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roberitoo for some reason i cant quote you i was given a vit c serum. the raw food diet is hard man but i am trying to make at least 2 of my meals a day raw food i will give everyone a update on june in my post
Matt i seen your post on this site happy you got great results your truely a legend on this site any more results you want to share?. intresting you say that Matt my esthetican actually put a vitman a exfioliant after my dermaroller treatment and omg the amount of shedding of skin i got was out of this world.
I pulled this off the website from the derm near me:
Micro Needle Peel is the latest treatment offered in our office. We introduced this procedure on February 2012 and since, I have performed this procedure over 500 times. I combine a new treatment Dermapen or MicroNeedle with an old treatment TCA peel (used for 170 years) .
This procedure improves leathery skin, wrinkles, scarring, stretch marks, and thick sebaceous type of Rosacea. The results are achieved with a series of micro punctures of tiny needles (thickness of a hair), which creates micro-channels into the dermis leaving the epidermis relatively intact (little need to hide out). Over the next several months after each procedure, collagen and elastic tissue are produced to smooth and tighten the skin. This works because of the following series of events occurring in the microscopic dermal layers of the skin; needle puncture results in microscopic bleeding which floods the area with platelets (Platelet Derived Growth Factor, PDGF), many growth factors, cytokines, fibroblasts, elastin and proteoglycans. A matrix of type III collagen and elastic tissue starts to form at 3 weeks and continues for 6 months which results in thicker skin. Starting 3 months after procedure to 10 months, that type III collagen converts to type I collagen to cross-link causing the skin tightening. This entire process is augmented by applying a chemical peel immediately after needling to induce further inflammation thus more results.
A series of 3 to 10 Micro-Needle Peels are performed monthly to achieve the desired final results. Each treatment requires the depth of the needle to be adjusted to the area of the face treated and the depth of the problem treated. Crows feet are only 0.5 mm but deep acne scarring and wrinkles, especially on the lips, are up to 2.5 mm. The Dermapen adjusts from 0.5mm to 2.5mm and easily treats hard to get areas such as eyelids, lips and ear lobes. Each treatment will go deeper with a stronger acid peel applied. The number of procedures required depends on the severity of the problem and the healing properties of each individual patient.
The procedure takes about 10 minutes. An anesthetic cream is applied to the entire face and neck region. The needle will be passed over the entire skin from 3 to 5 passes. This procedure does not hurt. After 1 pass, the anesthetic absorbs quickly. There is also no discomfort when the chemical peel is applied because of the anesthetic. You may be pink from 1 to 24 hours. A sunblock will be applied before you leave after which makeup can be applied. Most people can go back to normal activity the same day.
I actually combine a dermarolling/pen session with a lactic acid peel.
The needles allow for deeper penetration of the acid and I have not had any problems with irritation, long lasting redness, etc.
Interesting. What strength are you using? Also do you apply the acid before or after dermarolling? If before, do you immediately roll your face after the application or do you allow the acid to soak in for like 15 minutes?
I have been doing chemical peels for over five years now, so I have progressed up to a 70% Lactic Acid peel.
I apply the peeling agent after I have completed the dermastamping session and leave it on for ten minutes.
Then, I wash it off and then apply Reviva Labs DMAE/Ester C cream. My goal is to maximize absorption from where the needles pierced my skin.
So far, it appears to be working well.
Matt
Next month I will do a five year update for anyone following my thread. One of the questions that I have been asked repeatedly as been: have the results lasted?
So, I will provide an overview of the treatments that I had and provide photos of how my skin looks today.
One thing that I will say in advance is that I have really paid much more attention to my diet over the past five years and it clearly shows on my skin. I used to eat way too much fast food and junk food in general and I have cut out 99% of that stuff over the past several years and focused on changing my skin from the inside/out.
Stay tuned for an update next month.
Matt