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[mooboo119]

not sure if needling before or after is better, but i do it after (for some odd reason). i think its because i feel that rolling doesnt hit some of my scars or if it does, it doesnt give good enough coverage, so post roll, i start single needling.

Edited by chee6119, 24 July 2010 - 01:46 AM.

[eddy_if]

Hi,

I found this before-after dermaroller picture from my dermatologist. I think it's a good thing to people see how can dermaroller treat scar.



My dermatologist is dr Gunawan Budi Santoso Spkk, in Indonesia. Iam from Indonesia too. I go to him when I try to treat my acne scar. It's about 3 years ago when dermaroller was not popular in Indonesia. He recommended me with dermabrasion. I did it with very nice improvement.
And thinking to get dermaroller with him.

I remember when he see my scar, he uses lighting effect like above before after picture, to see how severe the scar, because from lighting effect we can see the dept and the shadow of the scar.

[Axle]

Hi,

I found this before-after dermaroller picture from my dermatologist. I think it's a good thing to people see how can dermaroller treat scar.



My dermatologist is dr Gunawan Budi Santoso Spkk, in Indonesia. Iam from Indonesia too. I go to him when I try to treat my acne scar. It's about 3 years ago when dermaroller was not popular in Indonesia. He recommended me with dermabrasion. I did it with very nice improvement.
And thinking to get dermaroller with him.

I remember when he see my scar, he uses lighting effect like above before after picture, to see how severe the scar, because from lighting effect we can see the dept and the shadow of the scar.

Wow, thats some big improvement. Do you know how many treatments he did??..what needle length?

[eddy_if]

I really didnt know about the sessions, but I think it's about 4-6 sessions. He did with 1.5mm and 2.0mm but as I know , he usually quite aggresive with his treatment, I only get my dermabrasion from him.

In picture, we still can see the scars, but softer than before, there's any lighting effect too that can hide the scar, but we see improvement from it. As I know, we can not get high improvement with dermaroller, I never saw very good before after picture with dermaroller. I usually see good improvement before-after picture with laser/abrasion/peels

Edited by eddy_if, 15 August 2010 - 11:26 PM.

[myownmelody]

I used a dr roller 1.5mm i had to post and say thanks for posting that site logger710.
I've found the roller to help slightly on stretch marks so far (my sis has had more success on stretch marks than me) and I used it on a scar on my calf from a lump i got removed (was about 6 months old at the time) and that had the biggest improvement.
It sort of levelled out more and because less reddy and smaller too. I really wish i would have taken a picture of it b4.
I first used the roller on my face as i have a few ice pick ones and a few box ones on my nose and some scars that i dont know the name of they are slightly raised but flat areas that are red but are over 6 months old. The last type have improved 50% amazingly sort of the same results as the calf scar. Ive not seen any improvement in depressed scaring but the raised scaring seems to have been released and allowed to resettle by the rolling. I know thats not how it works but thats sort of the feeling i get about it ha.... strange i know

In my experience if you have any raised or clumpy type of scaring like what i described i think its worth giving the rollers a go to see for yourself. I didnt really think ahead to what i was putting on after wards so like an idiot with nothin available i thought vit e and vit c would be good and added a vit c crushed tablet to an opened capsuale of evening primrose oil and put that on ha... no idea if it helpd or hindered me but i some improvement after even the first time, i've done it a hand full of times so far at least a month apart.
xx

[Marko_MNE]

is there any big difference between derma roller and derma stamp? And is 1.5 mm needle ok for acne scars? I woul like to give this a go along with blue/red led light and vitamin C cream

[theamericanswede]

Most dermatologist claim that doing 1.5 dermaroll on yourself is "harmful" I was thinking about going with 1.0mm since my scars are very small anyways.

WHen using a 1.0mm dermaroller is EMLA - anasthetic cream necessary?

COuld anyone tell me step by step what to do?

First wash face with a gentle soap

(Have the dermaroller laying in an alcohol)

then use the roller, gently on the skin, going different directions.

apply a vitamin C and E cream

thats it?

[krazyQ]

I've been reading this form a lot and have a question
I do not have acne, i hope none of you take offense to this
but my doctor prescribed me a steroid cream for my penis since it kept ripping , now the problem is that this caused the skin to become thin.

Does this derma roller heal the thin skin and bring my thick skin back? will it help even a little?
I've been suffering for 2 years now and its really depressing.

Any advice would be helpful, thanks

[Rebel1992]

guys ....pls helpme....may i kow if its ok to rollover a few pimples....and what should i do if i aleady did......will it cause more scarring...these pimpes are pimples that are kinda embedded deep in my skin.....thus i need yr advice...pls....thanks..

[siobhanx22]

Guys, I will save you all a lot of time and money in saying this; dermarolling doesn't work.

