Sarah Vaughter answers questions about OwnDoc products
Forums => Dermarolling / Microneedling => Topic started by: TheDude on October 25, 2011, 02:12:49 AM
Title: Old Non-Acne Scars, Acne Nose Scars
Post by: TheDude on October 25, 2011, 02:12:49 AM
Hi, I have some uniquely shaped scars on my face and I was wondering what your opinion on how to best needle them would be. I've ordered two 1.5mm rollers, two 0.5mm rollers, two 1.5mm dermastamps, and two 1.5mm one-line rollers.
On my cheek, I have a scar approximately the size of a nickel, that's been there since I was a toddler (25 years.). I also have several thinner, line-shaped scars scattered across my cheeks that have been there for many years. I have mild acne scarring in some spots on my cheeks, as well as some hyperpigmentation in some places. Would it be better if I used the one-line roller in the long scars on my cheeks, or would I be better off doing individual needling on them? What size would be best for the hyperpigmentation? My skin on my cheeks aside from the scars is quite uneven in both color and skin texture, would I benefit from using a 1.5mm roller all over my cheeks?
Also, On my nose, I have moderate acne scarring. The largest scar is on the tip of my nose, and is approximately 3mm across. I also have several scars scattered around the sides of my nose. Because the scars on the side of my nose are numerous, could I use a dermaroller on them, or should I do individual needling? I'm trying to even out the texture of the skin on the sides of my nose, would using a multi-line roller be useful for this? Also, what depth would you recommend I needle the scar on the tip of my nose?
Also, I have a still-red stretch mark on my thigh, but I couldn't get any kind of Retin-A type cream due to budget... Would Infadolan be sufficient in place of Retin-A, or should I go to my doctor and get a prescription for Retin-A?
Pictures of my scars are attached, scars are circled in one picture.
Title: Old Non-Acne Scars, Acne Nose Scars
Post by: SarahVaughter on October 26, 2011, 04:19:27 PM
You have actually very good looking skin with really minor imperfections.
Once in 3-4 weeks, use a dermastamp on your round-shaped scars and needle the long scar with the single needle. Then roll all over your cheeks with the 1.5 mm roller. For the pigmentation, use the 0.5 mm roller twice a week.
A one-liner dermaroller is not suitable for your type of scars, except for the stretch mark. The A-Ret cannot be truly replaced by Infadolan as they contain different type of vit. A. Nonetheless, needling is effective for stretch marks even without the A-Ret. If you bought Infadolan, apply it after needling your stretch mark.
Concerning your nose, I paste here my answer to another customer with the same problem:
Whenever I receive a question about scars on the nose, I get nervous.. The problem is, that the skin on the nose reacts very unpredictably comparing to the rest of the skin. Nasal skin can heal worse than you started with. There is no fat layer under that skin, there is only cartilage and that might be the reason.
I can only suggest this: Use the single needle on it but do not do any aggressive needling. Concerning the nose, ignore the guidelines for needling that are on our website. Make just three pricks into your scar (to the bottom of the scar not to the edges).
If it heals well, make four pricks the next time. If it heals well, make five pricks the next time. Continue like this but never do aggressive, dense needling. Just a few, very gentle pricks.
Do not needle deeply on the nose.
You can replace the single needle with a dermastamp but the same rule applies. Start slowly and never dermastamp aggressively.
A customer of ours reported good experience with needling her nose (answer #5):
Title: Old Non-Acne Scars, Acne Nose Scars
Post by: TheDude on October 27, 2011, 06:42:01 AM
Thanks for the reply. Wise advice. I'll follow it closely.
Just to clarify, you mean I should do individual needling and the dermastamp on my cheeks, and use the 1.5mm roller immediately after, including over the places I had just individually needled and used the dermastamp on?
Also, I have Keratotis Pilaris on my upper arms, and have for a while. I've popped a lot of the bumps, and have scars on my arms because of it. I've tried using a loofah and salicylic acid on them and it didn't remedy the bumps. My question is, if I use my fingernails and pop all of the existing bumps (which seem to be essentially zits), could I use the dermaroller immediately after on my arms? I ask because I know I am not supposed to dermaroll active acne. Would this be acceptable, or would I need to wait for the popped areas to heal first? Or would there be a better action to take than to actively pop all of the active Keratosis Pilaris 'zits' on my arms so I could dermaroll them and get rid of the scars?
Title: Old Non-Acne Scars, Acne Nose Scars
Post by: SarahVaughter on October 27, 2011, 11:38:17 AM
You can dermaroll the whole area immediately after needling or stamping or do it later, it depends what is easier for you. It can be painful to roll over the needled scars so rolling some days later is perhaps easier.
I have written about Keratosis Pilaris here. My answer is #3: