Both are radiofrequency microneedling, so the question is which suits your skin and your aim, not which the clinic happens to own. We provide both at 8 Devonshire Place, Exion here and Morpheus8 at our sister clinic at the same address. Exion Fractional RF is the needle applicator of the Exion platform; Morpheus8 is InMode's device. Both pass radiofrequency through fine needles into the deeper skin, both carry the same US skin type limit at higher energies, and neither is cleared for lifting or tightening. Morpheus8 has far more published data and a longer record; Exion's maker designed it for a single pass. They have not been compared head to head. The clinician chooses by your skin, your scars and your tolerance for downtime at a free consultation.
Side by side
- The needles. Exion Fractional RF: a single-use grid of 36 fine needles, or tips of 32 or 64 surface pins, radiofrequency at 1 megahertz. Morpheus8: gold-coated needle tips of 12 pins for the eyes and lips, 24 for the face and neck, 24 blunt for resurfacing, 40 for the body.
- The depth, as the US records give it. Exion Fractional RF 0.5 to 4 millimetres. Morpheus8: its 12-pin tip 4 millimetres, its 24- and 40-pin tips 7 millimetres.
- The clearances. Both are FDA-cleared in the US, never approved. Exion's tips are cleared for electrocoagulation and haemostasis and for dermatological procedures requiring fractional treatment of the skin; Morpheus8 for dermatological procedures where coagulation or contraction of soft tissue or haemostasis is needed. Neither names a condition, an area, wrinkles, laxity or scars.
- The skin type limit. Above 62 millijoules per pin, both labels limit use to skin types I to IV.
- The evidence. Morpheus8: a large body of published series, most of them combination or retrospective, including 247 patients treated with Morpheus8 alongside another radiofrequency device, and a 139-patient three-session acne-scar series. In that series acne returned in 7 of the 29 followed to three years. Exion Fractional RF: no published study of its own yet; its claims rest on the technique's literature and an unpublished maker trial of a related applicator.
- The course. Exion Fractional RF: one to three sessions four to eight weeks apart, in our practice. Morpheus8: typically three, four to six weeks apart, with one a year to maintain.
- The session. Exion: numbing cream for about 30 minutes, the tip stamped across the area, pressure, heat and prickling. Morpheus8: numbing for 30 to 45 minutes, two or three passes at different depths, a full face in 30 to 45 minutes, and a hot, prickling pressure.
- The recovery. Exion: red, tight skin like sunburn with pinpoint marks, redness for one to three days, sometimes up to five. Morpheus8: two to five days of redness and grid marks; plan an event two weeks after and a sun holiday four.
Which one for which aim
In our practice, Exion Fractional RF for acne scars, deeper texture and resurfacing in skin types I to IV, for someone who wants fewer sessions where the skin allows. Morpheus8 for deeper texture and for the body, and for the jowls and neck, where its 7 millimetre tips and its longer record count. For skin quality without needles, Exion Face, the no-needle applicator, is often the better start, and Face and Fractional RF are often planned together; the quote says whether a combined session counts as one or two. The Exion or EMface page covers the no-needle choice, and the sessions page the course.
What is the same
The class risk. The FDA's communication of on radiofrequency microneedling lists burns, scarring, fat loss, disfigurement and nerve damage among reported complications, with no rate published; depth, energy and the practitioner matter more than the brand. The exclusions: pregnancy, breastfeeding, a pacemaker or implanted electronics, metal implants, active infection or acne, recent isotretinoin, a keloid history, a bleeding disorder or blood thinners, autoimmune skin disease, and skin types V and VI at higher energies. And the review: both are read at three months, when any maintenance is planned. The is it worth it page weighs Exion's result; the full guide covers the rest.
Book a free consultation
Call Exion Clinic on 0207 043 8136 or use the form below. The clinician looks at your skin and your scars, says which of the two suits them, or whether Exion Face without needles is the better start, and gives you the plan and the price in writing. Our patients review the clinic on review.clinic, where it scores 4.9 out of 5 from 84 reviews in October 2026.
