How SQT Bio Microneedling Can Help With Acne Scars And Pigmentation
I’d looked into regular microneedling before but chickened out every time. The idea of stamping loads of tiny needles across my face? No, thank you. Plus, I’d seen friends emerge from appointments looking like an angry cat had attacked them. The downtime alone was enough to put me off – who’s got time to hide indoors for days waiting for their face to stop resembling a tomato? OK I may be exaggerating a little…
The SQT Bio Microneedling version seemed completely different, though. Some clients reckoned it felt more like a deep facial massage than anything traumatic. – maybe just a light scratchy feeling. They would pop in during their lunch break and go straight back to work afterwards. No hiding behind massive sunglasses or making excuses about “allergic reactions.”
The science bit is quite clever when you get your head around it. Those sponge crystals – called spicules, apparently – are so tiny you can’t see them properly without a microscope. But when they mix them into a serum and work it into your skin, they create millions of teeny channels. It’s like giving your skincare products a fast-track pass straight to where they need to go.
My Acne Scar Horror Story
God, where do I even start with my skin history? My teen years were an absolute nightmare – face covered in spots that seemed to multiply overnight. Thought it would all clear up once I hit my twenties, but no such luck. Instead, I was left with a collection of pitted scars across my cheeks that made me feel self-conscious.
I’d tried everything short of sandpaper. Chemical peels. Expensive serums. Those microneedling pens you can buy online. Nothing seemed to touch the scars properly.
The problem is, those scars aren’t just sitting on the surface, being awkward. They’re damage to the deeper layers of your skin where all the essential structural components reside. Your average moisturiser, no matter how fancy or expensive, can’t get down there to sort things out properly.
That’s where this sponge crystal thing becomes interesting. Those microscopic needles don’t just scratch about on the surface – they’re creating proper pathways right down to where the damage is. Then your skin gets the memo to start fixing itself, making new collagen to fill in the gaps. It’s not instant – took several sessions over a few months to notice the difference – but it really helped.
The Pigmentation Nightmare
If the scars weren’t bad enough, I also had to deal with loads of dark patches left behind from old spots. Plus, some sun damage from my misspent youth when SPF was just something your mum nagged you about.
Pigmentation is a bit tricky because it sits at different levels in your skin. Some bits are shallow, others are buried deeper, and most treatments only tackle one layer at a time. It’s like trying to get stains out of a multi-layer cake – you need to address each level separately.
What’s brilliant about this bio treatment is that those active ingredients can get to multiple depths at once. The channels created by the spicules act like tiny delivery systems, bringing the good stuff exactly where it needs to go. Additionally, it speeds up how quickly your skin renews itself, so the clearer, newer cells come to the surface faster – actually only about 7-10 days!
What Goes Down During Treatment
Right, so I eventually bit the bullet and booked myself in. Was proper nervous beforehand – kept imagining some medieval torture device despite Sarah’s reassurances. But honestly? It was nothing like I’d expected.
The therapist mixed up this serum with the sponge crystals (looked like regular skin serum to be honest) and just massaged it into my skin with her fingers. No scary machines, no visible needles, no dramatic procedures. Just felt like a slightly scratchy facial massage. It’s a bit tingly, but not unpleasant.
The whole thing took about 15 minutes. 15 bloody minutes! I’d spent longer in the dentist’s chair getting a filling. Afterwards, my face was a bit pink – looked like I’d been out in the wind – but nothing dramatic. Went straight to Tesco soon after, and nobody gave me a second glance.
Reality Check on Results
Look, I’m not going to lie and say I woke up the next morning looking like a supermodel. Anyone who tells you that about any treatment is having you on. This stuff takes time – your skin needs to do its thing and rebuild itself properly.
I started noticing little changes after about three weeks. Nothing dramatic, just my skin looking a bit brighter, feeling smoother when I washed my face. The real improvements came after my second and third sessions, spaced about 3 weeks apart.
The scars didn’t disappear completely – let’s be realistic here – but they became much less noticeable. My makeup went on smoother, and I stopped automatically turning my face away from certain lighting. The dark patches faded gradually too, though that took longer.
Six months on, and I’m proper chuffed with how things turned out. My skin’s not perfect – whose is? – but it’s so much better than it was. The texture is loads smoother, the pigmentation has faded significantly, and I feel confident going out without a full face of makeup sometimes.