Can anything smooth out my scars and uneven skin?
Acne Scars and Skin Texture Treatment in St Ives
Scarring and rough texture are stubborn, but they do respond to treatments that make the skin repair and rebuild itself. Progress is steady rather than instant.
Acne scars form when inflammation damages the collagen deep in the skin. As it heals, the body lays down collagen unevenly, leaving dips, pits or rolling contours. Enlarged pores and general roughness often have similar roots, along with sun damage and natural collagen loss.
SkinPen microneedling creates thousands of tiny, controlled channels in the skin, which triggers its natural healing response and encourages new collagen and elastin. Over a course of treatments this can soften the edges of scars, refine pores and improve overall smoothness.
Morpheus8 Burst goes a step further by delivering radiofrequency heat through insulated needles at several depths of the skin in a single pulse. The combination of needling and heat gives a stronger collagen response, which can help with deeper acne scarring, enlarged pores and skin that is also starting to loosen.
Platelet rich plasma (PRP) and polynucleotides can be used on their own or combined with microneedling to support healing and skin quality. Chemical peels help with surface texture and dullness, and are often used between microneedling sessions to keep the skin renewing.
Scars can be improved but rarely erased completely, and deeper scars usually need several sessions spaced weeks apart. Stretch marks are among the most stubborn to change. We will give you a realistic picture of the improvement you can expect before you start.
When this is not the answer. Microneedling is not carried out over active, inflamed acne. If your acne is still active, we will focus on calming it first and come back to scarring once your skin is settled.
What tends to help
Treatments assessed for this
Avismo Skin
From the Avismo Skin range
Home skincare from the clinic's own range. We can tell you at a free skincare consultation which, if any, suit your skin.
Which one applies to you?
This page describes the possibilities. The assessment tells you which one you actually have, and it is free.