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Derma Roller is a device and it can go a lot of good or a lot of bad depending on when and how it is used. Some derma rollers can be used in combination with your treatments and others should not.I recommend that you see your dermatologist and get best skin care advice from skin expert.Best regards
No problems with doxy- in fact it is good that you are on an antibiotic because if you use a 1.0mm roller or longer you will bleed, and hence doxy can reduce the chance of infection.As for Retin A- stop this cream the night before the rolling session, then recommence when your skin has completely healed (2-8 days depending your roller depth and method). Use every second night, then increase as tolerated. All the best rollinDr Davin Lim Laser DermatologistBrisbane, Australia.
Once the skin has epithelialized (usually within 48 hours), you can use a silicone gel such as Plato's Scar Serum. Best, DR. Karamanoukian Los Angeles
Hello, Thanks for your question. Any trauma to the skin can cause aggravation of rosacea, and laser may needed to counter this. If you choose to go with derma rolling, then have an experienced doctor assess you. Please note, medical advice is given as general advice only and is not a...
Hello there. In my experience, it should be safe to perform darmarolling after any fat transfer procedure. The depth of penetration in mircroneedling varies from .2-3.0 mm. This allows the dermaroller to penetrate the skin down to the level of the epidermis and dermis....
Ear piercing tracts often need a quick surgical procedure to close up the hole. I would suggest surgical piercing scar revision as the first option. Best, Dr. Karamanoukian Los Angeles
Depending on the depth of your scar, you may need 3-5 treatments. I highly recommend having a professional do it for you because the depth of needle that you would need to make a significant improvement requires facial numbing.For some ice pick scarring though, you may need them to be cut out....
At home use is safe up 0.75mm. You don't want to use a roller that will cause bleeding at home. The smaller needles will create channels so that products can penetrate better. If scars are deep you probably need medical microneedling with numbing before the procedure which can cause...
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