I did Derma Roller at home. Now there are small pinhole marks on my face. Will these go away? Have I damaged my skin? (Photo)

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I’ve had nice skin with small pores most of life. No real reason to use Derma Roller but read great reviews about increasing the elasticity of skin so I wanted to give it a try. It’s been 36 hours since I used the Derma Roller (size 0.25) at home and there are pinholes throughout my face. It looks like my pores are larger. Will these go away? If so, when? Is there anything I can do reduce these? Should I see a dermatologist. Please help.

Leonard Grossman, MD · Answer

If you used the Derma roller properly, over a clean face, you should have no issues whatsoever especially considering the small needles that you're using. Good luck for New York City

Mitchell Schwartz, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Microneedling with 0.25 mm needles is quite safe as the needles are very small and will not damage the skin.However, I do not like derma rolling, as rollers create a more erratic pattern of "tears" through the skin rather than the clean, more evenly distributed punctures seen with the hand-held vertical stamping tools or the motorized micro-needling machines.

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