TreatmentsVirtueRF
Radiofrequency microneedling that tightens while it rebuilds, reaching depths surface treatments can only gesture toward.
Curious about
VirtueRF?
What is
VirtueRF?
VirtueRF is microneedling's more ambitious sibling. Its ultra-fine needles don't just create rebuild channels; they deliver radiofrequency energy at their tips, deep in the dermis where structure lives.
That heat does two jobs at once. It contracts existing collagen fibers for a tightening effect you can see early, and it provokes a stronger long-term rebuilding response than needles alone — usually built over a series of three sessions.
The result addresses what standard microneedling can't fully reach: skin that has started to loosen, not just roughen.
Our providers choose between Exceed and VirtueRF deliberately at your consult, because texture and laxity are different problems wearing similar disguises.
RF heat contracts collagen now while the needle channels trigger new growth for later.
Motorized insertion and numbing keep a deep treatment feeling like gentle warmth.
Energy releases in the dermis itself, the layer surface devices only warm from above.
A day or two of pinkness; most patients are event-ready within the week.
When texture brings a friend called laxity, one treatment should handle both.
RF microneedling earns its premium when tightening is genuinely on your list. If it isn't, we'll say so and point you to the simpler tool.
The Jawline Went Soft
Early looseness along the jaw and under the chin responds to dermal-depth heat.
Crepey Texture Appeared
Thin, finely-wrinkled skin needs both contraction and rebuilding to smooth.
Acne Scars With Loose Skin
Scarring plus laxity is exactly the combination RF needles were designed for.
You Want More Per Visit
Two mechanisms per session means fewer total appointments toward the same goal.
Heat where
it helps.
Firm where
it counts.
Heat, delivered deep. The needles create channels like standard microneedling, then release radiofrequency energy at their tips. That heat contracts existing collagen for tightening and triggers a stronger rebuilding response than needles alone.
Surprisingly, no. VirtueRF is known for comfort: numbing cream plus its smooth motorized insertion keep most patients entirely at ease. Warmth is the main sensation.
A series of three sessions about four to six weeks apart is the standard plan, with a maintenance session or two per year afterward. Deeper laxity or scarring may extend the series.
There's often a visible early tightening within the first weeks, but the real result builds over two to three months as new collagen matures. Photos at each visit keep the progress honest.
Patients whose concerns pair texture with early laxity: soft jawline definition, mild sagging, acne scarring, or crepey skin. If pure surface texture is the only concern, standard microneedling may be the more efficient choice.
Where to next?
Related treatment
Microneedling
FDA-cleared Exceed collagen induction for smoother, firmer, clearer skin.
Explore the treatmentThe concern it treats
Sagging Skin & Loose Neck
Lift and tighten without surgery
Start from the concernCommon question
How many Virtue RF sessions do I need?
Most people do 2 to 3 sessions, spaced 4 to 6 weeks apart, with results building over 3 to 6 months as collagen forms. Some maintain with a single…
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Tighter. Smoother.
Simultaneously.
Medically reviewed by Barbara Kowalczyk, FNP‑BC and Michael Fressola, ACNP‑BC, board-certified nurse practitioners at Skin Med Spa. This page is for education and is not a substitute for a personalized medical consultation.