Acne Scars & Pitting
Breaks down rigid, tethered scar tissue and fills indentations with new collagen.
Microneedling in Manchester
Microneedling
Environmental stress, aging, sun exposure, and breakouts can dull skin. Fenix’s Microneedling Treatment, or Collagen Induction Therapy, is a minimally invasive therapy that repairs damage and restores vitality from within.
Microneedling uses a medical-grade device with ultra-fine needles to create controlled channels in the skin. This stimulates the body’s natural healing process, producing collagen and elastin, which smooths expression lines, refines pores, and reduces scar tissue.
- 30–60 min
- Treatment time
- Needle-based
- Collagen induction
- 24 – 48 hours
- Minimal Downtime
Non-Surgical
Instant results
How it works
How Collagen Induction Therapy Works
The power of microneedling lies in the body’s natural regenerative ability combined with enhanced transdermal delivery.
The Regeneration Process:
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Controlled Micro-Injury: Ultra-fine needles penetrate the epidermis and upper dermis, creating targeted micro-channels.
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The Healing Cascade: The body responds immediately by sending growth factors, platelets, and white blood cells to repair the microscopic channels.
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Collagen & Elastin Synthesis: Fibroblasts are activated to synthesize new extracellular matrix components, thickening and firming the dermal layer.
Areas Treated
Primary Targeted Concerns & Benefits
Enlarged Pores & Rough Texture
Refines pore size and smooths coarse or uneven skin patches.
Fine Lines & Early Wrinkles
Plumps out superficial expression lines around the eyes, mouth, and cheeks.
Hyper-pigmentation & Sun Damage
Promotes rapid cellular turnover to disperse excess melanin and brighten skin tone.
Loss of Elasticity
Strengthens skin structure across the face, neck, and décolletage.
The Process
Your Treatment Journey Expectations
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Skin Assessment & Mapping
Our practitioner evaluates your skin type, scarring severity, and pigment profile to customize needle depth and serum selection.
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Cleansing & Topical Numbing
The skin is thoroughly sanitized, and a medical-grade topical anesthetic cream is applied for 20–30 minutes to ensure maximum comfort.
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Microneedling & Serum Infusion
The automated needle cartridge glides smoothly across the treatment grid while active formulas (such as L’esthetic Peptides or Exosomes) are worked deep into the skin.
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Soothing Recovery Application
A cooling, calming solution is applied to reduce redness, seal the micro-channels, and protect the skin barrier.
Key Benefits
Advanced Microneedling Formulations
Standard Microneedling
Focuses purely on physical collagen induction therapy for general skin texture and pore refining.
Microneedling with L’esthetic Serum (Face & Neck)
Combines micro-needling with a French professional formula rich in peptides, antioxidants, and hyaluronic acid to intensely hydrate and repair aging skin.
Microneedling with Exosomes (1ml)
Integrates high-purity biosegregated exosomes containing concentrated growth factors, RNA, and proteins to accelerate post-procedure healing and boost cellular repair.
Candidacy
Suitability & Medical Considerations
You are likely an ideal candidate if you:
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Anyone looking to diminish acne scars, superficial scarring, or post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
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Individuals seeking a natural, non-surgical treatment to improve skin firmness and fine lines.
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All skin types (Fitzpatrick I–VI) seeking deep skin rejuvenation with minimal downtime.
Who Should Avoid Treatment:
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Individuals with active acne breakouts, open wounds, or facial herpes (cold sores) in the treatment area.
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Patients currently taking oral acne medications like Roaccutane (must wait 6 months post-treatment).
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Individuals prone to keloid scarring or active skin infections.
Aftercare
Recovery & Essential Aftercare Guidelines
To maximize your results and maintain a smooth recovery:
Keep Skin Clean for 24 Hours
Avoid touch, heavy cosmetics, or applying non-prescribed creams for the first 24 hours.
Apply Broad-Spectrum SPF 50
Protect newly forming dermal tissue from UV exposure every morning.
Avoid Active Skincare Products
Pause AHAs, BHAs, Retinols, and Vitamin C for 3–5 days post-treatment to prevent irritation.
Skip Heat & Sweating
Refrain from saunas, hot showers, steam rooms, and intense exercise for 24–48 hours.
Side Effects
Potential Side Effects & Safety Considerations
Microneedling is extremely safe when performed under sterile clinical conditions. Normal, short-term reactions include:
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Mild redness and warmth similar to a sunburn for 24–48 hours.
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Slight tightness, dryness, or minor flaking as old surface cells shed (days 2–4).
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Temporary pinpoint spots or minor swelling immediately after treatment.
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Our practitioners will assess your facial anatomy, listen to your goals, and recommend only what is genuinely suited to you — with no pressure and no obligation.
Before and After
Real Client Transformations
Explore real before-and-after transformations from clients who softened acne scarring, refined enlarged pores, and smoothed fine lines through our medical microneedling protocols.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions About Microneedling
Between 30 and 60 minutes, which includes the 20 to 30 minutes the medical-grade numbing cream needs before the needling pass begins.
The skin is sanitised and a medical-grade topical anaesthetic is applied for 20 to 30 minutes first, and the automated cartridge glides across the treatment grid rather than being pressed in.
Redness settles within 24 to 48 hours and surface flaking follows on days 2 to 4. The collagen and elastin your own fibroblasts build underneath come through over the following weeks.
This treatment thickens and firms the dermal layer with your own collagen rather than adding anything that later resorbs, so the result is maintained with a course agreed at your assessment.
Yes — the needling itself is the delivery route. The same session can carry a peptide and antioxidant serum or high-purity exosomes deep into the skin, and it pairs with the injectables listed below.
Mild redness and warmth like a sunburn for 24 to 48 hours, slight tightness, dryness or minor flaking on days 2 to 4, and temporary pinpoint spots or minor swelling straight after.
No. Nothing is injected to add volume: ultra-fine needles create controlled micro-channels, and the collagen and elastin that firm the skin are produced by your own fibroblasts.
After 24 hours. Until then, keep the skin clean and avoid touch, heavy cosmetics and any cream that was not prescribed. Apply broad-spectrum SPF 50 every morning afterwards.
Tell your practitioner about any active breakout, open wound or cold sore in the area, a tendency to keloid scarring, and any oral acne medication such as Roaccutane — that one needs a six-month gap.
Yes, across Fitzpatrick I to VI. The exclusions are active acne breakouts, open wounds or facial herpes in the treatment area, recent Roaccutane, keloid-prone skin and active skin infections.
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