No RF Heat · Growth Factor Serum · 3-Session Series
Procell Microchanneling in EncinitasScarring and texture, corrected without the heat that causes pigment.
Procell creates thousands of microscopic channels and delivers its stem cytokine serum straight into them, so the repair is directed rather than left to chance. There is no radiofrequency heat anywhere in the treatment — which is what makes it safe on melanin-rich skin, where thermal trauma is itself a pigment trigger. $475 a session, or $1,199 for a series of three. For Encinitas that means a barrier that has to hold against salt water, wind and a rinse that takes the oils with it.
- No RF heat — no thermal pigment trigger
- Safe for Fitzpatrick types IV–VI
- LED and barrier protection included
- Series pricing: $1,199 for three
Procell Microchanneling — Single Session
$475
- By appointment only
- Free parking
- Consultations included — the plan is set before you book
“I've been going for 4–5 years now, and I honestly wouldn't trust anyone else with my skin.”
Quick Answer
The approach
Why Encinitas clients choose Procell over RF microneedling
RF microneedling devices combine needle penetration with radiofrequency heat delivered through the tip. In lighter skin tones the thermal effect stimulates collagen remodelling without significant risk. In melanin-rich skin — Fitzpatrick IV, V, and VI — that heat activates melanocytes near the treatment zone, which can trigger post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation as a response to thermal trauma. The result is more dark marks than the ones that brought the client in. Procell creates mechanical channels without any thermal component, so the inflammatory trigger is controlled and predictable. Kiki has 7+ years treating these cases, and this is not a compromised version of microneedling — it is the correct selection for the population the studio serves.
The local concern
Why does surfing leave skin reactive?
Encinitas surfs year-round — Swami's and Moonlight hold water in every season, and Surfer ranked the town third in the country. Salt water, wind off the bluffs and a rinse afterwards take away far more than they put back, and skin ends up tight, reactive and stinging under products it used to tolerate. DMK Enzyme Therapy is built for exactly that state, working with the skin's own function to rebuild the barrier instead of exfoliating a surface that is already raw. Keravive handles the same problem on the scalp, where salt dries and daily rinsing never quite clears the buildup.
What sets it apart
What microchanneling in Encinitas actually does
Five stages, with the serum application being the one that separates Procell from a conventional treatment:
- A skin review first — active inflammatory acne, a compromised barrier, or recent retinoid use may change the protocol
- Topical numbing for 20-30 minutes, so the pass itself is comfortable
- A systematic grid pass across forehead, cheeks, chin, and perioral area
- Stem cytokine serum applied directly into the open channels in the same pass — the step that directs the repair
- LED light therapy and barrier protection at the end, both included in the appointment
The process
What happens in the room
The pass itself takes 20 to 30 minutes. Most of the appointment is the assessment, the numbing, and the aftercare — and for a client making a thirty-minute drive, it is worth booking the slot knowing the full arc rather than only the treatment time.
Skin assessment and prep
Microchanneling pass
Growth factor serum application
LED light therapy
Barrier protection and post-care
Who books this
Who books microneedling in Encinitas
Encinitas clients most often book for atrophic acne scarring — the indented kind, from cysts or deep inflammatory breakouts — and for texture and enlarged pores that no exfoliating product has moved. Others are mid-series, booking the second or third session of a three-treatment course, and the series is scheduled in full at the first appointment so the appointments sit around recovery. KIAMO Skin fits when the priority is a treatment that will not create new marks while correcting the old ones, published pricing, and one practitioner for the whole course. Thirty minutes is a real drive, and the clients who make it are usually the ones who have already tried the thermal version and seen what it did.
Getting here
How to reach us from Encinitas
From Encinitas, take I-5 south to the Washington Street exit, head west on Washington Street to Reynard Way and turn right. About 25 minutes without traffic. From Leucadia, take Coast Highway 101 to I-5 south. From Cardiff, take Birmingham Drive to I-5 south. Free parking on site at 3067 Reynard Way.
Quick Answer
A published case
Atrophic softening of the kind that lingers long after the breakouts close — the deepest change in the set, and the slowest.
- Procell Microchanneling
- 3
- Over 4 months
Every figure is the studio's own record from that case, photographed with written consent and published in full. See the full case
Before you commit
The price comes first
Procell microchanneling is $475 per session, or $1,199 for a series of three — a series costs less than three single sessions. Nothing is quoted at the door.
Nothing is treated before it is assessed
A full consultation and skin analysis come first, and the treatment is chosen around what your skin is doing that day.
A stated cancellation window
Please give 48 hours notice to reschedule. Cancellations inside 24 hours are charged 50% of the service; no-shows are charged in full.
Every Google review of the studio is published in full, named and dated, at the reviews page.
Before you book
Encinitas questions, answered
How far is KIAMO Skin from Encinitas?
How much does microneedling cost in San Diego?
Is microchanneling safe on dark skin?
How many treatments will I need for acne scars?
What should I avoid after a session?
Other treatments in Encinitas
Every treatment available in Encinitas
Across San Diego
Encinitas in the other cities we serve
Procell Microchanneling in Carlsbad
About thirty-five miles — a genuine thirty-five to forty-five minutes
Procell Microchanneling in La Jolla
About twelve miles — roughly twenty minutes south on I-5
Procell Microchanneling in Chula Vista
About thirteen miles — twenty to twenty-five minutes north off-peak
Procell Microchanneling in North Park
Three and a half miles — about ten minutes, no freeway needed