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 ...
How effective rollers are will be determined by your end goal, severity of your loss of collagen, technique, depth of rolling, and frequency. Derma Rollers do work, however they are almost 2 decade old, stamping technology with growth factors is the next step, and then energy based needling with...
