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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Age to start for aging prevention/dermarolling with urticaria pigmentosa?

« on: August 10, 2013, 05:10:46 PM »

I'm 29 with few signs of aging. I do have stretchmarks and a lot of acne and am thinking about dermarolling for those issues. I was also wondering if it's appropriate to dermaroll to prevent signs of aging? If so, what would the protocol be for that - the same as for reversing the signs of aging?

Also, I have urticaria pigmentosa. My skin isn't very reactive, but I do have a lot of spots that are associated with hive formation and my skin does produce hives/subsequent spots in response to long-term moderate-severe irritation/damage. (Though I don't get hives/spots from scratches or puncture wounds.) I would test dermarolling on a small area to make sure, but do you happen to know if dermarolling with urticaria pigmentosa is completely contraindicated? (From what I've read, getting tattoos is advised against, but a lot of people with urticaria pigmentosa are able to get tattoos without problems, if that's helpful information.)

Lastly, for testing the effects of dermarolling, can I use a dermastamp (to hopefully save money) or single needles? (Making sure to create a similar amount of punctures as rolling would cause.)

Thank you so much! This website and forum is wonderful!