Dermarolling Sunspots/age spots.

[cat65]

Hi was wondering if dermarolling will help with removing sun or age spots??I  have started on my forearms and hands but not really sure if Im using the right rollers or frequency. I am 47 reasonably fair with sun spots on my arms and and legs and  less on my hands. 6 years ago had a course of fraxel lazer treatments done on my face, chest and hands and that made a huge improvement. Was thinking that microneedling/dermarolling could have a similar result.

[SarahVaughter]

Age spots are dark because they contain more melanin than the surrounding skin. Melanin is the pigment that determines the color of our skin. When our skin is exposed to the sun, the skin produces more melanin as a natural protection – melanin absorbs UV. Age spots are usually a result of sun damage. They are not really age spots; they are in fact sunspots.

We sell Tretinoin cream that is really good at diminishing sunspots (if used long term). Initially it makes the skin dry so you have to moisturize a lot. Buy the 0.5% one.

Long-term dermarolling will also improve sun damaged, pigmented skin. For pigmentation problems, more frequent dermarolling is better.

Start using for example a regular 0.5 mm roller three times a week on your skin.
On the days when you do not roll, apply the Tretinoin cream.
 
Prior to dermarolling: Buy a pumice stone. Give your forearms (do not use pumice on the back of the hands) a very good scrub. Let it heal before rolling.   
If your skin also has lost its elasticity, add a 1.5 mm regular roller.

To improve the appearance of the skin at the back of the hands, you can try our Infadolan. Some of our customers have very good experience with it as you can for example read in the forum posting #6 here:

 https://http://forums.owndoc.com/dermarolling-microneedling/infadolan-experience-thread/

(Infadolan does not improve pigmentations though). 

This lady improved her sunspots with a 1 mm dermaroller:

https://http://forums.owndoc.com/dermarolling-microneedling/improvement-after-dermarolling/