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Microneedling for One Year, Seeing Results, Used DERMINATOR

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Using instructions from OWNDOC I purchased the...

Bellaanna3
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Using instructions from OWNDOC I purchased the derminator in June of 2016. Every 4-12 weeks I would needle my face and in the course of a year I needled maybe 6 times? I finally see results after one year. I will continue again this year and add growth serum/stem cell serum to my procedure.
What I did:
In the week leading up to the procedure I would orally take gelatin, biotin, and vitamin C to nourish the skin from the inside out.
1. Applied topical numbing cream, after 30 minutes removed with water and then alcohol swabs.
2. Used the device and needle depth of 1.75-2.00 mm for cheeks and chin, 1-1.25 for forehead and periorbital area.
3. Immediately applied INFADOLAN and would reapply when I woke up for 3 days (yes, skin was greasy for 3 days I would time this to perform on a Friday afternoon).
My daily skin care:
1. Wash face with cetaphil or cerave if I wore makeup
2. Apply Infadolan every other night, and evening primrose oil every night in between
3. Wear Oil of Olay total effects 7 daily, and Clinique sunscreen on extra sunny days
4. Once a month wash skin thoroughly with clarisonic
And... on the days that I would remember I would apply a Hydralonic Acid serum under all the creams. But that rarely happened LOL.

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Replies (31)

July 4, 2017
Looks great. I'm just starting to use derminator on 11's and smokers lines. Slow and steady does it!
July 5, 2017
Thanks so much!! Slow and steady win the race. I have botox (in both pics) in the 11s... I think it really helps prevent the new ones while working on the old. Do you combine it with Botox?
July 5, 2017
Wow I really see results! I may try this too. Looki g great. Thanks for sharing!
July 5, 2017
Thanks so much!
July 5, 2017
Which GROWTH FACTOR did you use?---lookin great!
July 5, 2017
I haven't yet done growth factor.. that will be my modification for June 2017-2018... I bought Tensage but after research I should have bought BIOCELL... When I use up Tensage will do the BIOCELL.. they're very pricy!
July 6, 2017
Your skin looks awesome, what a difference! Where do you buy the biocrll growth factor to use in conjunction with rolling?
July 6, 2017
When u do the needling do u get bleeding and bruising afterwards? ---that may be what one needs to have for healing to happen?
July 7, 2017
thank you! I have-not yet used growth serum.. planning to do that starting next treatment google BIOCELL TENSAGE is it growth factor with snail stuff in it -- theres a human one around the same price which I will buy next time. I got it at the dermstore online. It comes with little vials. --- I haven't used yet though!
July 7, 2017
With the derminator there is almost NO bruising, actually I have never noticed bruising. There is some bleeding but so small I didn't see it except on the forehead which would yield probably 4 or 5 drops of blood ????
July 8, 2017
Thanks so much!
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August 14, 2017
I have been watching a lot of YouTube's been doing a lot of reading on microneedling and you do not have to bleed. In fact they recommend you use .5 mm to begin but I bought 1.5 millimeters and didn't press too hard. No blood and not so red that I couldn't go out the next day. I actually bought the roller for surgical scar on my arms but couldn't resist using it on my face
July 6, 2017
No I don't think botox will help they're static maybe fillers would tho?
July 7, 2017
What kind of downtime did you experience with that needle depth?
July 7, 2017
48 hours where the skin was rather raw, and I felt it needed DEEP moisturizing (infadolan) so I looked like a greasy red beet for 2 days, the 3rd day was like a light sunburn. By the 4th day I felt fine to where makeup and 5th day I would say totally healed (at least surface level)
January 30, 2018
Was it so red and raw that you avoid going anywhere for a couple of days? Or how long? I just got mine in the mail.
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September 19, 2019
Why did you go so deep???
Do you have acne scaring?