SkinBooster / Microneedling Combo

A very fine, lightly cross-linked hyaluronic acid — sometimes with polynucleotides or vitamins — injected in small amounts across an area to hydrate and improve skin quality. Unlike filler, it adds no volume and changes no contours.

The booster is injected into the skin, where hyaluronic acid binds many times its own weight in water. Microneedling then triggers the skin's own repair cascade, which lays down new collagen over the following weeks. Hydration arrives quickly; the structural change builds over a course.

No. The needling component is identical and the serum itself is soothing. Many patients say the treatment actually feels more comfortable, because the serum calms the skin as it goes on.

For significant scarring, sun damage or reactive skin, generally yes — recovery is shorter and the result tends to arrive sooner and stronger. For mild concerns, standard microneedling may be perfectly sufficient, and Dr Allison will tell you which camp you're in.

Brightness and calm appear within days. Collagen-driven change in texture and scarring shows at around three to four weeks per session — typically a little earlier than with microneedling alone.

As with standard microneedling, the new collagen is your own and lasts a year or more after a course. Maintenance every six to twelve months keeps the result ahead of ongoing ageing.

Most adults with scarring, texture or tone concerns. It is not performed during pregnancy or breastfeeding, on active skin infection or inflamed acne lesions, or where there is a history of keloid scarring.

Usually less than standard microneedling — expect redness for twelve to twenty-four hours rather than a full forty-eight. Sunscreen and gentle products for the following week still apply.