Can Retin A be 0.05% be used the same week as Dermarolling with 1.5 Needle?

In my office we routinely use 1.5 mm needles for micro-needling the face. However, we use motorized micro-needling, not the derma roller, for a more even and more effective result. The key to micro-needling is the healing response that this process stimulates. You do not have to penetrate very...

Hi, you have given a very good description of your scar, the reason the scars look that way is because the skin in the region of the scar has got very few adnexal (Sweat glands, Oil glands, hair follicles) structures and below the top layer of skin is just scar tissue with fewer blood vessels...

Dermaroller can be used for scar treatment, but Derma-stamp can be a more precise microneedling device to treat scarring - after acne, hypertrophic or atrophic. In my experience depth of needles should be a specific for scar tissue remodelling. Use of Retinol containing preparations also...

Hypo pigmentation can occur as a result of autoimmune disease like Vitiligo or as a consequence of post-inflammatory reaction following  a skin injury as result of  sun exposure or treatments associated thermal or chemical burn. Micro needling therapy is well recognized as...

Hello and thank you for the question. Derma rolling skin can cause hyperpigmentation, especially if your skin has a significant amount of pigment (Fitzpatrick Class IV or greater).  In general, in people who may be at higher risk for hyper-pigmentation, I will generally place them on a...

DermaRollers are ideal for mild, early rolling acne scars, however for deeper ice pick scars, procedures such as TCA CROSS or surgical punch excision works the best. See below for more on how I perform TCA CROSS and the before and afters. All the best, Dr Davin S. LimLaser and...