I've been using 1.0mm dermaroller to treat my scars from accutane for a few months. I roll every 10 to 14 days. 7~10 days after a roll, my skin starts to peel, some of them fall off naturally, the rest stay on my face. I want to ask that does washing my face carefully to force those scabs to fall off make my skin worse? Because i do that everytime before i dermaroll and i think it makes my skin worse than it should if i give them time to fall off naturally
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Yes, you can wait before application - as Minoxidil in most preparations will have P. Glycol or ethanol, and preservatives, this will sting. Application 24 hours post is a sensible option. All the best, Dr Davin Lim. Brisbane. Australia.
I'm so sorry to hear this. Dermarollers can be extremely effective if done by an experienced operator. They can cause more harm then good though if the person doing it is inexperienced. I would recommend that you see a fully qualified practitioner for a face to face consultation. The...
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...
