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Dermapen ( Microneedling ) Ruined my Skin - Netherlands

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On 28 April I was advised by my beautician to...

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On 28 April I was advised by my beautician to undergo a facial treatment with a dermapen ( 0,5mm ) This was suppose to be harmless, no side effects and would do wonders for my skin. I am not experienced with such treatments as my skin was flawless and in great condition, besides some crowfeet around my eyes when I smile but at 49 that is normal. My usual treatment is cleaning and massage. So I thought why not go a step further and try something else. My skin now is damaged. I have little puncture holes from the needles all over my face, wrinkles on my cheeks when I smile,( elasticity is gone ) The texture of my skin has changed and you can see tracks ( mostly on checks as if the dermapen was dragged over my face) It made my skin 10 years older. It' hard to capture and looks worse then the photo. Spent loads of money on creams, vitamins etc. I'm seeing a dermatologist this week to get advice on the damage....... of course the beautician says not to be at fault and this can not be from the treatment, I was basically waived away and she couldn't be bothered to even look and give further advise. I have never written a review on anything but I think I should warn that although this treatment might work for some people but it for ruined my skin.

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June 12, 2016
So sorry to hear this happened to you. I hope the dermatologist is able to help you. Please let us know what the doctor says.
June 12, 2016
What did the doctor say?
June 12, 2016
Going this Thursday, will give an update then.
June 12, 2016
So sorry to hear this. Please, keep us posted. And best of luck.
June 12, 2016
Who is your "beautician"? Is she licensed? I hear this a lot - once they have your money, they wash their hands of you. I am truly sorry. For what it's worth, you have a great smile!
June 12, 2016
Her name is Annou and yes she's licensed. But in all honesty, right now my priority is to try and get my skin back into shape. I am so upset that I dont have energy to bother with her right now. It's a yes/no arguement. Once I have confirmation from the dermatologist what the damage is I will go back but there is no way she will ever touch my skin again even if she paid me for treatment.
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June 12, 2016
Please keep us posted on how your skin progresses over the next couple of months. microneedling can take about 3 months before showing improvement. The skin damage that the needles cause results in the skin repairing of itself, and gives a refreshed look. But it takes time to do so. Unless something went wrong with the treatment, or something post treatment. Please let us know! Thanks for sharing!!
June 13, 2016
I really hope that it will look better over time. I was told 3 to 4 weeks for recovery.... But as you can see on my cheeks my skin has a different color and is very wrinkled when before it was smooth and zero wrinkles. That's where the main damage is besides from very large pores (or needle punctures) which cover my cheeks and forehead. On my jawline I have some streaks as well and I believe perhaps the treatment was not done correctly cause I mainly read positive reviews besides 1 more lady on this topic who is experiencing the same skin isues I m dealing with now. She told me she's done it 3 months ago but no improvement on her skin, still wrinkles.... I'm trying to stay positive.
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June 13, 2016
Skin's Cellular turnover speed varies from person to person. The older we get, the slower this process. Give it time and I'd speak to your dermatologist about the use of retinol cream at night to address the wrinkles. And yes, keep thinking positively! Even with wrinkles you're still a knockout! :)
UPDATED FROM odettemustafa
2 months post

Dermapen (microneedling) ruined my skin

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Was at the dermatologist today. Very simple answer, at this moment nothing they can do and hope that my skin will heal itself. If not healed after a few months then the only advise was a Fractional CO2 laser treatment. But also no guarantee that it will improve my skin but suppossably this laser is the best option and good results have been booked with this laser. So that's something to think about in a few months time. For now, stay out of the sun, and hope my skin heals itself. So now I am stuck with wrinkles, enlarged pores, scratch marks and a glow on the damaged skin. You can see the bottom part of my face how my skin use to look like, nice and smooth. I do think I'm seeing slight improvememts but maybe I m getting used to it. When researching for the past weeks about microneedling, I dont even understand why this treatment was advised in the first place. Guess I m particially to blame for agreeing to a treatment I didnt know anything about but I trusted her judgement and was told it was perfectly harmless..... I just pray my skin will heal and it will look like it did before ( see last picture, taken in Feb, 2 months before treatment)

