I have moderate scars on my both cheeks. I did one fractional co2 laser from a clinic. I think it helped me a little. As it is very expensive. I decided to do dermarolling with 2mm dermaroller. How many percentage ofimprovement can I expect from dermarolling? How long should I roll? When will I start to see the results. Please help me
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February 23, 2016
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In the US, legally we have to advise you to goto 0.25mm at home. In the office, we can go to 1.75-2.0 mm without problem. Like Dr Schwartz I do not like rolling on the neck- too much ripping and tearing of the skin, thus leaving marks. Best use a stamping device. See the attached video for how ...
Needles longer than 1.5 mm should not be used on the face as there are
reports of scarring from this treatment, especially along the cheekbone. Also,
rollers such as the Dermaroller create a more erratic pattern of
"tears" through the skin rather than the clean, more evenly
distributed punctures...
Thanks for the clarification of the FDA ruling Dr Rapaport. We can only recommend you use 0.25mm in the US, however in Australia, I get my patients to perform up to 0.5mm in SELECT areas. Anything above 0.5 mm, performed correctly will not only be painful, but will bleed. This may cause ...