Microneedled twice in two weeks by accident. Did I cause permanent damage? (Photo)

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Did I cause permanent damage to my skin? 2.5mm depth on thick stretch marks. Pictures are two days post last session. I went a little harder on this side, but still no were near the duration you would receive by a professional

Jason Emer, MD · Answer

you likely did and will get permanent hyperpigmentation and/or scarring if you do not start red light therapy, stem cell topical therapy like refit face and anteageserum, faith essence serum and is clinical hydracool, and sun protection right now. 2-3 weeks from now you need to do an enlighten, Cosmelan, or aerify peel. see emeragecosmetics where we do skincare consults daily and ship products overnight.

Burns need a combination of:
1) healing lasers and light such as aerolase or laser genesis and LED therapy with light stim
2) topical growth factors, stem cells, antioxidants
3) oxygen facials
4) platelet rich plasma and A cell topically
5) sun protection
6) vascular lasers for redness such as venus versa IPL, excel V KTP, and pulsed dye laser/VBeam
After 6-12 weeks you can treat for hyperpigmentation with cosmelan peels, hydroquinone, retinol or non ablative lasers like clear and brilliant or radiofrequency like venus viva.
 
Please see a laser, scarring and burn expert.

Dmitriy Schwarzburg, MD · Answer

Microneedling is a minimally invasive treatment. What you have right now is redness and a little bit of inflammation, which should go away within a few days. Next time don't go as hard, but otherwise it is actually okay to do Microneedling once a week if administered properly.

Anshul Gambhir, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. It is hard to tell but the skin does look irritated and inflamed. Make sure you are keeping it moist during the healing process and do NOT get any sun on this area. Hopefully there is no permanent damage but only time will tell. Hope this helps!

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