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Derma roller over wrinkles with slight facial hair. Will the derma roller encourage facial hair to grow back more?

Unicorn300Dec 12, 2018
I am a women who is about to use a 0.25 derma roller for the first time on my face to improve some wrinkles. However, I have slight darkish facial hair which I usually remove by waxing or using tweezers. Will my derma roller encourage these nasty hairs to grow back more? Also, can I still wax or pluck my hair before or after derma rolling? If so, how much time do i have to wait? Or will my skin get damaged?

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Dr. Kristine Brecht, MD (license suspended)
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Answered on Dec 14, 2018
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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...

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Kristine Brecht, MD (license suspended)

This doesn’t sound good.Painful dark patches should be evaluated by a doctor to get a better idea of what’s going on.There could be an active infection under the skin that needs an antibiotic.Best. Dr Brecht Seattle, Wa

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