Scarring

Softening the marks left behind, so your skin can move on too

Long after a breakout clears, or after surgery, an injury or chickenpox, the reminder can stay: indents and uneven texture that catch the light, that your makeup settles into, that you've half made peace with. Scarring feels permanent, and a lot of it can genuinely be improved, sometimes dramatically, when you rebuild the skin from within.

What scarring is

A scar forms when the skin heals and lays its collagen down differently to the surrounding tissue. Acne scarring is usually atrophic, meaning indented, in the rolling, boxcar and ice-pick shapes left by deeper breakouts. There's also scarring from surgery, injury and stretch marks.

One distinction matters more than any other here, because people constantly conflate the two. Scars are a change in texture, something you can feel. The flat red or brown spots that acne leaves are marks, which are a colour issue, not a textural one, and they're treated completely differently. We'll always tell you which you're actually dealing with, since chasing the wrong one wastes your time and money. 

Pigmentation and Redness

How we treat it

After your Skin Discovery Session, your plan might include:

Skin Needling
To break down old scar tissue and rebuild fresh collagen, our go-to for atrophic scarring

How we use skin needling to treat scarring

Potenza RF Microneedling
For deeper, more stubborn scarring, adding radiofrequency to the collagen work

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With Grace & Cyno Glow
Combining laser and RF microneedling for comprehensive resurfacing

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What to expect

Patience is the price of real change here. You'll usually need a course of treatments spaced several weeks apart, and because the results come from new collagen, they keep building for months after each session. We'll map a realistic plan and timeline at your consultation.

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Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between a scar and a mark?
A scar is a change in the skin's texture, something raised or indented that you can feel. A mark is flat and a matter of colour, like the red or brown spots left after a breakout heals. They're treated very differently, so telling them apart is the first thing we do. 

Can acne scars be removed completely?
We can often improve them significantly, and sometimes dramatically. How much change is realistic depends on the type and depth of the scarring, which we'll assess and explain before you begin.

What's the best treatment for acne scarring?
Skin needling is usually our starting point for indented scarring, with Potenza RF microneedling for deeper or more stubborn scars and Cyno Glow for comprehensive resurfacing. The right choice depends on your scarring, and we'll recommend it at your consultation.

How many treatments will I need?
Scarring almost always needs a course rather than a single session, spaced several weeks apart to let collagen rebuild between visits. We'll give you a realistic number for your scarring once we've seen it.

Can you treat surgical scars or stretch marks?
Yes, in many cases. Skin needling and collagen-based treatments can improve the texture and appearance of surgical scars and stretch marks, though results vary with age, depth and location. 

Why does scar treatment take so long?
Because real improvement comes from rebuilding collagen, and collagen forms slowly. Each session prompts a fresh wave of it, and the results keep developing for months afterward, which is why consistency over time matters more than any single treatment.