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Derma needling requires a self-disiplined commitment - Bay Area, CA
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I'm in my fifties and my skin is pretty good...
Jean77January 30, 2012
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I'm in my fifties and my skin is pretty good but I have some fine lines I dislike and those unattractive nasolabial folds are starting to appear, so I want to see some tightening. I recently gave myself some TCA peels and that didn't help much so two months ago I started with derma needling. I use a 1.5 millimeter roller which I got on Amazon and I roll each section of my face once (very thoroughly) every two weeks. The rolling procedure is painful, there's no doubt about that, and you really have to push yourself to keep doing it after you start. I only do sections of my face at a time so it's not quite so horrible. Anyway, so far I can say that a couple of tiny scars I had are gone, but that's the only major difference after two months. Supposedly you don't see results with this until you've been doing it for at least six months. I use copper peptide serum, right after rolling and you have to use moisturizers every day when you're doing this treatment, because it does make your skin quite dry. Anyway, I'll keep this updated as I go...
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October 3, 2015
I got the .5mm on Amazon and didn't even realize they came in different levels. There is no directions so I was doing it regularly and then stopped but I think it does do something as it does bring blood flow to the skin. Like you say, it takes commitment and regularity whatever one decides. I have the Derma Wand too and like it as well.
October 12, 2015
Use vitamin c serum from amara so much better don't even where liquid makeup. I do my eye makeup and lips...vit. C serum goes on face 3 times a day
UPDATED FROM Jean77
Update: 2/19/12 I've recently switched to the...
Jean77February 19, 2012
Update: 2/19/12
I've recently switched to the derma stamp and I like that much better. It's less painful and the needles seem to penetrate better. I'll be taking six week breaks between needling sessions with the derma stamp, though, as it's more intense than the rolling.
Oh, and I think I'm finally starting to see an overall improvement in my face. It seems to be tightening a bit.
I've recently switched to the derma stamp and I like that much better. It's less painful and the needles seem to penetrate better. I'll be taking six week breaks between needling sessions with the derma stamp, though, as it's more intense than the rolling.
Oh, and I think I'm finally starting to see an overall improvement in my face. It seems to be tightening a bit.
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May 22, 2016
I bought a 1.5 Dermaroller and I'm educating myself before I get down to serious stuff. I've got some smoker's wrinkles appearing along the top of my mouth and some dislocation of the skin due to sun. After reading everyone else experiences I'm beginning to think that perhaps the Dermastamp would be easier to use along the top of the mouth and possibly around the eyes. I can't really figure out how people do around their mouths. Not the way it's described , up, down , then like a star. How can you possibly do that around your mouth? With the stamp I suppose it's just a one time stamp and that's that. Any comments?
September 11, 2016
Hi Kookywit. From what I've read recently, it's not good to do the diagonal passes. This concentrates too much damage in the areas that the roller passes in the star pattern. Just pass up and down and side to side. Also we need to lift the roller after each sweep so as not to tear the skin in the backward roll, which will happen if we leave the needles on the skin. Each time I roll (every 2 months with a 1.5) I change the direction a little with, so I'm not going the same up and down directions each time. But I always do the perpendicular pattern.
It's tricky getting around the mouth, I pull my skin just a little to stretch out the folds. I tuck my lips under my teeth.
I only use a .5 around the eyes and on my nose. The .5 roller is very small so I roll it a few times around the lips after the 1.5 passes.
God bless,
Ginni
It's tricky getting around the mouth, I pull my skin just a little to stretch out the folds. I tuck my lips under my teeth.
I only use a .5 around the eyes and on my nose. The .5 roller is very small so I roll it a few times around the lips after the 1.5 passes.
God bless,
Ginni
January 20, 2019
I can roll around my mouth if I pull my lips in tightly, and go very slowly and carefully to mind the bumps created by my teeth. I don't do the "star" (diagonal) as consensus has become that up and down treats evenly, but going diagonal pulverizes the center of the area. Draw an asterisk on paper, then look to see how evenly the lines are distributed. See the darkness and concentration at the center? It receives considerably more passes than. the surrounding areas!
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Okay, I've been doing the derma needling for...
Jean77March 19, 2012
Okay, I've been doing the derma needling for nearly four months now and I can say that it really does work but the improvements come very slowly -- and the changes aren't dramatic. I would highly recommend derma rolling (or better: stamping) to those who have a lot of self-disipline because it's painful and requires sticking with it despite the lack of fast & obvious results. I can't speak for how it work on acne scars, as that wasn't my particular issue, but if you are really, seriously commited to improving your skin & your skin isn't too bad to begin with -- and you don't want to spend a lot on doctors -- this is a good option. I'll update in another month...
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October 12, 2015
Ask your family Dr. To write a script for topical lidocaine my Dr. did for me. Wash face good...then apply lidocaine ointment leave on thirty minutes and wipe off excess then roll ..make sure your rollers are always clean before using...I also derma roll my neck and my hands and arms also started doing my thighs. I'm _61. People think I'm 40.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCNsvSXbWtQ&feature=player_embedded#!