[gourami]

Guys, I will save you all a lot of time and money in saying this; dermarolling doesn't work.

Can you please tell more about why it didn't work?

How many sessions did you do?
How intensively did you roll?
What kind of scarring do you have?
or anything else you can would like to share.

My scars are boxcar, rolling, and icepick with some being pretty large and deep.
I'm thinking about doing it and as I've read other people success stories.

Edited by gourami, 01 October 2010 - 05:13 AM.

[pumpkin21]

Hi,

I found this before-after dermaroller picture from my dermatologist. I think it's a good thing to people see how can dermaroller treat scar.



My dermatologist is dr Gunawan Budi Santoso Spkk, in Indonesia. Iam from Indonesia too. I go to him when I try to treat my acne scar. It's about 3 years ago when dermaroller was not popular in Indonesia. He recommended me with dermabrasion. I did it with very nice improvement.
And thinking to get dermaroller with him.

I remember when he see my scar, he uses lighting effect like above before after picture, to see how severe the scar, because from lighting effect we can see the dept and the shadow of the scar.

Is that improvement from dermarolling or dermabrasion?

[ihatescarss]

the lighting has been altered which causes suspicion for me, but I pray to god that Dermaroller will work on acne scars because it will be my final hope.

[joe peeps]

Does anyone know which length dermaroller is safe to treat my neck scars?

[Majc]

Most dermatologist claim that doing 1.5 dermaroll on yourself is "harmful" I was thinking about going with 1.0mm since my scars are very small anyways.

WHen using a 1.0mm dermaroller is EMLA - anasthetic cream necessary?

COuld anyone tell me step by step what to do?

First wash face with a gentle soap

(Have the dermaroller laying in an alcohol)

then use the roller, gently on the skin, going different directions.

apply a vitamin C and E cream

thats it?

Anasthetic isn't necessary, you should roll that hard to need one. I've heard that only proffesionaly use it.

I think you have all the steps.

[Majc]

I've been reading this form a lot and have a question
I do not have acne, i hope none of you take offense to this
but my doctor prescribed me a steroid cream for my penis since it kept ripping , now the problem is that this caused the skin to become thin.

Does this derma roller heal the thin skin and bring my thick skin back? will it help even a little?
I've been suffering for 2 years now and its really depressing.

Any advice would be helpful, thanks

I've read it does thicken the skin, not sure though. I don't have the same problem.

I would use one with short needles like 0,5mm. And be really very gentle. Maybe use it only every other day, or once every three days. And definitely moisturize with something oily or a great cream afterwards. And also moisturize every day, like twice a day.

I have a scar on my wrist and I used 1,5mm, and I wasn't very gentle, not too rough. But I have really skinny wrists (and arms), thin skin, bony. And after a month or so, I noticed really tiny cracks, like little wrinkles, where I used it. It's getting better with time and moisturizing.

[Majc]

Important question!!

I really can't find he answer anywhere.

How do you know when to replace a dermaroller? How do you know the needles are dull?
Is it not penetrating the skin? Or is it starting to ''hurt'' the skin, casue it's more rough?

Please, please help!

[SLSL]

Nobody's even answering any of these questions . I don't really know anything about dermarolling, so I wouldn't know how to answer them.. but I think you all should maybe open your own thread asking your question and you'll more likely get a response.

[tj101]

It doesn't penetrate as easily as when you first used it, it takes more pressure.

With the prices relatively low now, it's better to just use a roller or stamp max 2 or 3 times and then get a new one.

[tj101]

I've been reading this form a lot and have a question
I do not have acne, i hope none of you take offense to this
but my doctor prescribed me a steroid cream for my penis since it kept ripping , now the problem is that this caused the skin to become thin.

Does this derma roller heal the thin skin and bring my thick skin back? will it help even a little?
I've been suffering for 2 years now and its really depressing.

Any advice would be helpful, thanks

I've read it does thicken the skin, not sure though. I don't have the same problem.

I would use one with short needles like 0,5mm. And be really very gentle. Maybe use it only every other day, or once every three days. And definitely moisturize with something oily or a great cream afterwards. And also moisturize every day, like twice a day.

I have a scar on my wrist and I used 1,5mm, and I wasn't very gentle, not too rough. But I have really skinny wrists (and arms), thin skin, bony. And after a month or so, I noticed really tiny cracks, like little wrinkles, where I used it. It's getting better with time and moisturizing.

Was that question even real? What exactly did he mean by "it kept ripping"?

Anyway, using a dermaroller on your johnson is bad advice. It's very sensitive down there. If you get a tiny cut it hurts like a paper cut. If you use a roller you'll have tons of these little cuts that sting bad, even if using the smallest needle length, plus you won't see any improvements.