On 4/27/2016 at 6:15 AM, Paul B said:

1) Did you get noticeable improvement? (either in the short or long-term)
2) Were your individual scar areas treated or the entire face?
3) What was the doctor's/clinicians' advice for you post-treatment and what did they apply to your skin in the direct aftermath?
4) Did you subsequently try dermarolling (or dermastamping) at home and did you notice equal/better results?
5) How many treatments have you had and over what period of time?
6) If you dont think dermarolling worked for you, have you found anything since then that has?

If you could also specify which type(s) of scarring you were looking to treat, that would be great as well.

Thanks!

1. Only did it once
2) Cheeks and temples
3) Put some growth factor on it until you run out (very small tiny bottle)
4) No, but I am going to.
5) Just once
6) Going to combine subcision and dermarolling. I think dermarolling helps with texture.

Thanks for replying.

What I'm trying to ascertain here is whether people think that having professional dermarolling treatments is that much more effective than performing the procedure on yourself at home.

More accounts of folks' experiences with dermarolling are welcome. Keep 'em coming.

I'm debating whether to do myself or get them done somewhere. Also, there's single needling, the pen, a roller, and stamp. Which is best? I've read the pen tears skin and roller is better, and then I've heard roller is bad.

6 hours ago, holdingontohope said:

I'm debating whether to do myself or get them done somewhere. Also, there's single needling, the pen, a roller, and stamp. Which is best? I've read the pen tears skin and roller is better, and then I've heard roller is bad.

There are a couple of clinics in my town that do dermarolling but I figure they are just beauticians and wouldn't necessarily know what they are doing and be able to apply the right techniques. If I was to have it done professionally I'd want to go to a doctor's office but even then I'd have my reservations.

Therefore, I plan on doing it myself using a Derminator device. It automates the process of needling and makes the whole thing a lot easier and painless. One of the benefits is that it doesn't tear the skin like you mention. Other dermapen-like devices on the market have the potential for excess skin tearing whereas the Derminator does not. Also, the mere process of dermarolling (whether you're doing it yourself or someone else) can cause more trauma or tearing to the skin than is desired or absolutely necessary due to the nature of how the needles enter the skin. The rotating needles on a dermaroller enter and leave the skin at slightly different places, leaving a triangular shaped impression in the skin whereas vertical needling on stamps and pens just go straight in and out, having only made a channel in the skin as wide as what the needle is.

However, this is why I asked what I did in this thread, I want to get people's opinions and experiences about which is better; professional or DIY? Anyone's views on the matter are welcome.

18 hours ago, Paul B said:

There are a couple of clinics in my town that do dermarolling but I figure they are just beauticians and wouldn't necessarily know what they are doing and be able to apply the right techniques. If I was to have it done professionally I'd want to go to a doctor's office but even then I'd have my reservations.

Therefore, I plan on doing it myself using a Derminator device. It automates the process of needling and makes the whole thing a lot easier and painless. One of the benefits is that it doesn't tear the skin like you mention. Other dermapen-like devices on the market have the potential for excess skin tearing whereas the Derminator does not. Also, the mere process of dermarolling (whether you're doing it yourself or someone else) can cause more trauma or tearing to the skin than is desired or absolutely necessary due to the nature of how the needles enter the skin. The rotating needles on a dermaroller enter and leave the skin at slightly different places, leaving a triangular shaped impression in the skin whereas vertical needling on stamps and pens just go straight in and out, having only made a channel in the skin as wide as what the needle is.

However, this is why I asked what I did in this thread, I want to get people's opinions and experiences about which is better; professional or DIY? Anyone's views on the matter are welcome.

I thought the same. So many places popping up offering needling and I think they have no clue what they are doing. It's like Kim Kardashian made needling cool or something.

Are you in the US?

On 07/05/2016 at 5:35 AM, holdingontohope said:

Are you in the US?

Nope, UK.

That reminds me, I should probably fill out my user profile a bit more...