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Microneedling pen - just once over areas?

mllcJan 23, 2017
So I went for micro needling today and she used the pen, its bugging me if it was right she only went over every area once. Every video that I have seen they go over the area 2 even 3 times in different directions, I have bad acne scaring I need it, im feeling short changed and I didnt bleed.

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