As Non Invasive As I Can Get - Derma Pen, Peels, Fillers... Its All There. Vanity is my Name. Walnut Creek, CA

So I have gone to this Skin Spa off and on for about a year. I'm always trying to improve my skin tone and face as much as I can with whatever doesn't involve cutting or invasive procedures. I've done facials, peels, I did a series of laser treatments and have a drawer full of creams, potions and lotions in an effort to find something that deals with my oily, acne prone aging skin. I've done fillers (which I love) but a friend suggested I try dermapenning. So... I did. Went to a esthetician that I've worked with for years that I trust, and who has a MA license etc. She explained everything she was doing, from cleansing my face to applying the numbing cream (which was awesomely funny when I couldn't feel my lips) The Pen is like a big fat pen and you insert this thing that has a ton of needles in it. I asked if she was aerating my face - and she said basically YES she was. So think of it as someone with spikes on their shoes walking all over your face, or a tattoo all over your face without any ink.That's what it is.
She did a check on a spot after the numbing cream - nothing. So she started! The pen allows the user to adjust it so that when they are going over tender tissue like under the eyes or next to the nose its not crazy.
No discomfort, no pain. Face was a little red afterwards but that's it. I do realize I have a high pain tolerance (clearly after all these things and a 13 1/2 hour tattoo) so I'm grateful that I didn't experience anything that an advil the next day didn't take care of.
It's a week later and I had 2 or 3 days of peely itchy face and I'm not sure if this is related to the DP or if its just me but MAN my face has broken out. Like a lot. That's a super bummer - I'm using topicals but they are stubborn and big..like when I was a teen . The esthy thinks it may be because we cleared out stuff so its all exploding. I'm starting a facial routine from my derm tomorrow though (just Green Tea wash, Vitamin C pads, topical and anti biotics).
Decided that I am going to try the full 6 MP treatments offset with every other month facial with light peels. Six months is what I was asked to give it so I will! I posted the day after and 3 days later. Will post an update later after a couple more treatments.

So its been a couple of weeks and other than the skin peelys and the sunburnt effect, I didn't have any issues. Now, did it help my skin? I don't know. I can tell you I broke out BADLY within a couple of days. I had a lot of acne on my chin, sides of my nose, my eyebrows and along my jawline. My esthetician thought it might be because we were bringing everything up - I had an apt with a doc who was also a dermatologist coincidentally a few days later. He looked at my face and gave me a regimen to follow. Green tea face wash, Vitamin C pads, one acne cream in the morning, different one in the evening. One antiobiotic in the morning, one in the evening. Said it should be good in 6 weeks. I've had improvement overall but a persistent cyst on the side of my nose - Great. Still no idea if it was the dermapen or just some weird coincidence.