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How does BB Glow work?
Your doctor uses a fine microneedling pen to open tiny channels in the surface of the skin, then works a tinted serum into them. The tint settles in the skin like a light foundation, while the needling itself freshens up your skin’s texture.
The effect is temporary and cosmetic: it covers uneven tone rather than treating its cause. The US FDA has not approved any colour pigments for putting into the skin, or microneedling for delivering cosmetics, so your doctor talks you through this before you decide.
Who shouldn’t have BB Glow?
It isn’t suitable during pregnancy or breastfeeding, with active acne, an infection or broken skin, if you scar or form keloids easily, if your skin darkens easily after injury, or if you react to any serum ingredient.
BB Glow treatment, step by step
- Free consultation: your doctor checks your skin and talks you through gentler options too.
- Patch test: a small test spot first, to see how your skin reacts.
- Treatment: numbing cream, then fine microneedling with the tinted serum, about 45–60 minutes.
- Course: usually 3–5 sessions, 1–2 weeks apart.
- Top-up: only if you still want it once the tint has faded.
Results and recovery
Your skin looks more even and glowing straight away, and the tone builds a little with every session. The tint is temporary and fades gradually over a few months; how evenly it fades varies from person to person.
Redness and mild tenderness usually settle within a day or two. Less commonly, skin can react to the serum or change colour unevenly, so tell us about any lasting redness, bumps or patches.
Aftercare
- No make-up for 24 hours
- No gym, sauna or steam for 24–48 hours
- Don’t rub, scrub or pick the skin
- Wear sunscreen every day
Why choose Cutera Aesthetics
- Doctor-led: your BB Glow treatment is assessed, planned and performed by our qualified doctors.
- Free consultation: an honest assessment and a clear plan before you commit to anything.
- A plan made for you: your treatment is tailored to your goals, your skin and your health.
- 12 clinics in 7 cities: Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Hyderabad and Sialkot. Find your nearest clinic.
Sources
- US Food and Drug Administration. Tattoos, temporary tattoos and permanent makeup. No colour additive is approved for injection into the skin.
- US Food and Drug Administration. Microneedling devices. Risks, and why microneedling is not approved to deliver cosmetics.
- Soltani-Arabshahi R, et al. Facial allergic granulomatous reaction and systemic hypersensitivity associated with microneedle therapy for skin rejuvenation. JAMA Dermatology, 2014; 150(1): 68–72.
- Iriarte C, et al. Review of applications of microneedling in dermatology. Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017; 10: 289–98.