Next, the specialist injects needles into the individual overactive sebaceous glands—don’t worry, it only feels like a tiny prick and only took about 10 minutes all up for me—and then applies an LED light treatment, which is on for 20 minutes, and is designed to kill off any remained bacteria.

It’s all over pretty quickly and there was no pain afterwards. In theory, you can do it on your lunch break, but I’d advise not making any plans post-treatment. My skin was pretty blotchy straight afterwards and, while they do have redness-relief mineral BB cream for you to use, you’re advised not to wear regular makeup until the next day.

I was told not to expect too much (read: instant results) from my initial session and that it would take at least three treatments until I would see results. They also warned me that my breakouts could worsen a day after the treatment and advised me to extract (or pop) any pimple heads if they formed.

I was told to expect to see a change in my skin about 10-14 days after my treatment. I couldn’t say my acne had completely disappeared, but by day five, my skin seemed to have taken a baby step forward. It began to seem less oily in parts, and my breakouts became easier to manage.

When I returned to the clinic for my second batch of SGA, my skin had cleared up so much that a second session wasn’t even needed, which was a massive result. Instead, the technician used the SGA technology to pinpoint some milia I had on my cheekbones, followed by LED light therapy to target some of the acne-causing bacteria under the skin. For people with skin like mine, which is moving out of aggressive acne but still experiencing the odd hormonal breakout, they recommend Pixel session, with intermittent LED light therapy, followed by miso needling later down the track. With just one session, I’ve already experienced fewer breakouts and inflammation, and am confident that clear skin is definitely within reach. Hallelujah.