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Would Microneedling work good for deep horizontal forehead wrinkles & glabella wrinkles (11's)?

Astrid2500Feb 22, 2017
I am 38 & I Have Deep StaticWrinkles Across Forehead & Glabella Wrinkles Just Forming.I Believe I Have These Wrinkles Prematurely Do to Severe Dehydration From Prescription Anti-Depressants I Was on For Years.I Know They arePremature Because I Have 2 Older Sisters With No Forehead Wrinkles Whatsoever.I Have Severe Nervous SystemDamage From the Years of Scripts and Having Shingles So I Am Pretty Sure Botox Will Kill Me as Will Fillers orCause Severe Damage to My Already Compromised Nervous System

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Dr. Kenne Ogunmakin, MD
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