The short answer
Radiofrequency microneedling at our Greenwich location combines controlled micro-channels with radiofrequency heating delivered at a set depth, targeting skin texture, scarring and laxity. Treatment is carried out under topical anaesthetic and planned as a course of sessions. Depth and energy settings are chosen from your skin type.
Let us know what you are thinking about and we will find a time. Every plan starts with an assessment, not a treatment.
Questions before you book? Call 212-535-5905 or contact the practice.
Greenwich patients asking about radiofrequency microneedling generally want to know about depth and energy settings, not device brand names. That is the right question. The platform matters far less than the parameters chosen for your skin and the concern being treated.
It is a course treatment with short-term visible recovery – redness for a day or three – and sessions spaced several weeks apart. Planning the whole course at the outset works better than booking session by session.
Other treatments at this office are listed on the Greenwich treatment menu; this page stays with microneedling with rf.
Radiofrequency microneedling creates controlled micro-channels and delivers radiofrequency energy through them to heat deeper tissue, targeting texture, scarring and laxity.
For how this works in more detail across all our locations, see practice-wide microneedling with rf.
| Microneedling with RF | Microneedling alone | Microneedling with PRP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How it works | Micro-channels plus radiofrequency heating | Micro-channels only | Micro-channels plus your own platelet-rich plasma |
| Main targets | Texture, scarring, laxity | Texture and superficial scarring | Texture and overall skin quality |
| Typical downtime | Redness for a few days | Redness for one to two days | Redness for one to two days |
| Course | Usually a series of sessions | Usually a series of sessions | Usually a series of sessions |
| Blood draw needed | No | No | Yes – a small sample is taken and spun |
| At the Greenwich office | Decided at your assessment, not from this table | Decided at your assessment, not from this table | Decided at your assessment, not from this table |
Early laxity along the jaw and under the chin is the leading reason patients book this here, usually in their forties and fifties and usually explicitly avoiding surgery. Texture and acne scarring are the other main drivers.
Long indoor heating seasons and coastal summers both feature in the skin picture in Fairfield County, and both are taken into account when settings and aftercare are planned.
the botox page for Greenwich and the juvederm page for Greenwich are the two treatments most often raised alongside this one. Whether they belong in the same appointment is a clinical judgement.
For the same treatment in a different market, see how microneedling with rf works at the Cashiers office.
| Coming from | Approximate drive | Main route |
|---|---|---|
| Cos Cob | 7 minutes | US-1 / East Putnam Avenue |
| Riverside | 8 minutes | US-1 East |
| Old Greenwich | 10 minutes | US-1 East |
| Port Chester, NY | 10 minutes | US-1 West |
| Stamford | 15 minutes | I-95 North |
Directions from each feeder town, plus parking, are on the journey to Greenwich.
Costs are not listed here because they are not uniform. The treatment chosen, the area, the amount of product and the number of visits all change the total. That total is given to you at consultation, before treatment is booked.
Anita Dormer, MD carries out the assessment and the treatment. If a requested treatment is not the right answer for what you want to change, you will be told so rather than sold it.
Background on the practice is on the about the practice page.
Radiofrequency energy is not pigment-targeted the way many lasers are, and it is delivered at depth through needles rather than at the surface. That difference affects which skin types can be treated and how.
Redness like strong sunburn for one to three days, occasionally with mild swelling. Most people are comfortable in public by day three.
Early to moderate laxity is one of the main things it is used for. Advanced laxity is a different conversation, and an honest one about what non-surgical treatment can achieve.
Sessions are spaced several weeks apart and the number is agreed after assessment, based on what is being treated and your skin’s response.
The clinical detail on this page is drawn from the references below, all of which describe treatments in general rather than individual terms.
An assessment is the sensible first step. Bring the questions you have, including the awkward ones – individual results vary and suitability is confirmed at consultation.
