Skin
Acne Scarring
Genuinely effective on shallow and rolling scars across a full course.
Collagen induction, most skin tones
SkinPen Microneedling in London
The most versatile skin treatment we offer on Wimpole Street, suited to most skin tones after a skin check, with twenty four hours of downtime. The perfect starting point for scarring and texture, and the one patients come back to.
Quick facts
- Treats Acne scarring, texture, fine lines, pores, stretch marks
- Course 4 to 6 sessions, 4 weeks apart
- Downtime 24 to 48 hours
- Most skin tones Yes
- Performed by Skin therapists
Price from
From £180 small area
per treatment
Concerns it addresses
What Microneedling treats
It starts with a close look in a bright bathroom mirror: the old acne marks, the pores, the texture that catches the light. Microneedling passes a cluster of very fine sterile needles into the skin at a controlled depth, creating thousands of microscopic channels that the skin repairs by building new collagen. It does not target pigment, which is why it suits most skin tones after a skin check.
Skin
Open Pores & Texture
The most reliable use, and the reason it is recommended more often than anything else here.
Skin
Crepey & Lax Skin
New collagen restores some of the bounce that thin skin has lost.
Skin
Dry & Dull Skin
Brighter within a week, with the real change building across the course.
Body
Stretch Marks
The same controlled injury on the body, where stretch marks respond over several sessions.
Before & After Results
Acne scarring
Cheek, after a course
Rolling and boxcar scarring treated over a course of sessions. This is what microneedling is best at, and it is the reason most people book it. Image courtesy of SkinPen. Individual results may vary.
Active acne and redness
Cheek, after a course
Breakouts and the red marks they leave behind, treated over several sessions spaced four weeks apart. Image courtesy of SkinPen. Individual results may vary.
Post-acne pigmentation
Cheek and jawline, after a course
Pigmented marks left by old spots, which usually respond faster than the scarring underneath them. Image courtesy of SkinPen. Individual results may vary.
Lines and laxity
Mid face, after a course
Collagen induction on ageing skin, where the change shows as firmer texture rather than volume. Image courtesy of SkinPen. Individual results may vary.
Neck creping
Neck, after a course
The neck is thinner skinned than the face and needs a gentler depth, so it usually takes more sessions. Image courtesy of SkinPen. Individual results may vary.
Every area of your face gets its own depth.
Your therapist adjusts depth across a single treatment, going shallower on the thin skin around the eyes and deeper over scarred cheeks.
Depth, explained
How Does SkinPen Microneedling Work?
Depth is set to the problem and adjusted across a single treatment: shallower on the thin skin around the eyes, deeper over scarred cheeks. It works on the body as well as the face.
Cheeks
Shallow acne scarring on the cheeks is treated deeper, at 1.5 to 2.5mm, so the channels reach the scar tissue.
Around the eyes
Fine lines around the eyes are treated shallow, on the thin skin.
Nose and cheeks
Enlarged pores and rough or uneven texture respond to a shallower setting.
Stretch marks
Stretch marks on the body are treated at 1.5 to 2.5mm, the same depth as scarring.
Acne scarring and stretch marks: 1.5 to 2.5mm
Acne scarring and stretch marks need 1.5 to 2.5mm, so the channels reach the scar tissue and the repair produces collagen where it is needed. The channels also let serums penetrate far more effectively, which is why boosters are often added.
Treatment areaSelect a point to explore
Beneath the skinIllustrative depth
Depth is set to the problem and adjusted across a single treatment. The positions shown are illustrative, not a treatment plan.
- Fine lines and skin quality: around 0.5 to 1mm
- Fine lines and general skin quality are treated shallow. Each microscopic channel is a controlled injury, and the skin's response to injury is to repair, producing collagen and elastin in the treated area. There is no product doing the work.
- Adjusted across the face
- Your therapist adjusts depth across a single treatment, going shallower on the thin skin around the eyes and deeper over scarred cheeks.
- Acne scarring and stretch marks: 1.5 to 2.5mm
- Acne scarring and stretch marks need 1.5 to 2.5mm, so the channels reach the scar tissue and the repair produces collagen where it is needed. The channels also let serums penetrate far more effectively, which is why boosters are often added.
Your visit and your results
Your Microneedling Journey at Regents Park Aesthetics
01
Day 0
Assessment and protocol
Your therapist assesses skin type, the concern and its depth, and sets the protocol. Where scarring is deep, your therapist may suggest a resurfacing device as the stronger match.
What you feel or see A conversation and a close look at your skin.
