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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Infadolan experience thread

« on: August 27, 2013, 02:43:59 PM »

One thing I should have probably mentioned in the previous post is that while the elastiderm eye cream has given me good results, it is some major $$$; can run up to $100 US - and took more time for me to get noticeable results from it than from what I've seen in a rather short time from the Infadolan. The jar of eye cream lasts about 3-4 months, maybe 5-6 tops if you moisten the area prior to application and apply rather sparingly. In contrast, the Infadolan is only $9 a tube and a little goes a very long way.  I suspect one tube would easily last more than a year, if only applied to the eye area. I'll finish up the elastiderm of course, but will probably just use the Infadolan when I run out.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Infadolan experience thread

« on: August 27, 2013, 02:17:17 PM »

Even though I'm somewhat new to all this, I just wanted to chime in and say Infadolan is some great stuff!  I purchased a couple of tubes with my first order to apply to rolled and stamped areas, and while it took me almost a couple of weeks to work up the nerve to start actually rolling and stamping (turns out it's not so bad, really!) , I immediately started using the Infadolan around the eye area based on some of the posts and threads I'd read here.

Prior to that, I'd been using a 0.04% time release tretinoin (retin-a micro) in that area in conjunction with obagi elastiderm for about 3 months and had already achieved significant results in reduction (about 50%) of mild crepiness in upper eyelid and a little just below the eye.  However, adding the Infadolan (I apply at night before retiring) took away at least 30% more of it and just in a week or so.  My eyelids haven't looked this good in at least ten years.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Stamping and rolling of stretch marks on breasts

« on: August 27, 2013, 12:08:09 PM »

Sarah, thank you for your reply to the DermaJet question. Wished I'd ordered it before, but was still trying to figure out all about microneedling and try out a couple of the manual devices first as this is rather new to me.  Oh well. I have some more questions if you don't mind.

Based on reading some of the threads here and doing a search on 'breast', I think I'm going to use a 1.5mm roller in conjunction with a 1.5mm dermastamp to work on some fine to moderate stretch marks (mostly on the top of breasts) and some loss of overall elasticity due to weight gain and subsequent weight loss.

The plan (for now, anyway) is to use the dermastamp first on the worst of the stretch marks, then after doing so, but during the same session, to roll the entire breast area with the 1.5 mm roller.

One more thing I will mention is that over the last couple of days I've worked on my lower tummy, hips and buttocks for the same issues, and in areas with significant concentration of stretch marks, I dermastamped 8 times *and* also rolled 8 times both horizontally and vertically. Yes, this took me a long time to do.   Of course, the areas that were both stamped and rolled got quite red and still are, but I don't and didn't find it particularly bothersome or painful, and in fact stopped bothering to ice at some point because it was slowing me down while doing such large areas. Perhaps I have a high pain threshold, though. For the breasts I will probably ice as it's a smaller area, at least until I determine how sensitive that area is.

Questions are:

1) Would it make more sense or achieve better results to only roll these areas first, then come back five or more days later and start with the stamping?  The reason I ask is because of your first reply in this thread:

https://http://forums.owndoc.com/dermarolling-microneedling/using-a-1-5mm-roller-then-5-days-later-a-single-needle/msg109/#msg109

2) If I stamp and roll in the same session, are eight stamps *and* eight rollings both horizontally and vertically over the same areas excessive? As indicated above, I don't have a problem with this, or at least I didn't in the tummy and hip area where the skin is thicker than the breasts, just want to understand what is optimal.

Thanks for any guidance.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / DermaJet availability

« on: August 26, 2013, 01:00:24 PM »

Hello.  Do you still currently offer the DermaJet?  If not, will it be available for purchase at some point in the future?

I've looked several times on your 'shop' page and can no longer find a link to buy this device. Am I just looking in the wrong place? 

Thank you.