The Exceed: microneedling, done properly.
An FDA-cleared medical microneedling system with enhanced treatment versatility: high-precision, adjustable needle speed for consistent penetration across the whole face. The standard course is four treatments over twelve weeks, each under an hour, to reduce wrinkles, minimize scars and even out skin texture — with minimal downtime and none of the drama of resurfacing lasers.
What it is, and why we chose it.
Microneedling creates thousands of microscopic channels in the skin. The body treats each one as a tiny injury and rebuilds with fresh collagen and elastin — which is how texture smooths, scars soften and fine lines fade. The Exceed does this with medical precision: needle depth and speed are adjustable and consistent, so the whole face gets the same treatment rather than the uneven result of a hand-rolled device.
It is the gentlest of our collagen-building tools and the one we reach for first when texture is the complaint. It stacks well with the Collagenizer NEO afterwards, when the channels are open and the skin will drink.
Large pores and uneven texture
The roughness that makeup sits in. Smoothed over the course.
How we use it →Old acne scarring
Shallow and rolling scars respond well; deep ice-pick scars are a longer conversation.
How we use it →Fine lines and wrinkles
Part of a stacked wrinkle-reduction plan with Matrix™, the Collagenizer and the GentleMax Pro™.
How we use it →With collagen infusion
Open channels plus our collagen serum: the pairing people notice most.
How we use it →Asked in the room, answered here.
Does microneedling hurt?
Numbing cream first, then a sensation like fine sandpaper. Most people find it easy. Under an hour, and you drive yourself home.
What is the downtime?
Pink and slightly tight for a day, like mild sunburn. Makeup the next day. Minimal by design.
How is this different from the Matrix™?
The Exceed is needles alone; the Matrix™ adds radiofrequency energy through the needles for deeper collagen work and tightening. Texture and scars: Exceed. Laxity: Matrix™. Often both, in order.
Questions about your own skin? Come sit down.
An hour, in person, no charge to talk. Nothing has to be decided, and nobody here works from a script.