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June 16, 2016
Please do a lot of research on that treatment. There have been some that have lost facial volume due to that
June 16, 2016
From the Fractional CO2 laser ? Is there no magical cure...... feeling sad.......
June 16, 2016
Please DO NOT do any lasers especially Fraxel. My skin reacted exactly like yours did from the Dermapen except that I did Fraxel. It's been 4 years for me since my last laser and my skin has not recovered instead I have developed (on to of all that you described) ice pick type of holes. Lasers are harmful!! Read fraxel laser damage specifically Angela Walkers story. All that is said happens to be true. Your skin is vulnerable now so leave it alone.
June 17, 2016
I agree who everyone who says do NOT let them touch your skin with a fractional laser, especially the Fraxel laser. It will destroy your skin. My skin still looks horrible from a treatment I had in 2009. Sagging dry skin, orange-peel texture, rosacea, dehydrated dry itchy skin, and so many others. I actually had really nice skin before that, and it's gone for good. Please please please do not get it done. Let your skin heal for a while from the micro-needling.
June 16, 2016
Do not do laser, recovery is brutal and has some of the worse reviews. I had dermapen and so far like the results, planing to get more done. Did you get it with prp and what did you use after the procedure. Plus your skin looks dehydrated not dry(huge difference) are you using a serum
June 17, 2016
Just the needling, no PRP.
It does look dehydrated, strange is that it doesn't feel that way, and it still feels soft. The products I m using is a Dutch brand and the dermatologist said it a very good brand( Hannah ) My skin routine at the moment is a gentle routine to support the natural healing.
Gentle Milky cleanser morning and night. In the morning : Vitamin spray ( A,C,E ) 2 drops of serum, and 2 tejuvilation cremes. At night: vitamin spray, first aid creme and remodelling creme (both for damage skin) Once a week a gentle exfoliation, and cell repair creme. Sometimes I will replace 1 of the morning cremes with an extra oxygen creme. I have many more different cremes but was told I was putting too much on it and I should let it breath, let it rest and give my body time to heal. It made sense when the dermatologist said that.
June 17, 2016
I have a few suggestions. I had very very aggressive dermapen mostly done at 2.5 mm depth, but had it combined with PRP aka vampire facial. My face healed incredibly, you can see pics on my review on this site. It shaved 5 years off my face. This is very expensive so I suggest a few other ways to speed healing, and mend your skin naturally without lasers. Red light therapy (led ) or NEAR infrared ( not Far, wrong spectrums) is usually followed up with this type of treatment and widely available. NASA discovered this and uses it in their space launches to promote healing and recovery. Lots of scientific articles in this. Some tanning salons have a stand up red light therapy called Beauty Angel. For topical I have experimented with various products and besides using an extra virgin olive oil mask for 10 minutes every evening, the best thing I have discovered is a product by Dermamed called " all purpose balm". It is scientifically proven to act as an alternative to hydrocortisone using only natural ingredients. You can google the ingredients. You can get off amazon. I use this product at night all over my face and my face feels plump and dewy when I wake up in am. Very healing, and non irritating. And here in Vancouver less than 20.00. DermaMed makes healing balms and creams for medical skin conditions. Lasers at this point would probably aggravate your skin in my opinion. Good luck to you.
June 17, 2016
Thank you for the red light therapy tip and DermaMed creme tip. Will do research tonight on both.
June 17, 2016
Checked out your PRP review, wauw that looks "heavy" but nice result. At this moment I m too scared to do anything and need to firstly accept and chill before making any decisions on potential further treatments. Your face looks so good !!!
June 17, 2016
.5 is actually pretty short. Makes me wonder more about technique and quality of equipment
June 17, 2016
It was a genuine Dermapen, I believe that she used too much force and dragged the pen over my skin with force. At least that's what it looks like to me
June 17, 2016
Which are the before and what pictures are after?
June 17, 2016
Oh, i see last one is before. But its hard to tell. I cant really tell. Hope it gets better. Skin is amazing thing. Hydrate and give it time. Best of luck!
June 17, 2016
From the 7 pictures, the first and last picture, where I am still happily smiling
UPDATED FROM odettemustafa
2 months post

Improvement on discolourarion on cheeks

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The dark shadows which covered my checks has softened.

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June 24, 2016
That's amazing how many treatments did you have to have?
June 26, 2016
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February 23, 2017
Try retin A it really helps texture on your skin to renew
April 3, 2017
What did you have done? Last comment said you were doing nothing.