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

Yes, it is perfectly fine to have a microneedling or Vampire Facial while taking Minocycline. There should be no side effects. This is a tetracycline derivative and can lead to increase skin sensitivity to lasers. However, I do lasers all the time with patients on the antibiotic - you just have...

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...

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

Yes, time should help. If not, cosmetic tattooing or 1927 Permea C and B with PG inhibitor and nUVB exposure by a dermatologist. Personally, I would give this time. If you require treatment, it has to be gentle, and the process could take up to 7 -9 months to get the best results. Medical fa...

Microneedling with 0.25 mm needles is quite safe as the needles are very small and will not damage the skin.However, I do not like derma rolling, as rollers create a more erratic pattern of "tears" through the skin rather than the clean, more evenly distributed punctures seen with the han...

You must be very careful to use only serums that are specifically made to be safely used together with microneedling as these treatments enhance penetration into the skin of topically applied serums.In ...