By Alice Hemmingsen, RN & Dermal Therapist | Through the Looking Glass Clinic, Tweed Heads When most people Google "microneedling" they find a fairly uniform description: tiny needles, collagen stimulation, some redness, good for anti-ageing. And while that's not wrong, it's a bit like describing surgery as "doctors with knives." What we offer at Through the Looking Glass is an advanced clinical microneedling protocol. The Dermapen device is just the starting point. What sets our treatments...

By Alice Hemmingsen, RN, RM, & Dermal Therapist | Through the Looking Glass Clinic, Tweed Heads If you've ever Googled microneedling and acne, you've probably seen it listed as a firm contraindication. "Do not microneedle over active acne." It appears in training manuals, beauty therapy courses, and skincare blogs across the internet. Here's the thing - that advice exists for a reason. But it's not the whole story. And as a Registered Nurse and Dermal Therapist, I think you deserve the...

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