘦?

𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 | 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯
15+ 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦
📍𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘔𝘕 – 𝘗𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 127

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳.
𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.
𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯.
𝘋𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰 “𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺.”
𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘥.🤎

𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 | 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯
•15+ 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦
📍𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘔𝘕 – 𝘗𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 127

265 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘷𝘴. 0 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦.🤷🏻‍♀️

𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩. 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. ✋😂

𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 | 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘌𝘴𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯
•15+ 𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦
📍𝘔𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘔𝘕 – 𝘗𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘚𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 127