I am of Southeastern Asian descent with relatively light skin who gets hypertrophic scarring after injuries. Can I still get microneedling on my face? I don't have any hypertrophic scars on my face but I would like to eliminate my sun spots and acne scars. I've tried IPL on its lowest setting and it made my sun spots worse.
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Stay away from Dermal Rollers. There are many offices advertising microneedling when in fact the are using a dermal roller. Rolling the skin does cause the skin to rip and tear. A microneedling medical device, the needles go up and down, the provider controls the depth and the speed. The needles...
It is difficult to answer this question because there can be several different answers. Some patients do not want an aggressive treatment, so we may not go as deep, this patient will still have some pink/redness in the skin and the skin will feel very tight, where another patient may want...
IPL treats conditions that lie on top of the skin- like brown spots, freckles, sun spots, etc... whilst micro needling can stimulate collagen that lies under your skin. Hence I often perform these procedures on the same day- as healing time coincides with each other. All the best, Dr Davin Lim. ...