What to do Ask which category your scarring falls into.
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Your therapist assesses skin type, the concern and its depth, and sets the protocol. Where scarring is deep, your therapist may suggest a resurfacing device as the stronger match.
What you feel or see A conversation and a close look at your skin.
What to do Ask which category your scarring falls into.
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Topical anaesthetic for thirty minutes, then the device passes across the skin in sections for twenty to thirty minutes. Depth is adjusted as it goes: shallower around the eyes, deeper over scarred cheeks.
What you feel or see A vibrating, scratchy sensation, a little sharper over bone.
What to do Plan a quiet evening.
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Skin looks and feels like moderate sunburn: red, warm and tight.
What you feel or see Red, warm and tight.
What to do Mineral SPF and a plain moisturiser only. Makeup can usually go on after twenty four hours.
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Redness fades to pink. Some patients get fine flaking.
What you feel or see Pink, and a little flaky for some.
What to do Keep to gentle skincare and SPF.
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Skin looks brighter within a week of the first session. The change that matters is cumulative and appears across the course.
What you feel or see Fresher, smoother to the touch.
What to do Keep the SPF going.
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Texture and tone improve as collagen forms.
What you feel or see Pores and fine lines begin to soften.
What to do Your next session falls at four weeks.
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Four to six sessions four weeks apart for scarring, three to four for general skin quality. Acne scarring improves steadily, session by session.
What you feel or see Each session repeats the same day of redness.
What to do Deep or sharply cratered scarring has its match in CO2 laser or Morpheus8, and your therapist tells you which category yours falls into.
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The full result arrives three months after the final session as collagen continues to build. Results are long-lasting because new collagen is real tissue.
What you feel or see The cumulative change across the course.
What to do Most patients maintain with a session every three to six months.
Consultation
Day 0
Results
Day 0 · Consultation
Assessment and protocol
Your therapist assesses skin type, the concern and its depth, and sets the protocol. Where scarring is deep, your therapist may suggest a resurfacing device as the stronger match.
What you feel or seeA conversation and a close look at your skin.
What to doAsk which category your scarring falls into.
Day 0 · Treatment day
Numbing, then twenty to thirty minutes
Topical anaesthetic for thirty minutes, then the device passes across the skin in sections for twenty to thirty minutes. Depth is adjusted as it goes: shallower around the eyes, deeper over scarred cheeks.
What you feel or seeA vibrating, scratchy sensation, a little sharper over bone.
What to doPlan a quiet evening.
Day 1 · The day after
Like moderate sunburn
Skin looks and feels like moderate sunburn: red, warm and tight.
What you feel or seeRed, warm and tight.
What to doMineral SPF and a plain moisturiser only. Makeup can usually go on after twenty four hours.
Days 2 to 3 · Settling
Pink, then normal
Redness fades to pink. Some patients get fine flaking.
What you feel or seePink, and a little flaky for some.
What to doKeep to gentle skincare and SPF.
Week 1 · First change
Brighter skin
Skin looks brighter within a week of the first session. The change that matters is cumulative and appears across the course.
What you feel or seeFresher, smoother to the touch.
What to doKeep the SPF going.
Weeks 2 to 4 · Collagen forms
Texture and tone improve
Texture and tone improve as collagen forms.
What you feel or seePores and fine lines begin to soften.
What to doYour next session falls at four weeks.
Sessions 2 to 6 · The course
Four to six sessions, four weeks apart
Four to six sessions four weeks apart for scarring, three to four for general skin quality. Acne scarring improves steadily, session by session.
What you feel or seeEach session repeats the same day of redness.
What to doDeep or sharply cratered scarring has its match in CO2 laser or Morpheus8, and your therapist tells you which category yours falls into.
Month 3 after the course · Full result
Collagen continues to build
The full result arrives three months after the final session as collagen continues to build. Results are long-lasting because new collagen is real tissue.
What you feel or seeThe cumulative change across the course.
What to doMost patients maintain with a session every three to six months.
Treatment or session
Milestone
Dotted line: how results build over time, schematic not measured
The real change builds beautifully across a course.
The meaningful change builds across the course, with the full result about three months after the final session.
Microneedling at Regents Park Aesthetics
Meet your practitioners
Every patient is assessed by a qualified clinician, a doctor, nurse or other qualified practitioner, before anything is booked.
Spirithoula Koukoufikis
Senior Aesthetician
Known to patients as SK. Over thirteen years’ experience and more than fifty aesthetic lasers and devices, having worked at five-star clinics across London.
