For those not well-versed in derm speak, it's a treatment that involves puncturing your face with tiny needles, which then deliver a radio-frequency beneath the skin. This is what makes Fractora different from your run-of-the-mill microneedling treatment — the addition of that radio frequency sends arcs of energy through your skin cells, heating them up to put collagen and elastin production into overdrive, as well as shrink the skin's oil glands. One of the main causes of acne is excess oil, which the p. acnes bacteria feeds on and causes the inflammation that typifies a pimple. By essentially shutting down or shrinking those oil glands, it hinders the skin's ability to produce that trouble-starting sebum in the first place.