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Micro-injury
Precisely controlled needle penetration creates microscopic injuries while leaving surrounding tissue largely intact.
Microneedling
Rooted Repair
A controlled stimulus for real skin change.
Creates thousands of microscopic injuries within the skin, stimulating your body's natural repair response for smoother, stronger, healthier-looking skin.
Available at Woodland Skin Renewal in North Pickering, serving Uxbridge, Claremont and surrounding Durham Region.
Treatment Time
60 min
Downtime
1-3 Days (mild redness)
Comfort
Well Tolerated (numbing available)
All Skin Tones
Suitable for a wide range of skin tones
Best Results
A Series of Treatments
UNDERSTANDING MICRONEEDLING
A tiny injury starts a much bigger conversation.
Microneedling creates controlled micro-injuries that trigger your skin's natural wound-healing response. This process activates a cascade of signalling molecules, fibroblast activity and extracellular matrix remodelling - leading to smoother texture, improved scarring, and healthier-looking skin.
What Happens in Your Skin?
The biology of repair.
Microneedling doesn't just make tiny holes - it activates a coordinated healing response.
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Signalling
Platelets, keratinocytes and inflammatory cells release signalling molecules involved in wound repair, including TGF-β, PDGF and VEGF.
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Fibroblast response
These signals influence fibroblast activity and the production of extracellular matrix components, including collagen.
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Remodelling
Newly deposited matrix is organized and remodelled over time. The treatment may take minutes; the biological response continues afterward.
Okay, this is probably enough science for one webpage. I’ll stop here... but ask me about TGF-β in the treatment room and there’s a good chance we’ll still be talking 30 minutes later.
Microneedling Technology
Precision at work.
Up to 1,920 punctures per second.
Healthy microneedling is not about creating the deepest or most aggressive injury possible. The goal is to create consistent, controlled micro-injuries at a depth appropriate for the skin, treatment area and concern being addressed.
A high-speed, multi-needle device allows those micro-injuries to be created quickly and evenly, helping support a more uniform treatment pattern while minimizing unnecessary trauma to surrounding tissue.
The treatment should be precise enough to stimulate repair - not overwhelm the skin.
16
medical-grade needles
120×
oscillations per second
1,920
punctures per second
1 million+
potential punctures in 10 minutes
MICRONEEDLING PRICING
One Treatment or a Series
60 Minutes
Rooted Repair
$300
Single Treatment
Customized microneedling with needle depth and technique tailored to your skin and goals.
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Recommended for optimal results
60 Minutes x 3
Rooted Repair Series
$800
Series of 3 - Save $100
Three progressive microneedling treatments to improve texture, scarring, fine lines and overall skin quality.
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Not sure if a series is right for you?
Start with one treatment. If you choose to continue within 3 months, $300 of your single-treatment cost can be applied toward a series.
ADVANCED TOPICALS + MICRONEEDLING
Creating a pathway for what your skin needs.
Microneedling temporarily creates microchannels through the stratum corneum increasing permeability and allowing for enhanced delivery of appropriately selected topical ingredients.
ADVANCED TOPICALS TREATMENT ENHANCEMENTS
EXO | NAD+ Exosome Therapy
PDRN / Polynucleotide Therapy
Growth Factor Therapy
Peptide + Amino Acid Therapy
Hyaluronic Acid Hydration Boost
Brightening + Pigment Support
Antioxidant + Recovery Support
What to expect
Before, During & After
Before
We'll review your skin, goals and any contraindications. You'll receive detailed pre-treatment instructions
During
Skin is cleansed, numbing applied (optional) and the treatment takes about 1 hour. A hydration mask is applied afterwards.
After
Expect mild redness and sensitivity for 1-3 days. You will receive full post treatment instructions.
FAQ
The Questions You Are Actually Asking
Microneedling temporarily disrupts the skin barrier. Ingredients your skin normally tolerates - including retinoids, glycolic acid and other potentially irritating actives — can sting or cause significantly more irritation immediately after treatment. The FDA specifically notes increased sensitivity to skincare products following microneedling.
Post-treatment skincare should therefore be intentionally simple while the barrier recovers.
No. More injury does not automatically produce more collagen or a better result.
Needle depth should reflect the treatment area, skin thickness, concern being treated and the response we are trying to create. Treating acne scarring, for example, may require a different approach than treating fine lines or improving general skin quality.
Microneedling works because controlled injury initiates repair. Creating unnecessary trauma can instead increase inflammation, downtime and the risk of complications such as prolonged redness or pigment change.
Traditional microneedling does not destroy fat. Mechanical microneedling creates controlled micro-injuries using needles; it does not deliver radiofrequency energy (RF).
This is important because traditional microneedling and RF microneedling are different treatments.
RF microneedling delivers thermal energy through needles beneath the skin. In 2025, the FDA issued a safety communication of serious complications with certain uses of RF microneedling, including burns, scarring, nerve damage and fat loss.
Woodland uses traditional mechanical microneedling with Dermapen 4, without radiofrequency energy.
Not necessarily.
Despite how they are marketed online, exosomes and PDRN are not interchangeable ingredients.
PDRN and polynucleotides are DNA-derived fragments being investigated for their effects on tissue repair and regeneration. Exosomes are extracellular vesicles involved in cell-to-cell communication and can carry signalling molecules between cells.
Both have generated significant interest in regenerative aesthetics, but “newer” or “more expensive” does not automatically mean better. Product composition, evidence, manufacturing, regulation and how a product is being used all matter.
The best enhancement is the one that makes biological sense for the treatment goal - not necessarily the trendiest one.
PDRN and polynucleotides are commonly derived from highly purified DNA fragments sourced from salmonid fish - which is where the internet nickname “salmon sperm facial” comes from. The finished ingredient is not simply salmon sperm being applied to the skin; it is a purified, processed material containing DNA-derived fragments.
PDRN and polynucleotides are being studied for their potential roles in tissue repair, wound healing and skin rejuvenation. Early clinical research is promising, but the evidence is still developing. While we’d love larger studies and more concrete answers, the early findings were compelling enough for us to thoughtfully incorporate PDRN, while honestly explaining the supporting evidence and its limitations.
Our Goal
Precise stimulation.
Progressive repair.
Stronger skin.
We won’t promise perfect skin or tell you that more is always better.
We’ll help you understand what microneedling can realistically do and build a treatment plan that makes sense for you
That’s the Woodland standard.
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