Poke Me Please

My 27 PINX Experience🎀

Let me just start by saying that I just love the ambiance and energy that this places oozes the moment you step through the steel doors ...  The decor and surrounding are designed to take you to a place of relaxation , and the pink decor just speaks to my soul .... 🎎

My treatment for the day was the Dermapen Facial 💉which I was keen to try out to target my pet problem areas of pigmentation and dark circles ...

About DERMAPEN:💉

The device consists of a high speed, vibrating device that uses multiple micro needles that pierce the skin creating “controlled damage” on the surface of the skin.The idea is that skin will repair itself immediately after an injury occurs. In other words it triggers the formation of new collagen and elastin, resulting in plumper, smoother skin. It also works wonders on textured skin, acne scars, enlarged pores, fine lines and wrinkles.💆🏽

The FAILED PLAN:👀

The plan was to video 📽the experience to give my readers an authentic view of what the process involved , but let me just confess that I chickened out🐔 .... I have an inherent fear for needles.. I am the person who no matter how sick , would rather opt for a tablet than a jab , and when I do require one (major circumstances)  , put my doctor through countless 'wait wait I'm not ready , ok wait I just need to take a breathe , ok I'm ready , ok no wait let me relax , OK don't tell me when it happening' , so when my very patient therapist Bongani figured me out from the 'wait wait I need to breathe ' I thought I was safer to go through this 'solo' and not give you guys a false scare factor due to my DEEP rooted fear of needles ....

The TREATEMENT:

To start with, I had numbing cream placed all over my face. This anaesthetic cream made my entire face numb, which I gratefully welcomed, as this would help stop me feeling the needles .. Whoop whoop!👌🏽

The cream stays on for about 15 minutes, after which, I'm ready. Bongani explained that there would be some minimal bleeding as she was basically pinning holes in my face (how exciting) . She commenced by  moving the pen all over, working on my face section by section, checking in every now and then to see if it's painful.

Ok , truth be told , I found all the bony parts (forehead, nose, cheekbones and jawline) painful and gritted and complained my way through them , the rest of my face was pleasantly manageable . The process took much longer than expected but that was due to all my 'stops and starts' with Bongani (on the bony parts) ..... Who I must say was so patient with me .

Once complete , she changed the needle to a 1.0mm. I was pleasantly surprised that the second 'face over' was pleasant , but I guess it was because at that stage my face was completely numb with the cream .... (Happiness)😬

The treatment was completed with a cold facial mask being placed on my skin to cool it down , as it felt hot and stingy (which is completely normal) . I was requested not to use any creams with active ingredients on my skin , and to only rinse it with cool distilled water.

My skin was quite red and sensitive. On the drive back home I put the air conditioner in my car directly onto my face to cool it down. The hot feeling doesn't subside until about six hours later. The next morning my face felt quite tight and dry, with slight red spots around my cheekbones , but post the third day I'm back to normal.

SO .... DID IT WORK? 😏

When the redness disappears and you are left with dewy, soft, smooth skin ... It's amazing
After such a short period I can see a difference, and from only one treatment ! , so I'm definitely sold ... And me with my needle fear , will be doing pre - breathing exercises with Bongani prior to needling on the next, next and next appointment .

VERDICT ?
Recommended !👍🏽✌🏽