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microneedling (Skin Pen)

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I had skin pen done at the end of January to help...

kas1802
$150
I had skin pen done at the end of January to help with discoloration and some shallow scars from Voluma. This made my skin worse. The cheek that had no scars, now has little pin holes all over it that make the skin look rough and the texture look horrible. The cheek with the shallow scars had the scars fill in a little bit, but it left holes all over my cheek. I look worse now than I did before the treatment. I went to a plastic surgeon to be evaluated before I had the treatment and he said there were no adverse risks with this treatment that would cause any further damage. I let them know that I thought my face had small holes all over it a month after the treatment and was told by the office, that I should go see my dermatologist instead of having them look at the damage. I had already seen a dermatologist and insisted that they see me. They were extremely unprofessional about the situation and paraded me around the office taking pictures and always made sure there were multiple people in the room when they were with me and would not have one person left with me. When I demanded to see the doctor, he finally saw me and said that the holes were just pores and that they had just changed sizes. Luckily for me I had up close pictures of my face before the treatment. When I showed them to him, he acted like he could not tell the difference. I have since seen 2 other doctors that confirmed they were holes from the skin pen. This was done at only 1 mm depth.

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Karol A. Gutowski, MD, FACS

Karol A. Gutowski, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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August 26, 2016

Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you find support here in the community.

October 16, 2017
I had the same horrible results and have tried every single product in the market, but nothing has improved my skin. Sorry to hear you are going through the same hell. You should share pics and prevent others from doing this treatment.
October 19, 2016
Hi! I'm curious about the shallow scars you mention from Voluma, as I think I might have something similar from Perlane. Did you have a prior history of scarring? What do the scars look like, and where do they appear? MIne are on my cheeks-I'm tempted to get more filler to try to correct them, but scared to cause further damage.
May 20, 2017
I had dermapen procedure done in Jan 2017 to close larger pores on small area of cheek by nose and experienced damage to my skin that is still there three months later. I have the pin holes all over my cheeks and the textures is rough also. My forehead shows the pin marks as well. The dermatologist says the dermapen didn't cause this damage but give my skin 6 months to heal and see results. It ruined my skin and I wish I left well enough alone.
May 20, 2017
Have you experienced any improvement now?