How do you treat acne scarring?

It improves their appearance rather than erasing them. Over a course, the new collagen softens the edges of rolling and shallow scars, evens out texture and refines pores, so skin looks smoother and more uniform. Deep, ice-pick scarring may need to be managed in combination with other approaches, which we will discuss honestly at consultation.

Micro-needling is for the texture and scarring left behind, not for treating active, inflamed acne — and needling over an active breakout is not advisable. If your acne is still flaring, we will talk about settling it first, sometimes alongside your GP, and then focus on texture once the skin is calm.

We usually recommend three sessions, four weeks apart, to give collagen time to build between treatments. You will often notice some radiance within a week of each session, but the meaningful texture change develops gradually — collagen keeps forming for three to six months after the course finishes.

Very little. Most people have some redness, a little like mild sunburn, for 24 to 48 hours afterwards. We send full written aftercare, and because the device is medical-grade and used at a controlled depth, the risk of bruising or pigmentation problems is kept low.