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[mc]

Cooll Joginn, where did you get your needling done? I wish i knew a place that i can go for tattoo needling...

Anyways, I needled some other scars the other day. While some didn't change me, one in particular completely leveled. I just don't know why the other ones didn't.

[OursFan]

Joginn -

I'll be having my friend (tatoo artist) do one small scar on my face tomorrow morning. If you read this before then - Is there anything I should tell him? How deep to go? How many passes? etc?

Thank you.

[Maya]

Tamara - hey, good luck - just a standard tatoo pass is all you need. You'll be fine - we'll all be thinking of you!

Eyesis - if you only have 7 scars, then self treating is probably best - I have so many LOL!! It would take me forever to get through them! Really glad that you are seeing improvements!

[OursFan]

Thanks Maya!!!

I'll keep you posted.

[Maya]

My mum came over ysterday - she lives quite a distance away, so I don't get to see her for a couple of months at a time - she looked at me and said - hey, your scars are shrinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, it's not just my imagination!

[mc]

Wows, thats great to hear. Sometimes we doubt ourselves but having someone else tell you of improvement is especially comforting. Since she hasn't seen you in awhile she can really notice a difference.

[Anna]

I has a tattoo artist say that her procedure for needling is staying within the scar margins and making one pass the length of the scar and crossing back an forth 2-4 times the width of the scar.

[Maya]

Anna - thank you for that information!

It's so good that we are all in this together and improving - just goes to show that you don't have to spend thousands on laser surgery to get results.

It will take time and patience for us, but we are worth it!!!!

[OursFan]

Wow Maya, that is awesome news!!! I hope this is something that will work for everyone with acne scars.

I got one scar done by my friend today. We took a before picture so we'll be able to actually compare the results. It hurt, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It did bleed, but not for too terribly long. It just looks like a scratch of some sort right now - just red looking. He told me to wash it carefully with antibacterial soap and to apply A&D ointment on it twice a day. I asked him when we'd know if it worked and he said probably in about 2 weeks when it's healed. He said if it doesn't give the result I wanted then he'll try it again with a little "heavier hand". I really hope this experiment will be worthwhile.

[Maya]

Tamara - wow, great! Keep us posted!

If you do want to get it done again, wait at least a month.

What is a&d ointment?

[OursFan]

He gave me a packet of A&D Ointment.
Here's the ingredients:
Active Ingredient: White Petrolatum
Inactive Ingredients: Light Mineral Oil,
Petrolatum, Vitamin A Palmitate and Vitamin D.

So it would seem that it's basically Vaseline, mineral oil and vitamins A & D.

:?: Does anyone know the reasoning behind waiting a month to do this again? :?:

[OursFan]

Here is a close-up of the scar before the tatooing:

http://www.tamaramad..._11-16-2002.jpg

Here is a close up of the scar right after the tatooing (same day),
Warning, it doesn't look too pretty:

http://www.tamaramad..._11-16-2002.jpg

I'll try and post another photo after a week, and then another after two weeks so we'll be able to truly see the difference.

[Maya]

Tamara - thanks for the pictures!

You need to wait one month becasue that's ho long it takes for the skin to heal (underneath) - Des Fernades (the cosmetic surgeon for this procedure) told me.

[Henry]

Maya,

Just wanted to let you know I sent you a PM on this topic. I don't know whether you read those or not. Thanks.

[Anna]

I don't mean to be sappy, but scarring is such a difficult thing to go through alone. I just wanted to say how much I appreciate everyone's input. I think the mere knowledge that we are not in this alone helps all of us. Weekends are the hardest. The very best of luck to us all!

[mc]

Thanks for the pics tamara. It would be great if you can take one in a week too.

[Maya]

Henry - I guess you will have received my answers to you by now.


I needled a couple of scars on my cheeks last night - the unny thing is, now it doesn't bother me to poke around so much anymore. One of them - I can see good improvements already - good scab!

I tried to take some photos with my digital camera - but it's all too fuzzy.

[Beth]

Hi All,
I found your board (thanks to some direction from a fellow poster) and had a question for you.

To those of you who have used a tattoo artist, how did you choose them? I do not know anyone personally who does this for a living, but thought about just picking one out of the phone book. I figured that a tattoo artist couldn't do any more damage than the doctors I have already seen. (Nearly all of my scarring came at the hands of so called "skilled" doctors.) I really don't have much left to lose and I have been impressed by the testimonies of others concerning this treatment.

Do you all think I should journey about 10 hours each way to see the doctor in Canada who offers this, or take my chances with a local tattoo artist? Thanks for any input you can give me regarding this matter. Beth

[Maya]

Best - if you can afford it, go to the doctor.

Most of the people who used the tatoo artist - they knew them - Joginn, her husband is the tatoo artist!

Well, if you open up all the links in the earlier posts, and print them off - I expect you could get a tatoo artist to do it for you, and I guess it would be much cheaper than seeing a doc. Go for a reputable place and be concerned about hygiene.

Good luck.

[Beth]

Thanks, Maya. I know you are right and I must make time for the long journey. Better to be safe than sorry. I appreciate the input. Beth