Hi overcome, what size roller do yu use? i have a .75mm and was not sure how often to use, and is this size too short?

So is the purpose of the bio oil to promote healing? I am assuming so. I bought the .75mm derma roller from ebay-china seller- and I have the emla cream but didnt need to use it. Do you think the .75mm is a large enough MM?? And I am afraid to use the EMLA cream since I saw a comment about a heart attack??!

I use the 1.5 mm every 6-8 months for collagen remodeling,the .75 is good for topicals and slight pigmentation problems.The .75 is good twice a week for me.If you do the 1.5 you have to invest in a numbing cream.Re-read the threads here,there is a wealth of information.

This post has been edited by overcome: Oct 28 2009, 11:52 AM

The 0.75 twice a week? Really? I thought that was more of a once a week roller but I only ever looked into the 1.5mm as it was suited moreso for my scars. I look forward to the day when I can drop down to the .75 and the good news is that one day I reckon I will be able to which feels pretty damn good!

Just out of interest, have you noticed the roller improve wrinkles? I am just curious about this, luckily I don't have wrinkles (probably thanks to my large pores ironically) but I never really bought into the roller sorting out wrinkles as in my view what it succeeds at is tearing up the scar tissue and I can't really see it doing too much to wrinkles.

As for the Bio Oil wingrie, yeah that's exactly what it does - read up on it and see what you think, not too expensive and you need very little to cover your entire face so it lasts for ages. Very pleased with mine as it keeps my skin really soft and prevents dryness as well - and no I don't work for Bio Oi, I just like it

Hey Greg,i really don't have wrinkles,but i think with continued use of the dermaroller your pores will shrink.I made a mistake about the .75 being used twice a week,it should be once.I have like 3 rollers and i get confused,the .25mm is twice a week. Its been 5 weeks today since i rolled and now i'm starting to feel tightening and some of the scars are really reforming themselves and i'am getting pretty impressed with the results.The key is just time and being consistent.

Cool, thanks for coming back to help us out. my next roll with the 1.5mm is in another week or two (my 4th). Will have another few rolls with the 1.5mm and then maybe switch to the .75 for areas that have very little scarring. I am not expecting much in terms of my pores and so if there is any improvement I will see that as a bonus.

One final question is why have you chosen to just use the 1.5 every 6-8 months? At the moment I am rolling with the 1.5 every 6-7 weeks and am not using any sort of roller in between. I feel that so far this is going well for me. have you reached a point where you don't need to use the 1.5 quite as much?

Thanks

Whoops i meant every 6-8 weeks sorry.My next is coming up next Saturday,which would be 6 weeks,but i think i'm gonna wait 2 more weeks because i've been feeling skin tightening this past week...so i think its starting to change a little more.As far as using the 1.5 i will keep using it,but maybe at one point every 3 months or more as things look better.

This post has been edited by overcome: Nov 2 2009, 04:51 AM

Greg

do you think the dermarolling (or are you dermastamping , sorry can't remember is making the pores worse, or not?

I think I recall u saying that the enlarged pores started BEFORE you started dermastamping????

Thank OC! Do you roll with other rollers in between your 1.5mm sessions? I would have thought that you would need to leave the skin be for those 6-8 weeks, rolling wise, no?

No HG, the rolling hasn't been the cause of my large pores, wouldn't recommened it if I thought it was. The pore issue is in my genes and now that i have accepted that and am still seeing scars improvements I am feeling better again.

Hey Greg,i really don't roll in between anymore...i did at first.Even tho its shallow with a .25mm i think that the skin is in trauma after a 1.5mm roll for some weeks after.This last roll,my skin did not start to look good till the 4 week mark...it usually took 2-3 weeks.This week will mark 6 weeks since my last roll (4th) and i think i will wait another 2 because of continued tightening.Rolling has been amazing along with the bio-oil.

Thank you and the best of luck.

I'm sorry to ask this, i'm sure everyone keeps asking. However, I've read the posts and can't seem to find the roller on ebay.

Where are you guys buying the 1.5mm roller? What brand, and is it the medical physician grade?

Thank You.

Some posted this link in other thread. I am planning on getting it, but I haven't used it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-3-LINE-DR-ROLLER-S...=item5ad34455fd

Hi and excuse me for my poor english. I'm french.

I'm 26 years old and my face has some severe scars. I've not count them but I have approximately 40-50 ice picks and 10 rolling scars. One year I had a session of Pearl Cutera. In France it costs me 400$. After 6 months, I thought the results were great (10% on ice picks and 50% on rolling scars, I'm not joking!) but my dermatologist didn't want to hear about other techniques such as dermaroller or TCA cross. So I decided to give them a try in order to see if I can have some significant results .

I would like to know something. How long does it take for a good 1.5 mm rolling session?
I used my 0.5 mm Dr. Roller once a week for about 10 minutes and was quite red for about 2 or 3 days.
2 weeks ago i decided to use my 1.5 mm roller. I didn't use any numbing cream but I think I rolled pretty hard (maybe not enough because I felt some pain), until my cheeks were covered with blood. The session lasts 10 minutes. First I was almost violet but after a day or two, the redness completely dissapeared!!! I don't understand why. Maybe my skin is accustomed to such kind of procedures.
So far, after 5-6 sessions with a 0.5 mm dermaroller and one with a 1.5 mm model (remember this one is only two weeks old), I think I have a slight but definitive improvement; maybe 15%. The 1.5 mm seems to work well . Oh and twice a day I use Affirm 3x cream which contains 0.6% retinol. I plan to switch to tretinoïn soon.

This post has been edited by icepikachu: Nov 7 2009, 03:05 AM

It takes me much longer than 10 minutes but I don't go mad and rush. I do my face in section an hour apart - 1 cheek then the other then forehead then nose and chin.

By day 3 I am moderately red, you shouldn't be REALLY red days after, it dies down well by day 3 though with red still showing up until day 5.

Good luck!



I buy mine from drroller.eu site. I t has free shipping and you get a discount when you buy a few.


Quick update - 4th roll last week. Went well, am much quicker now and doing it in sections really helps this as the numbing cream doesn't wear off by the time you have moved to another part of your face.

Really pleased with the results and kept a close eye on whether or not roller was causing pores to enlarge or scar, didn't do either.

Still need another number of rolls but so far so good and I am already looking forward to my next roll in January. Left 8 weeks between the rolls this time because I couldn't get time off work, 6-8 weeks is what I will aim for from now on.



Oh and I don't use ice packs at all any more, no need with the sections rolling.