Will derma pen cause scarring or damage my skin?! (photo)

Micro-needling is an effective treatment for acne scarring. It should greatly improve the look of the scars with very little down time. It does require at least 3 to 6 treatments spaced about one month apart to get optimal results. It can cause things to surface during the healing process but being placed on a good skin care regimen should help between treatments. Thanks for the question and good luck.

Hi Microneedling treatments will help reduce the depth and size of your scars and make the skin tone more even.This is something that can be achieved over a course of 3-6 treatments at 4 weekly intervals. We use SkinPen which is the only FdA approved needling device. We recommend using a topical Vitamin A cream 6 weeks prior to treatment and also long term.Hope this helps

Wonderful question.  Microneedling can stimulate collagen regeneration and when combined with PRP it can improve scars in a variety of skin types.  This includes acne scars, chickenpox scars and surgical scars. The dermapen is a commonly used microneedling device.  The expectations of treatment are pinpoint bleeding and localized irritation.  Side effects are rare when the correct technique is used.  I have never seen this but possible rare side effects include infection, hyperpigmentation or worse scarring.  It is also possible that there may be no improvement in your scars if the correct depth is not used.  Please see an expert in scar revision.

Thank you for your question and photo. Microneedling is a great choice for acne scarring as it helps to stimulate collagen and even out the texture of the skin. We also like to put our patients on appropriate skin care prior to help “prepare” the skin much as you would prepare your body by working out regularly. To improve your results, I recommend adding growth factors with your treatment, such as PRP (platelet rich plasma) – which will also decrease your healing time. We have not had any reports of patients breaking out after a microneedling treatment. Ensure you seek treatment from a Board Certified provider. Good luck!

Dermapen is an automated mechanical microneedle device which allows the user to control the depth of penetration.  Depending on the number of passes and depth of penetration into the skin the Dermapen can be used as a superficial treatment or can be quite aggressive.  Discussing the desired results and expected downtime before each procedure is necessary to meet expectations.Dermapen is a medical procedure but can be done by physician extenders such as nurses, physician assistants, or aestheticians.  Medical laws will vary from state to state on how these physician extenders are supervised.  Informed consent should by done prior to any Dermapen procedure.Patients should ask about the experience of their Dermapen provider.  Dermapen does provide certification via hand on training or online courses.  Avoiding complications in this type of procedure is best done by ensuring that your provider is experienced, adequately supervised, and is willing to listen to your expectations of both result and downtime.