I recently had a very bad reaction the first time I had microneedling done. I woke up the next day with swollen blisters that turned into pustules or even pimples it seemed like. I'm not sure if I reacted badly to the peel she applied afterwards that they have apparently been using on everyone or the hyaluronic acid?
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Good morning and thank you for your question! An aggressive microneedling treatment can leave your skin feeling "raw" and inflamed for a few days. However, I would not suggest applying olive oil or Vaseline to the skin. Both of these can be very occlusive and prohibit the skin from healing...
Given your skin type you need to be pre treated & protected with melanocyte (color producing cells in skin) suppression prior to treatment with Microneedling or Halo hybrid fractional laser. HALO laser, FDA approved in 2014 has been tested to be safe even in African American skin...
Stay away from Dermal Rollers. There are many offices advertising microneedling when in fact the are using a dermal roller. Rolling the skin does cause the skin to rip and tear. A microneedling medical device, the needles go up and down, the provider controls the depth and the speed. The needles...