Dermapen Does NOT Work for Old Acne Scars - Langhorne, PA

That's too bad. What kind of scars do you have? I understand needling is not that great for ice pick scarring.

I do have what I believe to be ice pick scars on both my checks so I have Dermapen on my entire face. The entire procedure takes about 90 minutes and it is uncomfortable. I've spent a lot of money and down time on 9 dermapen procedures, but very little results. Very disappointing as I was told that Dermapen would be the solution for me. I guess it is all hype and probably does work on others. I actually was told that dermapen was like having Fractional laser which is much more costly. I've lived with my acne scarred face for a very long time and I think I am finished trying to "fix" it.

I agree--you need to have the deeper needles and the woman in Langhorne doesn't use that depth.

I even think it made my scars worse. If I didn't stop the treatments, I believe the Dermapen lady would have continued to tell me I was improving and continued to take my money. The Dermapen lady did not take before and after pictures so I really had nothing to go by, and in my mind, I was deluding myself that there had been improvement. I had previously gone to someone who did microdermabrasion on me and who took before and after pictures so it was not until I asked the microdermabrasion lady if I could see my before pictures and that is when I truly realized there was absolutely no improvement and I had been wasting my time and money on Dermapen for a year. For me, the only thing that will work is invasive and that would be Fraxel or some other deeper laser. I was just hoping that the hype of Dermapen and what the estethician told me that it would work for my type of scars was the answer. I've lived with my scarring for so many years that I think I will just have to accept the fact that they will always be there.

I went through the same thing i was told i only needed 6 treatments which i did have AND I SEE NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL.I am mad at these professionals who lie to us just so they can make money.Shame on them

I felt totally taken advantage of. I was told 6 treatments like you but kept going until 9 when someone told me it will never help me with my type of scars. The only reason I went through 9 treatments was because I kept on being told that my scarring was old and so it would take longer. It’s all a sham to get our money.

I checked out the Dermapen website first and I recommend you do the same. Lots of good info on what to expect. The one thing I was advised years ago regarding acne scarring is that what you see on the surface is usually just the tip of the iceburg so to speak. When the top layers are removed, frequently the scarring below is deep and wider than what appears on the top of your skin. As a result, my facial scarring looked MUCH worse after the first few treatments. I stuck with it though and by combining fractional laser treatments, pixel, peels and Dermapen at 2.5 depth for the cheek scarring, I am now happy to say that my face is clear and at least 80% of the scarring is gone. I am continuing with a few more treatments of profractional laser, pixel laser, chemical peels and Dermapen treatments. It has been a long journey, almost 2 years now and thousands of dollars and days in pain similar to a bad sunburn. I am glad that I did it though and the added bonus is that I am now told by many that I look 10 to 15 years younger.