I have had professional microneedling at $500/session. I loved the results, but I'm not going every other week or even every month at that price.

A few years ago, I bought a knockoff of this home-use pen. It was painful, scratched my skin, and caused more damage than anything else. After a few tries, I gave up. I have also used many miscroneedling rollers, both steel and titanium needles with mixed results. The needles get dull very quickly and then the whole roller has to be discarded.

Dr. Pen sets the gold standard for microneedling, and the product is well-designed and high quality. The needles are individually packaged to minimize the risk of bacteria and infection. (This was not the case with the knockoff.)

I have found some of these devices a little tricky to master thanks to non-intuitive user interfaces. The Dr Pen, conversely, has a straightforward UI, digital readouts, and easy adjustments. It takes some experimentation to figure out what works best (and what settings to use on different parts of the face/body).

My experience is that it takes about five sessions, each a few weeks apart, to see true results in terms of smoother skin texture, pore minimization, and scar treatment, and I'm not at that point yet, but looking forward to better skin...and saving thousands of dollars.