Microneedling, with BioRePeel.
Microneedling with BioRePeel pairs controlled micro-injury with a peel in a single clinic session. Face $300; face, neck and décolletage $350. Fine needles prompt the skin’s own repair response, including collagen production; the peel works the surface. A registered nurse decides whether — and when — it belongs in your plan.
What is microneedling with BioRePeel?
Microneedling — also called skin needling — uses fine needles to create controlled micro-injuries in the outer layer of the skin. The skin treats those tiny punctures as work to do, and responds the way it knows how: repair, including the production of collagen and elastin. That response is the treatment.
BioRePeel is applied after the needling, in the same session. Unlike a traditional chemical peel it works beneath the surface rather than stripping the top of it, which is why skin renewal happens with less downtime than the depth would suggest. It resurfaces, lifts a dull complexion, and works on deeper pigmentation, sun damage and post-inflammatory pigmentation while the needling continues to stimulate collagen underneath.
The difference from the Peptide Infusion Facial is what follows the needling. This is the corrective option — BioRePeel resurfaces, which is what pigmentation, uneven tone, sun damage and dullness respond to. Peptides do not resurface; that treatment is the regenerative one, aimed at scarring, hydration and barrier strength. Same needling underneath; different work afterwards.
This is the most involved skin treatment on the menu, which is exactly why it doesn’t run on demand. It runs to a plan, on skin that’s been assessed, at a time the skin can use it.
What happens in the session?
Four stages. Session length varies with the area treated — face only, or face, neck and décolletage.
A check of your skin against your plan — this treatment only goes ahead on skin that’s ready for it. Then cleansing and preparation of the area.
A microneedling device creates tiny, controlled punctures across the treatment area. The depth and pattern are matched to your skin and the area being worked.
The peel component of the session. BioRePeel is applied evenly across the treated area by your nurse. How long it stays on is judged from your skin assessment and what the treatment is aiming at, and it shifts with how your skin responds on the day. It’s then removed thoroughly, and the area finished with calming, hydrating and protective skincare — including SPF where that applies.
The skin is calmed and you leave with written aftercare. Expect the area to look and feel worked — that’s the response the treatment is asking for.
Time, price, timing.
The numbers, published. Two versions of the session — face, or face with neck and décolletage — and the price on this page is the price in the room.
- Price — face
- $300
- Price — face, neck & décolletage
- $350
- Duration
- 75 minutes (face) · 90 minutes (face, neck and décolletage). That’s the whole appointment — the skin check, the preparation, the treatment, the skincare afterwards, and the written aftercare you leave with.
- How often
- Usually a series, spaced four to six weeks apart. How many sessions, and when, is set in your plan — skin responds over weeks, not days.
- Suits
- Skin where the goal is corrective rather than regenerative — pigmentation including deeper pigmentation, uneven tone, sun damage, rough or textured skin, a dull complexion, and visible signs of ageing. Most skin types, confirmed at assessment — this treatment isn’t booked cold.
- Doesn’t suit
- Not during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Not over an active skin infection, a cold sore, an open wound, sunburn, or eczema, psoriasis or dermatitis that is flaring in the area. Not on acne that is inflamed and not yet under control, and not where you react to something used in the treatment. It also waits if you are on a strong prescription oral treatment for acne or have recently finished one, if you scar badly or form keloids, and if you have had laser or another treatment too recently for the skin to have recovered. Your nurse decides suitability at every appointment, not just the first. Anything medical belongs with your GP.
Frequency is a starting point, not a schedule. Your plan sets the timing for your skin.
What about aftercare?
This treatment asks more of the skin than a facial does, and the days after reflect that. Expect the area to be red and feel tender for a few days. That’s the repair response running — not a problem to be managed away.
- Redness, warmth and mild sensitivity for the first 24 to 48 hours.
- Light flaking or dryness can appear between days two and five, as the skin renews. Don’t pick it and don’t exfoliate it — keep the skin hydrated and let it lift on its own.
- Leave the treated area unwashed until the evening of treatment, unless your nurse tells you otherwise. After that, cleanse gently with a non-active cleanser.
- No makeup for at least 24 hours.
- No retinoids, exfoliating acids — AHAs, BHAs, PHAs — vitamin C, scrubs or other actives for five to seven days, or until the skin has fully recovered.
- No swimming, saunas, spas, excessive heat, vigorous exercise or direct sun for the first 24 to 48 hours.
- Sun protection — treated skin and sun don’t mix. SPF 50+ every day while it’s healing.
- Follow the written instructions you’re given on the day. They’re specific to your session.
If anything looks or feels wrong afterwards, call the clinic on 0466 310 045. Anything medical goes to your GP.
Part of a plan, not instead of one.
Because this treatment works by asking the skin to repair, timing matters more here than anywhere else on the menu. Skin that’s already under load isn’t ready to take on more work. The consultation establishes what your skin is doing first — ninety minutes with a registered nurse, $150, and a written plan you keep.
Sometimes the plan stages this treatment as a series. Sometimes it puts other things first. Sometimes it says not yet. You get the reason either way.
Asked about skin needling.
Answered the way they would be answered in the room.
What is skin needling?
A controlled treatment that creates very small channels in the skin with fine needles, which prompts the skin's own repair response. It is the same thing as microneedling — the two names are used interchangeably. At Glow it is generally paired with BioRePeel rather than performed alone.
Does microneedling hurt?
It is uncomfortable rather than painful for most people, and a topical numbing cream is applied beforehand. The forehead and the area along the jaw tend to be felt more than the cheeks. Afterwards it feels like moderate sunburn for a day or so — warm and tight rather than sore.
Does microneedling work for scars?
It suits some scars and not others, and the type matters more than the number of sessions. Indented scars that have fully matured are what it works best on. Raised scars generally do not respond, and skin prone to keloid scarring is not treated this way at all. We would rather tell you at the assessment that a scar is unlikely to respond than sell you a course of treatment for it.
How many microneedling sessions are needed for acne scars?
Usually a course spaced several weeks apart rather than a single appointment, and the honest answer is that it depends on the scarring more than on a fixed number. Skin needs the full interval between sessions to do the repair work — stacking them closer together does not speed it up. You will be given an expected number at the assessment, along with what would make us stop.
Can microneedling be used on surgical scars?
Sometimes, once a scar has fully matured, and not before. We want clearance from the surgeon or GP first — not as a formality, but because they know what is underneath it and we do not. Nothing here removes a scar; the honest word is improved, and by how much varies considerably.
Can you have microneedling with active acne?
Not through areas that are actively inflamed. Needling across angry, painful lesions tends to spread bacteria and can leave marks that outlast the breakout. It is well suited to the scarring left behind once things have settled, which is a different appointment at a different time.
Can you have microneedling while pregnant?
No. It is set aside for the duration of a pregnancy — it works by creating controlled injury and is done with topical numbing, and neither has been studied in pregnancy. It will still be available afterwards.
Does microneedling help fine lines?
It can improve skin texture and firmness over a course, which often makes fine lines less noticeable. It does not erase them, and anything claiming to is describing a different treatment or an outcome that does not happen. Expect gradual change over months rather than a visible difference the following week.
Find out if your skin is ready for it.
A consultation with a registered nurse in Springvale — $150, ninety minutes, and a written plan that’s yours whether it names this treatment or not.