Microneedling

Smoother-Looking Skin Starts With A Different Approach.

There is a limit to what you can do from the outside. Microneedling works the other way round: it stimulates your skin's own repair through controlled micro-injury, so the improvement comes from your skin rather than from a product sitting on top of it. Performed in Lekki, Lagos, by a medic-led team.

Why Your Skincare Stopped Working

Texture Is Not A Surface Problem. It Is A Structural One.

Skin texture treatment at Crystalline Clinic

Serums work on the surface. Exfoliants take the surface away. Both are useful, and both stop at the same place.

But the things that bother most people about their skin are not on the surface. Scarring sits underneath it. Enlarged-looking pores are a structural thing. Fine lines are a loss of firmness. Uneven texture is the skin itself, not what is sitting on it.

That is why you can have an excellent routine, be completely consistent with it, and still look in the mirror and see the same thing you saw last year.

Microneedling goes in rather than on. Very fine needles create controlled micro-injuries, and your skin responds the way it responds to any injury, by repairing. The result is built by your own skin over the following weeks.

Be Honest With Yourself First

What It Is For, And What It Is Not.

Worth knowing before you book, because this is a treatment people book for the wrong reason more often than most.

It Is For

  • Uneven or rough-looking texture
  • Scarring, including from breakouts
  • Pores that look larger than you would like
  • Fine lines and skin that has lost firmness
  • Skin that looks dull no matter what you put on it

It Is Not For

  • A hollow, or volume you have lost. That is a filler question
  • A line that is there when your face is completely still
  • Changing the shape of anything
  • A result you need to see this week
  • Skin that is currently inflamed or in an active breakout

If you are not sure which side you fall on, book the Customised Facial instead and we will read your skin on the day.

The Question Everybody Asks

Microneedling Or Vampire Facial?

These two sit ₦50,000 apart and they are the most commonly confused pair on the menu. Here is the honest difference.

Microneedling

Price₦200,000
Length60 minutes
What happensControlled micro-injury
Blood drawNone
Book Microneedling

Vampire Facial

Price₦250,000
Length75 minutes
What happensThe same, plus your own PRP
Blood drawYes, like a blood test
Book Vampire Facial

The Vampire Facial is microneedling with your own platelet-rich plasma added. If you are new to this and want to see how your skin responds first, start here. If you already know microneedling suits you, the Vampire Facial is the step up.

What Actually Happens Afterwards

You Will Look Worse Before You Look Better. That Is Normal.

We would rather tell you this now than have you panic on day two.

1

The First 24 Hours

Red, warm and tight, a bit like mild sunburn. This is the most dramatic it gets and it settles faster than you expect.

2

Days Two To Four

Pink fading to normal. Your skin may feel rough or dry, and some people flake. Do not exfoliate it. Let it do what it is doing.

3

Week Two Onwards

The point of the whole thing. Your skin has been building collagen and the texture starts to change. Most people notice it in photographs first.

4

Across A Course

One session helps. A course is what changes texture and scarring properly, spaced several weeks apart so your skin can finish one round before starting the next.

Do Not Book This The Week Of An Event

Give it at least two weeks, ideally more. If you have something coming up sooner and you want your skin to look its best on the day, book the Crystalline Glow Facial instead and come back for microneedling afterwards. We will tell you the same thing if you ask us on the phone.

Why Have It Done Here

Depth Is A Decision. And It Is Not The Same Decision For Every Skin.

Nurse Liz, founder of Crystalline Clinic
Aesthetician Of The Year 2024

This is the part that matters and almost nobody explains. Microneedling is not one treatment. The needle depth is chosen, and choosing it badly on deeper skin is how people end up with dark marks that outlast the thing they came in to treat.

Crystalline is a medic-led clinic founded by Nurse Liz, with more than six years of NHS experience and more than a decade in the beauty industry. She was named Aesthetician of the Year at the BFH Gala 2024.

Through the Crystalline Academy we also train other practitioners, which means the standard we teach is the standard we work to. The clinic trusted enough to train the injectors.

We start conservatively and build across a course. Slower, and considerably safer.

Your Investment

Microneedling, ₦200,000.

Sixty minutes. No consultation required. Choose your appointment, pay online, and we will see you at Crystalline.

Most people see the real change across a course rather than from a single session. We will be honest with you at your review about whether another one is worth it, rather than simply booking you in again.

Questions

Frequently Asked Questions.

What is microneedling?
A treatment that uses very fine needles to create controlled micro-injuries in the skin, which stimulates the skin's own repair response. The improvement is built by your skin over the following weeks.
How much is microneedling at Crystalline?
Microneedling is ₦200,000 and is booked as a 60-minute appointment.
Do I need a consultation first?
No. Microneedling is a direct-booking treatment. Choose your appointment and pay online.
Does it hurt?
Numbing is used. Most people describe it as uncomfortable rather than painful, and the sensation depends on the depth chosen for your skin.
What is the downtime?
Red and warm for the first day, pink fading over the next few days, and some people flake. Plan at least two weeks before an event.
How many sessions will I need?
One session helps, but texture and scarring change properly across a course, spaced several weeks apart. We will tell you honestly at your review whether another is worth it.
Is microneedling safe on deeper skin?
Yes, with the right depth and a practitioner who understands why the depth matters. Choosing badly on deeper skin is how people end up with dark marks, which is why we start conservatively and build.
What is the difference between microneedling and the Vampire Facial?
The Vampire Facial is microneedling with platelet-rich plasma from your own blood added. Microneedling is ₦200,000, the Vampire Facial is ₦250,000.
Can I have microneedling with active acne?
Not during an active breakout. We will look first and tell you honestly whether to wait, and what would help in the meantime.
When will I see results?
Not immediately. The change begins around two weeks in and builds from there, which is why it is measured across a course rather than on the day.
In Her Own Words

Q&A With Nurse Liz.

Honest answers to the questions clients ask most, straight from our lead practitioner.

Q and A with Nurse Liz, Crystalline ClinicQ&A with Nurse Liz
What Our Clients Say

You Do Not Have To Take Our Word For It.

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Book It, Pay For It, Come In

Your Skin Already Knows How To Repair Itself. This Just Asks It To.

If you have reached the limit of what a routine can do, this is the treatment that works from the inside instead. It is not instant, it is not glamorous on day two, and it is the one that actually changes texture.

Sixty minutes. No consultation. Book it, pay for it, come in.

Never overdone. Always elegant.