Is the Infini RF treatment painful?

I agree with Dr. Weiner-- with dark skin you must stay away from uninsulated needles due to the risk of hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation. Infini is safe on all skin types, and would be the best option. Infini can be made painless: 1. a strong topical anesthetic is used for at least an hour prior to treatment 2. Xanax and Percocet (or equivalent) and 3. a chiller to blow cold air during the procedure.  Make sure you see a doc who has all three of these if you want to have a painless experience.

I've treated body parts other than the face/neck-- such as abdomen and arms-- with great success. You will likely need a series of treatments-- Infini can help with stretch marks but the older they are, the more difficult it is.

Infini can improve the stretch marks but not resolve them. When using Infini off the face, the discomfort is very mild. Treating those large surface areas is difficult with the small handpiece of the Infini. Several treatments are needed and the time involved might make this costly. There is too much surface area to use numbing creams but off the face, the treatments are tolerable without these creams. Other options are microneedling with PRP. I would be extremely cautious with using noninsulated needles on dark skin. There is a significant risk of PIH on your skin type with these needles. It is not true that more robust results can be obtained with uninsulated needles. The energy levels must be turned lower than the Infini so as to prevent scarring, PIH, and prolonged wound care. Infini is able to place much more energy deeper into the dermis which is safer and more effective. If wanting to put energy more superficial, a laser is more effective but it too has the risks associated with PIH. Insulated needles are needed to prevent this risk. (BTW, the Infini can be used with the uninsulated portion of the needles if the depths are set to 0.5).