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I find the Derminator's action very fast and...
I find the Derminator's action very fast and powerful and less painful than rollers/stamps. I'm writing this because I have seen quite a few bad reviews of some other forms of microneedling, which might have something to do with microtearing and/or us of peels and other products on sensitive skin too soon to microneedling.
I won't go into all the details of the nearly 5 years of DIY microneedling I've been doing, because it's best if people study up and decide for themselves what is right for them.
I follow the Derminator instructions plus also keenly read everything by world expert Dr Des Fernandes and everything on CIT/microneedling to be found in Google scholar.
My results, age 52:
Single needle: fine lines at began age 47 mainly gone [perioral, forehead, bunny lines]. Annoying parenthesis lines I've had all my adult life back to size they were in my twenties. 9 needle attachment and Owndoc dermaroller: Large areas treated are cheeks, shins, hands, wrists: all skin remains thick and elastic. Some improvements in nasolabial lines, though fighting gravity also depends on my facial exercises. Some unsuccessful areas: elbows remain elephantine and wrists have lines: probably due to daily endless use. I also find single needling the wrist lines inconvenient, because unlike the face the pink lines can't be concealed. I aim to treat them more often during the work holidays.
Other relevant details: No painkillers. At first needling was extremely painful, but now my skin has thickened and the use of the Derminator is less painful than rolling/stamping, because of the fast action.
I apply nothing to my skin after needling. The only products I use the rest of the time: sunblock daily, mild soap. Retinyl Palmitate, a mild form of vitamin A. Dr Des Fernandes recommends, as my skin couldn't handle tretinoin. In evenings I thoroughly massage face, throat, decolletage, hands, wrists. Vitamin C all over body and face twice weekly after shower, then rinse off after thirty minutes, because it was staining my sheets and clothes!
I'm 2 years into menopause, no HRT. Been doing Flexeffect and Ageless if you Dare exercises plus Carolyn's 'gulping fish' since age 42. Some warding off of the worst results of gravity, I hope.
I won't go into all the details of the nearly 5 years of DIY microneedling I've been doing, because it's best if people study up and decide for themselves what is right for them.
I follow the Derminator instructions plus also keenly read everything by world expert Dr Des Fernandes and everything on CIT/microneedling to be found in Google scholar.
My results, age 52:
Single needle: fine lines at began age 47 mainly gone [perioral, forehead, bunny lines]. Annoying parenthesis lines I've had all my adult life back to size they were in my twenties. 9 needle attachment and Owndoc dermaroller: Large areas treated are cheeks, shins, hands, wrists: all skin remains thick and elastic. Some improvements in nasolabial lines, though fighting gravity also depends on my facial exercises. Some unsuccessful areas: elbows remain elephantine and wrists have lines: probably due to daily endless use. I also find single needling the wrist lines inconvenient, because unlike the face the pink lines can't be concealed. I aim to treat them more often during the work holidays.
Other relevant details: No painkillers. At first needling was extremely painful, but now my skin has thickened and the use of the Derminator is less painful than rolling/stamping, because of the fast action.
I apply nothing to my skin after needling. The only products I use the rest of the time: sunblock daily, mild soap. Retinyl Palmitate, a mild form of vitamin A. Dr Des Fernandes recommends, as my skin couldn't handle tretinoin. In evenings I thoroughly massage face, throat, decolletage, hands, wrists. Vitamin C all over body and face twice weekly after shower, then rinse off after thirty minutes, because it was staining my sheets and clothes!
I'm 2 years into menopause, no HRT. Been doing Flexeffect and Ageless if you Dare exercises plus Carolyn's 'gulping fish' since age 42. Some warding off of the worst results of gravity, I hope.
Provider Review
Sarah Vaughter
Derminator, stamps and rollers bought from Owndoc. This is an online service, so 'bedside manner' refers to the detailed instructions and thorough website forum information provided, plus the waySarah and her staff answered all my questions quickly and helpfully.