MTS Pen Needle Depth Guide For Face And Body Areas

MTS Pen Needle Depth Recommendations for Facial and Bodily Applications

Understanding Needle Depth for Different Skin Areas

When utilizing an MTS pen, it’s crucial to select the appropriate needle depth tailored to various skin regions. The delicate skin on the forehead necessitates a shallower penetration of 0.25mm to 0.5mm. This careful approach minimizes discomfort and avoids potential bone bruising, ensuring a more pleasant experience during treatment.

Addressing Deep Scarring on Cheeks

For individuals dealing with pronounced scarring on their cheeks, adjusting the device dial to 1.0mm is recommended. This depth allows practitioners to safely penetrate into the dermal layer, promoting healing and stimulating cellular repair processes that can substantially improve skin texture.

By understanding these specific depths tailored to different body parts, users can optimize their MTS pen treatments for enhanced results while minimizing discomfort across various applications.

Safety notes and related reading

This article is informational and is not medical advice. Microneedling can irritate skin and may increase the risk of infection, pigmentation changes, or delayed healing when used too aggressively or on unsuitable skin. Do not microneedle active acne, infected skin, rashes, sunburn, open wounds, or areas that have not recovered from a previous treatment.

If your goal involves acne scars, hair loss, melasma, hyperpigmentation, stretch marks, or any medical skin concern, ask a licensed professional before using an at-home device. Use sterile compatible cartridges, avoid reusing cartridges, keep pressure conservative, and pause if skin becomes hot, swollen, painful, or increasingly red.

Useful safety sources

• FDA microneedling device safety information
• FDA consumer safety page for microneedling devices
• Cleveland Clinic overview of microneedling

Related mtspen guides

• Microneedling needle depth guide
• How to use the Sergand microneedling pen safely
• How often to get microneedling

Last reviewed: June 15, 2026.