Almost 3 months ago and my forehead now had tears all over. I am freaking out I don't know what to do, I am keeping the skin hydrated as much as possible with hyaluronic acid serum but its not helping. I now have to wear my hair in a tight ponytail to keep my skin on the forehead from sagging. I have done a gentle peel since to try and take off the top layer of skin. I don't know if that is making it worse. please can someone advise.
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Thanks for your question. We never recommend dermarollers because it causes unnecessary dermal trauma. Microneedling, especially with PRP is better because the needles travel perpendicularly to the skin surface. If you think about the rollers, they go in at an angle, straighten up and com...
In the context of rolling and cupping - this is a safe procedure. The question however is what do you want to achieve. If its the cupping - subcsion method, rollers are vertically orientated, subcsion oblique. There is no harm in rolling- cupping, but if you are after scar revision, consider...
Rollers such as the Dermaroller create an erratic pattern of "tears" through the skin rather than the clean, more evenly distributed punctures seen with the motorized micro-needling machines. Also, 2 mm needles are also much too long to be safe for home use. These tears lead to greater in...
