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Hi all, It's been 4 months since I got a microneedling procedure done by a well known, board certified plastic surgeon. I went to his office seeking consultation for my minor ice pick scars on my cheeks. I paid $2,500 for what he called medical microneedling and it has widened my ice pick scars as well as caused persistent redness/red texture. They told me that redness will last for a 6-8 weeks, but at this point it's been 4 months. I am concerned about this experience and I feel violated, especially since the recommendation for the procedure was done in haste, and was not fully explained to me what is going to take place besides this is a real microneedling procedure, we are the only ones that do this. I have not found an equivalent procedure online about such an aggressive microneedling procedure. The entire time while he did the procedure, he talked about how this is the only kind of microneedling that is actually effective, and any other kind is a useless cash-grab. He said it is required to be aggressive with the approach to actually stimulate collagen. My skin was bleeding, bruised, scabbed, and I had extreme swelling the next day. He used a combination of dermaroller, a skin pen, and a needle. With the dermaroller, he beat my face, as in literally hit my face with it over and over again. I had numbing cream as well as lidocaine injections. It took about 2 weeks for the scabbing and major redness/bruising to subside. I had overall redness for weeks after, and now at 4 months I have redness in small patches. Can someone please explain what has been done to my face? I feel lied to and very upset that the icepicks scars are actually much more visible and more wide than before. There are literally icepick scars that I never noticed now that are apparent on my cheeks. Is this a legitimate procedure? What can I do at this point? Would really appreciate the knowledge and help by board certified surgeons who are familiar with this method.

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