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Microneedling · Ocala, Florida

Microneedling in Ocala, Decided at an Honest Consult

Microneedling for texture, fine lines, and early acne scarring, recommended by a board-certified team that includes the only Plastic Surgeon-credentialed provider across our three Florida locations.

4.8 · 89 Google reviews

Consult Before Device

A Recommendation You Can Trust

Microneedling is simple to describe: very fine needles make controlled micro-injuries, and your skin answers with new collagen and elastin over the weeks that follow. Repeated as a series, that smooths texture, softens fine lines, and improves early acne scarring, as the dermatology association's microneedling research documents.

What we put ahead of the device is the recommendation. A needling plan written here sits inside the one Arviv location whose profile lists the Plastic surgeon category, and Dr. Ahmed Abdullah's certifications from the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery stand behind how the whole practice works, not one appointment. Genius RF is on hand when deeper collagen work is the better option. Your provider decides that with you at the consult, and it is never automatic. The protocols belong to Dr. Tali Arviv, MD, who founded the practice in 2014.

The Ocala Difference

Why Microneedling at This Location

Any practice can describe the same device. What varies is the judgment ahead of it: who examines your skin, and how candidly they tell you what needling can and cannot reach.

A Credential the Group Doesn't Repeat

This is the only Arviv location whose profile carries the Plastic surgeon category, backed by Dr. Ahmed Abdullah, board-certified in both surgery and plastic surgery.

Genius RF When It's the Better Call

Classic needling refines surface texture. Genius RF carries radiofrequency through the same needles when your consult calls for deeper collagen work.

An Unhurried Consult, Not a Rushed Pitch

Reviews of this office keep naming the experience itself: a comfortable room, an honest opinion, and questions answered before anyone reaches for a device.

Our Ocala guests hold this office to a 4.8-star Google rating, and the reviews read like the consults they describe: unhurried and candid. If dryness or dullness is the real concern, a HydraFacial may be the simpler answer, one visit and no recovery.

What to Expect

Your Microneedling Series, Start to Finish

Each visit is short. The conversation ahead of the first one is the part we refuse to rush.

A Candid Consult First

Your provider examines your skin, asks what you are trying to solve, and tells you plainly whether microneedling, Genius RF, or something else on the menu fits better.

Prep, Then Numbing

Arrive per the short prep list you get at booking. Topical numbing goes on and gets time to work, so the pass reads as firm pressure with a faint scratch.

The First 48 Hours

Expect redness and mild swelling for 24 to 48 hours. Set retinol, AHAs, and other active ingredients aside for two to three days, and wear zinc-based sunblock outdoors.

A Series, Paced by Your Skin

Plan on three to six sessions, four to six weeks apart. Sessions keep going until your skin hits the result you came in for.

Three to Six, Six Weeks Apart

Am I the Right Candidate?

A plan here runs three to six sessions four to six weeks apart, so check that your schedule has room for the full series. Two tiers are available, classic and Genius RF.

Scars and Texture, Including Old Ones

  • Texture, pores, or acne scarring is what you keep going back to in the mirror.
  • A scar from surgery or an injury is what you want assessed, not only acne.
  • Wide tolerance across skin types matters, because narrower options have ruled you out before.
  • A day or two of redness is workable where a recovery week is not.

Reasons a Session Waits

  • A full series can occupy most of a year, so the spacing is what you are committing to.
  • Recent radiation to the skin, an active infection, or an open wound in the area each rule a session out.
  • Accutane in recent months, and any blood thinner, shift both the timing and the tier.
  • Actives including retinol go aside for two to three days afterward, with zinc-based sunblock outdoors.

Classic needling refines the surface while Genius RF carries radiofrequency deeper through the same needles. Where a scar sits deeper than either reaches, CO2 resurfacing is the honest answer instead. Book a consult in Ocala and hear which tier your skin calls for.

Who Treats You

Who Performs Microneedling in Ocala

Selena Tropello

Selena Tropello

Esthetician

Book with Selena
Angela Rodriguez

Angela Rodriguez

NP

Nurse Practitioner

Book with Angela

In Their Words

What Ocala Guests Say About Microneedling

Guests leave this office satisfied, and their reviews keep landing on the same things: a friendly team, a gentle touch, and every question answered before a device came out. Read more reviews from guests across all three Florida locations.

“I am so happy I found Arviv Medical through a promotion a coule of years ago. All the staff are amazing, Selena does my microneedling and is absolutely the best. She's very knowledgeable and friendly, I've been to several Medical Spas over the past 10+ years, I have found my forever spa with Arviv”

— Geri, Verified Google review Read on Google

“Selena is my aesthetician that performs the microneedling and she is amazing! Ashley is the front desk person and she is so sweet and always has a smile on her face. And Angela did a tattoo removal and was also amazing!”

— Brenda R., Verified Google review Read on Google

“Love the staff. Everyone is so friendly. Angela is a great injector and micro needling with Selena went great!”

— Mila S., Verified Google review Read on Google

Individual results vary. Reviews describe one guest’s experience and are not a promise of outcome.

A Regional Practice

One Office, a Regional Reach

A microneedling series means three to six visits, so where you drive from is part of the plan. Ocala is the only inland office of our three, and guests come from well beyond the city line: Silver Springs Shores, Belleview, The Villages, and Dunnellon all sit inside a roughly 30-mile service area. Closer to the Gulf, microneedling in Tampa is bookable as well.

Address & Phone

Hours

  • Mon–Fri 9am–5pm
  • Sat–Sun Closed

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens during a microneedling consult here?

Your provider examines your skin, asks about your goals, and gives you a candid answer on whether microneedling or Genius RF is the right call, backed by a practice carrying board certifications in surgery and plastic surgery. Nothing is scheduled until that conversation lands, and if a device is not the answer, we say so.

Am I a good candidate for microneedling?

Most skin types and tones tolerate microneedling well. It is not the right treatment if you have taken Accutane (isotretinoin) recently, have an active skin infection or open wound in the treatment area, or have had recent radiation to the skin. The dermatologic surgery society offers treatment guidance on candidacy and aftercare, and your consult confirms fit before anything is scheduled.

Can microneedling help scarring beyond acne, like from a past surgery or injury?

Yes. Needling is gentle enough for delicate areas and works on scarring from surgery or injury as well as acne. Your provider evaluates the specific scar at consult, and when it sits deeper than needling reaches, CO2 laser resurfacing is the honest recommendation.

How is microneedling different from a HydraFacial?

Microneedling prompts your skin to rebuild its own collagen across a series of sessions, which suits texture and scarring. A HydraFacial hydrates and exfoliates in one visit with no downtime, so guests often book one for hydration between series. If a full series is the plan, flexible financing is available.

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Microneedling in Ocala

Ready for an Honest Read on Your Skin?

Your consult weighs microneedling and Genius RF against what your skin actually needs, with a board-certified team behind the recommendation.

Dr. Tali Arviv, MD, board-certified, holding the same standard of care in Ocala as at Tampa and Miami.

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