Microneedling consent form
The screening questions that decide whether today's appointment goes ahead, answered before the client is on the table.
Free, and no account needed to start. Send the link however you normally would: text, email, or a group chat. People fill it in on their phones. Sort the answers, search them, download them as a spreadsheet. 100 replies a month on the free plan.
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The form people fill in, and the list you get back
This is the real form, not a screenshot of one, and it works. Below it is what you see as the answers come in.
All 20 questions
- Client's full name (required)
- Date of birth (required)
- Phone number (required)
- Email address
- Date of treatment (required)
- Treating provider
- What are you hoping to improve? (required)
- Treatment area (required)
- Do any of these apply to you? (required)
- Have you had any of these in the last two weeks?
- Medications, supplements and skincare actives you use
- Allergies, including to lidocaine or numbing cream
- I understand my skin will be red and may feel sunburnt for 24 to 72 hours (required)
- I understand results build over a series of sessions and one treatment may not be enough (required)
- I understand the risks: bruising, pinpoint bleeding, infection, prolonged redness and, rarely, pigment change or scarring (required)
- I agree to avoid direct sun and to use sunscreen daily while healing (required)
- I have received the aftercare instructions and had the chance to ask questions (required)
- I consent to before and after photographs (required)
- Client's signature (required)
- Date signed (required)
You can reword any of these, or add your own, after you create it.
| 06 Aug, 20:03 | Hana Sato | 1997-05-08 | (503) 555-0166 | hana.s@example.com | 2026-08-08 | L. Nowak, RN | Enlarged pores, Pigmentation | Cheeks only | None of these | Sun exposure or a tan | Vitamin C serum | None known | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, and they may be used in marketing | 2026-08-06 |
| 06 Aug, 08:47 | Marcus Ofori | 1984-09-30 | (971) 555-0184 | m.ofori@example.com | 2026-08-07 | R. Iyer, LE | Fine lines, General skin quality | Full face, Neck | History of keloid or hypertrophic scarring | None of these | None | Lidocaine — mild reaction previously | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 2026-08-06 |
| 05 Aug, 18:22 | Élodie Marchand | 1991-02-16 | (503) 555-0117 | elodie.m@example.com | 2026-08-07 | R. Iyer, LE | Acne scarring, Texture | Full face | None of these | Retinol or acid actives | Tretinoin 0.05%, stopped five days ago | None known | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, for my clinical record only | 2026-08-05 |
Scroll sideways for the rest of the 20 answers, and press any heading to sort by it. In your own form you can search the answers as well, and download them as a spreadsheet at any time.
Three answers that stop the appointment
Isotretinoin within six months, a history of keloid scarring, and an active infection or breakout in the treatment area are the three screening answers that mean today's session does not happen. Everything else on the list changes how the treatment is done rather than whether it is done.
This is why the screening belongs on a form the client fills in before arriving rather than a question asked while they are already gowned. A postponement is a rescheduled appointment; a postponement discovered at the table is a wasted hour and an unhappy client.
The two-week window matters as much as the medical history
Recent sun exposure, waxing, peels, laser, injectables and retinol all change how skin responds to needling, and all of them are things a client will not think to mention. Asking about the last two weeks specifically gets a far better answer than asking what they have had done.
Downtime and series are the expectations that generate complaints
Almost every dissatisfied microneedling client is dissatisfied about one of two things: how red they were afterwards, or how little changed after one session. Both are entirely normal and both are avoidable as complaints if they were acknowledged in writing beforehand.
Keep them as separate lines. A single "I understand the risks" tick box does not register with somebody skim-reading, and these two are the ones that need to.
Record what you treated and what they wanted
The concern and the area are the two fields a provider reads first at the next appointment. Recording them on the consent form means the consent record and the treatment record are the same document, which is one fewer thing to keep and one fewer thing to lose.
Send it before, not at the door
A link sent with the appointment confirmation gets answered properly, at home, by somebody who can look up the name of their retinol. The same form on a clipboard at reception gets answered in ninety seconds by somebody who does not want to hold up the room.
If your practice already has a consent form it prefers, upload that PDF instead of using this one — the questions are read off the document and the wording stays exactly as your provider approved it.
Check what applies where you practise
Who may perform microneedling, at what depth, and under what supervision is set by state boards and varies considerably. So does what must be disclosed and how long records must be kept. Treat this as a starting point and have it reviewed locally.
Questions people ask
What should a microneedling consent form include?
The client's details and treatment date, the concern and area being treated, screening for isotretinoin use, keloid history, active infection, pregnancy and blood thinners, recent treatments in the last two weeks, medications and allergies including numbing cream, acknowledgement of redness and downtime, that results build over a series, the risks, an aftercare confirmation, photography consent and a dated signature.
Can you microneedle someone who has taken Accutane?
The common standard is to wait six months after isotretinoin before microneedling, because of impaired healing and scarring risk. Some providers use a longer window. It is the first question on the screening list for that reason.
How long is the redness after microneedling?
Typically 24 to 72 hours, described by most clients as feeling like sunburn. Setting that expectation in writing before treatment prevents most of the complaints that follow it.
Does a microneedling consent form need signing every session?
Most practices take it each time. Skin condition, medications, recent treatments and pregnancy status all change between sessions, and those are exactly what the screening questions ask about.
Is this microneedling consent form free?
Yes. Download the PDF with no account and no email address, or send the online version with the appointment confirmation.
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