Skin
Acne Scarring
Four scar types, four different answers. Boxcar and ice pick respond to CO2, rolling scars to Morpheus8.
Matched to your scar type
Acne Scar Treatment in London
You notice it under the bathroom light: the soft dips across your cheeks that make-up never quite fills. Four scar types have four different answers, and on Wimpole Street each one is matched to its own device, so every session moves your skin forward. From £250 per treatment.
Quick facts
- Treats Rolling, boxcar, ice pick scars and post-inflammatory marks
- Course 1 to 6 sessions by device
- Downtime None to 7 days
- Typical outcome 70 to 80% improvement
Price from
From £250
per treatment
Concerns it addresses
What Acne Scar Treatment treats
Pitted scarring sits in the dermis, around three millimetres down, so the answer is fresh collagen built from within. Good skincare brightens the colour, and the right device smooths the texture. Your scar type decides which device your clinician chooses.
Skin
Open Pores & Texture
Treated alongside the scarring, since the same resurfacing improves both.
Before & After Results
Rolling and boxcar scars
After a course of SkinPen microneedling
Shallow rolling scars respond to collagen induction because the skin rebuilds under the depression rather than over it. Ice pick scars need something deeper. Image courtesy of SkinPen. Individual results may vary.
Pitted scarring
After Morpheus8 radiofrequency microneedling
Morpheus8 reaches deeper than a microneedling pen and adds heat, which is what suits it to pitted scarring that surface treatments have failed to shift. Photographed at Dr Joney De Souza, London. Individual results may vary.
Texture and open pores
After Morpheus8
The texture around scarring usually improves before the scars themselves do, which is why the skin looks better overall well before the course finishes. Photographed at Dr Joney De Souza, London. Individual results may vary.
Post-acne marks
After a course of microneedling
The brown and red marks left behind after spots are pigment rather than scar tissue, and they clear faster than true scarring does. Regents Park Aesthetics will tell you which of the two you have. Image courtesy of SkinPen. Individual results may vary.
Four scar types, four different answers.
Matching yours to the right device is what makes every session count.
Where it works
Where Acne Scarring Is Treated
Cheeks
The cheeks carry most pitted acne scarring. The device is matched to the scar type: CO2 laser for boxcar and ice pick scars, Morpheus8 for rolling scars, SkinPen for shallow scarring.
- Assessed
- In raking side light
- Typical outcome
- A visible improvement for most people over a course
Temples and jaw
Scarring at the temples and along the jaw is mapped at assessment in the same way and treated with the same devices.
- Assessed
- Type and proportion of each scar
- Sequencing
- Active acne controlled first
Topical anaesthetic for all three devices. Downtime depends on which: a day for microneedling, two to three for Morpheus8, five to seven for CO2 laser.
Your visit and your results
Your Journey at Regents Park Aesthetics
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Day 0
In raking side light
In raking side light, mapping which scar types are present and in what proportion, and recording your skin type.
What you feel or see A close look at the scars in hard light, which shows exactly what is being treated.
What to do Bring your history of acne treatment.
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In raking side light, mapping which scar types are present and in what proportion, and recording your skin type.
What you feel or see A close look at the scars in hard light, which shows exactly what is being treated.
What to do Bring your history of acne treatment.
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Active acne is settled first, so resurfacing starts on calm skin and every session goes into clearing old marks. Your clinician plans the timing with you.
What you feel or see A clear plan for any breakouts before resurfacing begins.
What to do Share any current acne treatment with your clinician.
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Topical anaesthetic for all three devices. Downtime depends on which: a day for microneedling, two to three for Morpheus8, five to seven for CO2 laser.
What you feel or see Depends on the device chosen.
What to do Plan the downtime for your device.
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Four to six weeks between sessions, so collagen can lay down.
What you feel or see Texture improves session by session.
What to do Keep to the spacing, which gives collagen time to build.
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Three months after the last session, since collagen keeps building. A full course typically brings a visible improvement for most people.
What you feel or see The difference between scarring you notice every morning and scarring you stop thinking about.
What to do Photographs at three months in raking side light.
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Results are long-lasting because new collagen is genuine tissue.
What you feel or see Lasting change.
What to do Daily SPF protects it.