Natasha McDade
Senior Aesthetician
Over 30 years in the aesthetic industry. A senior aesthetician who specialises in advanced skincare, professional treatments and innovative aesthetic devices.
Choosing between treatments
How Microneedling compares
Some treatments do the same job a different way. Others do a different job alongside it. The right combination depends on your skin and what you are treating; a consultation settles it.
| MicroneedlingSkinPen, micro pins only | Morpheus8Radiofrequency and micro pins, up to 4mm | CO2 laserAblative fractional resurfacing | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | Micro pins only | Radiofrequency + micro pins | Ablative fractional laser |
| Depth | 0.5 to 2.5mm | Up to 4mm, adjustable | Surface to mid dermis |
| Best for | Shallow and rolling scars, texture, pores | Jawline, jowls, scarring, texture | Resurfacing, deep scars, sun damage |
| Downtime | 24 to 48 hours | 2 to 3 days of redness | 5 to 7 days |
| Darker skin | Safe, nothing targets pigment | Safe, no pigment target | Assessed case by case |
| See pricing | Explore Morpheus8 | Explore CO2 laser |
| PRP or PRFYour own platelet-rich plasma | ExosomesCell-derived signalling particles | |
|---|---|---|
| What it adds | Enhances the repair response | Amplifies the healing response |
| When | Applied during treatment, absorbed through the channels | Applied after microneedling |
| Price | £399 with microneedling | Adds £150 to £250, optional |
| Explore PRP and PRF | See pricing |
For deep boxcar or ice pick scarring, CO2 laser or Morpheus8 is the stronger match, and your therapist shows you which yours needs.
Transparent pricing
Pricing
Planning your treatment
Course4 to 6 sessions, 4 weeks apart
Downtime24 to 48 hours
Your plan and the number of sessions are agreed at your consultation, before anything is booked.
Treatment
From
Microneedling, small area
£180
Microneedling, full face
£250
Microneedling, face, neck and decolletage
£350
Microneedling with exosomes
£499
PRP or PRF with microneedling
£399
Body area or stretch marks, single session
£450
Million Dollar Facial, dermaplaning and microneedling
£300
Questions patients ask
Frequently asked questions
A treatment using very fine sterile needles to create thousands of microscopic channels in the skin. The skin repairs those channels by producing collagen and elastin, which improves scarring, texture and fine lines.
It suits shallow acne scarring, rough or uneven texture, enlarged pores, fine lines, and stretch marks on the body. It also suits skin that is dull and lacks bounce without having any single identifiable problem.
Because it leaves pigment alone, it is the first-line option for patients whose skin type suits a gentler alternative to laser resurfacing. For a great many people microneedling is simply the ideal choice.
£180 for a small area, £250 full face, £350 for face, neck and decolletage at our Marylebone clinic. Adding exosomes is £499 and PRP is £399.
Four to six for acne scarring, three to four for general skin quality, spaced four weeks apart. The effect is cumulative, building across the course.
Topical anaesthetic goes on for thirty minutes beforehand. Most patients describe a vibrating, scratchy sensation, a little sharper over bone along the jaw and forehead.
Twenty four to forty eight hours. Day one looks like moderate sunburn. Makeup can usually go on after a day, and some patients get fine flaking on day three.
It is generally well suited to darker skin after a skin check. Nothing about it targets pigment, so the risk of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is far lower than with laser resurfacing.
For shallow and rolling scars, genuinely yes, across a full course. For deep boxcar or ice pick scarring, CO2 laser or Morpheus8 is the stronger match, and your therapist shows you which yours needs.
It is in a different league. Regents Park Aesthetics uses SkinPen, a medical-grade motorised device with a sterile single-use cartridge. It sets the depth precisely and enters the skin vertically, so every channel is clean and even, which a home roller simply cannot match.
Brighter skin within a week. The meaningful change builds across the course, with the full result about three months after the final session.
Long-lasting, because new collagen is real tissue. Most patients maintain with a session every three to six months.
Yes, and it is a common combination. Your own platelet-rich plasma is applied to the skin during treatment and absorbed through the channels, which enhances the repair response.
Cell-derived signalling particles applied after microneedling to amplify the healing response. They add £150 to £250 depending on the protocol and are optional.
One of our skin therapists. Non-injectable treatments are performed by therapists rather than prescribing clinicians.
Microneedling at Regents Park Aesthetics
Ready when you are.
Every plan starts with a conversation and a close look at your skin, so the treatment you book is the one that suits you.
