Scratches from dermarolling? (Photo)

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I used a derma roller last night & it didn't hurt much, I didn't use forceful pressure or much pressure at all, but I got what looks like cat scratches. I didn't feel any dragging and I didn't get bleeding. I tried to get better pictures but it didn't work out so well. They're a bit darker in person than in pictures. Will these heal after time?

Davin Lim, MBBS, FACD - Account Suspended · Answer

Totally agree with Dr Schwartz, I use to use rollers- 15 years ago. However with newer technology this has largely been replaced with stamping techniques- stamping is safer and causes less skin tearing and collateral damage than Derma Rollers. See video for explanation on why, how, and when to use derma rollers and skin needling. All the best,

Dr Davin Lim

Laser, surgical and aesthetic dermatologist

Brisbane, Australia

Mitchell Schwartz, MD - Account Suspended · Answer

Rollers
such as the Dermaroller create a more erratic pattern of "tears"
through the skin rather than the clean, more evenly distributed punctures seen
with motorized micro-needling machines. The key to micro-needling is the healing response that this process
stimulates. You do not have to penetrate very deeply to reach the keratinocyte,
a cell that is in the superficial layers of the skin, to release several key
growth factors that facilitate ideal skin rejuvenation.

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