Microneedling
Renew and Revitalise: Microneedling is a powerful treatment designed to stimulate collagen and promote skin regeneration. By creating tiny, controlled micro-injuries in the skin, it helps reduce the appearance of scars, fine lines, and large pores, while improving overall texture and tone.
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Microneedling
Renew and Revitalise: Microneedling is a powerful treatment designed to stimulate collagen and promote skin regeneration. By creating tiny, controlled micro-injuries in the skin, it helps reduce the appearance of scars, fine lines, and large pores, while improving overall texture and tone.
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What Is Microneedling?
Microneedling is a clinically proven treatment that uses tiny, controlled micro-injuries to stimulate collagen and elastin production. The result? Smoother skin, refined texture, and a healthy, natural glow. This guide explains how skin regeneration works—and how microneedling can restore your skin’s youthful vitality.
Natural results
Look like you, but better
No overdone results. No unnecessary treatments. Just subtle, natural changes that make you look like you, but better.
Your Questions, Answered
How Does Microneedling Work?
Microneedling works by creating microscopic punctures in the skin, triggering your body’s natural healing response. This process stimulates collagen and elastin production, which helps improve overall skin tone and texture, soften fine lines and scars, reduce the appearance of pores, and fade pigmentation or post-acne marks. It also enhances the absorption of active skincare ingredients for even better results. While improvements begin after just one treatment, results build gradually over time—revealing brighter, smoother, more refined skin with each session.
What Areas Can Be Treated?
Microneedling is a versatile treatment that can be used across various areas of the face and body. Common treatment zones include the full face, neck, and décolletage to improve skin texture and tone. It’s also effective for targeting acne scars, pigmentation, stretch marks, and other types of scarring on areas like the arms or abdomen. When combined with exosomes, microneedling can even be used on the scalp to support hair restoration.
What Are the Benefits of Microneedling?
Microneedling offers several benefits, including brighter, healthier-looking skin and smoother texture with reduced scarring. It naturally stimulates collagen production without the need for injectables and has minimal downtime. Suitable for all skin tones, microneedling is a great long-term option for maintaining overall skin health and improving its appearance over time.
Who Is It For?
Microneedling is perfect for those experiencing dull, uneven skin tone, fine lines, or early signs of aging. It’s also effective for treating scarring (such as acne, surgical, or stretch marks), enlarged pores, rough texture, and pigmentation or sun damage. Ideal for those seeking natural results without fillers or Botox, it can also be combined with other treatments for enhanced effects.
What to Expect During the Procedure
The treatment involves a series of tiny, controlled micro-injuries across the target area using a small handheld device. It’s quick, with minimal discomfort, and typically takes around 30–45 minutes. You may experience some redness, slight swelling, or a mild sunburn sensation right after, but this usually fades within a few hours to a day.
Your Treatment Journey
Your journey is personal, precise, and designed for comfort—from your first consultation to your final refresh. We focus on tailored plans, expert care, and a soothing experience every step of the way.
Consultation
We assess your skin health and concerns, and create a personalised plan—whether as a standalone treatment or in combination (e.g., with serums or exosomes).
Treatment
Your provider will use a microneedling device to treat the target areas with expert precision. Numbing cream is applied beforehand for comfort.
Refresh
Relax in our post-treatment refresh area with a cool compress, skin-soothing products, and your choice of barista coffee or chilled drink on us.
Aftercare and Recovery
Immediate Aftercare
Mild swelling or redness may appear and typically settles within 24-48 hours. Avoid active products, alcohol, and heavy exercise for a day
Post-Treatment
Avoid alcohol, saunas, or heavy exercise for 24 hours
Long-Term Maintenance
Results appear gradually over 1–4 weeks as collagen regenerates. Best results from 3–6 sessions, spaced 4–6 weeks apart.
Microneedling: Other FAQs We Get
Does it hurt?
Not really—numbing cream makes it very tolerable, even for sensitive areas.
Can I wear makeup after?
You’ll need to wait 24 hours post-treatment to apply makeup and resume your usual skincare.
When will I see results?
You may see a glow within a few days, but collagen takes time—expect visible improvements after 2–3 weeks and ongoing benefits with repeat sessions.
Is there downtime?
Just mild redness or a sunburn-like feel for a day or two. Most clients are fine to go about daily life within 24 hours but you’ll be quite red until then.
Why Choose Us
At MyAesthetics, we offer a doctor-led clinic focused on medically-proven results, ensuring you receive safe and effective treatments. Our advanced, sterile devices and expert care provide a premium experience for every client.
Expert-Led Treatments
Our doctor-led clinic ensures you receive the highest level of expertise and results.
Advanced Technology & Add-ons
We use state-of-the-art devices and offer the option to enhance results with exosomes, peptides, or skin boosters.
Personalised Support
Enjoy a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere with expert aftercare and AI-powered skin analysis to track your progress.
Related Treatments
For even better results, microneedling can be paired with exosomes to provide natural growth factors, Skin Boosters for deep hydration, and Polynucleotides for cellular repair and a glowing complexion. Each of these treatments complements microneedling to enhance skin health and rejuvenation.
Why Skin Loses Its Smoothness
As we age, collagen loss, environmental stress, and slower cell turnover can leave skin looking dull and uneven. Understanding these changes helps us target the root causes of texture and tone concerns.
Collagen + Elastin Decline
From our mid-20s, the skin gradually loses collagen and elastin—the proteins responsible for firmness and elasticity—leading to fine lines, dullness, and uneven texture.
Environmental Damage
UV rays, pollution, and daily stressors cause micro-damage to the skin, breaking down its structure over time and accelerating ageing.
Cell Turnover Slows
As we age, our skin doesn’t regenerate as quickly. Dead skin cells accumulate on the surface, making skin appear dull and rough.
Try This at Home: Support Your Skin Between Treatments
Between treatments, simple at-home habits can keep your skin healthy and glowing. A mix of protection, hydration, and gentle exfoliation goes a long way.
SPF Daily
Protect new collagen and prevent further breakdown.
Hydrating Serums
Look for hyaluronic acid to maintain moisture and plumpness.
Gentle Exfoliation
Once or twice a week, remove dead skin cells to boost glow.
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– Sarah M.
“I love that it stimulates my own collagen. My skin looks fresher, plumper and more youthful.”
– Emma T.
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- Manchester Clinic: 31-33 Lloyd St, Manchester City Centre, M2 5WA
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