Assessment
Day 0
Results
Day 0 · Assessment
In raking side light
In raking side light, mapping which scar types are present and in what proportion, and recording your skin type.
What you feel or seeA close look at the scars in hard light, which shows exactly what is being treated.
What to doBring your history of acne treatment.
Before treatment · Sequencing
Active acne controlled first
Active acne is settled first, so resurfacing starts on calm skin and every session goes into clearing old marks. Your clinician plans the timing with you.
What you feel or seeA clear plan for any breakouts before resurfacing begins.
What to doShare any current acne treatment with your clinician.
Day 0 · Treatment
Topical anaesthetic for all three devices
Topical anaesthetic for all three devices. Downtime depends on which: a day for microneedling, two to three for Morpheus8, five to seven for CO2 laser.
What you feel or seeDepends on the device chosen.
What to doPlan the downtime for your device.
Every 4 to 6 weeks · Between sessions
So collagen can lay down
Four to six weeks between sessions, so collagen can lay down.
What you feel or seeTexture improves session by session.
What to doKeep to the spacing, which gives collagen time to build.
Month 3 after the last · Final assessment
A visible improvement
Three months after the last session, since collagen keeps building. A full course typically brings a visible improvement for most people.
What you feel or seeThe difference between scarring you notice every morning and scarring you stop thinking about.
What to doPhotographs at three months in raking side light.
Long term · Longevity
New collagen is genuine tissue
Results are long-lasting because new collagen is genuine tissue.
What you feel or seeLasting change.
What to doDaily SPF protects it.
Treatment or session
Milestone
Dotted line: how results build over time, schematic not measured
A full course typically brings a visible improvement for most people.
Collagen keeps building for months, so your final assessment comes at three months, when the result has had time to show itself.
Acne Scar Treatment 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 the options compare
The right choice depends on your skin and what you are treating; a consultation settles it.
| CO2 laserAblative fractional resurfacing | Morpheus8Radiofrequency and micro pins | MicroneedlingSkinPen, micro pins only | Chemical peelsMedical-strength acids | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Boxcar and ice pick scars | Rolling scars | Shallow scarring | Post-inflammatory marks |
| Sessions | One to three | Three | Four to six | Four to six |
| Downtime | Five to seven days | Two to three days | A day | None |
| Darker skin | Assessed carefully | Safe, does not target pigment | Safe, does not target pigment | Yes, with the right formulation |
| From | £300 | £500 | £250 | £120 |
| Explore CO2 laser | Explore Morpheus8 | Explore microneedling | Explore chemical peels |
Most plans combine two, and we quote the plan.
Transparent pricing
Pricing
Planning your treatment
Course1 to 6 sessions by device
DowntimeNone to 7 days
Your plan and the number of sessions are agreed at your consultation, before anything is booked.
Treatment
From
Microneedling, full face
£250
CO2 fractional, small scarred area
£300
Microneedling, face, neck and decolletage
£350
Morpheus8, eye area or small area
£500
CO2 fractional, full face
£600
Chemical peel, from
£120
Questions patients ask
Frequently asked questions
People whose acne cleared years ago and who are ready to treat what it left behind, at the depth where it sits. Pitted scarring lives in the dermis, so good skincare brightens the colour while a device rebuilds the texture.
Active acne is settled first, so every session goes into clearing old marks.
Microneedling from £250, CO2 laser from £300, Morpheus8 from £500, peels from £120. Most plans combine two and we quote the plan.
One to three for CO2 laser, three for Morpheus8, four to six for microneedling.
A visible improvement for most people over a full course: the difference between scarring you notice every morning and scarring you stop thinking about.
It depends on type. Boxcar and ice pick respond best to CO2 laser, rolling scars to Morpheus8, shallow scarring to microneedling, and post-inflammatory marks to peels.
Morpheus8 and microneedling suit most skin tones after a skin check, because neither targets pigment. CO2 laser is assessed carefully for darker skin at the consultation.
Once active acne has settled. Resurfacing calm skin means every session goes into clearing old marks.
None for peels, a day for microneedling, two to three days for Morpheus8, five to seven for CO2 laser.
From four weeks, building to six months as collagen forms. We assess at three months rather than earlier.
Generally not, since it is classed as cosmetic. Active acne is treatable on the NHS, and getting it settled protects your skin from further scarring.
Acne Scar Treatment 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.
