| A lot of hype is building around Derma Rollers and | | | | to choose the smallest possible needle (0.5 or |
| its effect on the skin, so in hopes of shedding | | | | less) for starters, and then work your way up if |
| some light on the matter, I will write a bit about | | | | you fell the need to. Clinical sized needles require |
| this as I did some research a while ago, because | | | | some numbing of the skin, otherwise if would hurt |
| my girlfriend just went crazy over this, and found | | | | a bit, as expected the larger the needle the |
| out more about this treatment and the wonders | | | | better the results, and that is why clinics use the |
| it can do to correct skin imperfections. | | | | bigger ones, but you can still see great results at |
| What is a Derma Roller? | | | | home with your smaller safer needle if you carry |
| The Derma Roller is nothing more than an | | | | on the treatment as specified, it will just take |
| instrument to perform a relatively new line of | | | | longer. |
| treatment called Collagen Induction Therapy (CIT); | | | | Will this work for my problem? |
| the tool itself looks like a medieval torture device, | | | | In general if you have a skin imperfection, derma |
| a small cylinder with micro needles that is | | | | roller will help, this includes stretch marks, acne |
| developed to pierce the most superficial layer of | | | | scars, ice picks, burns, age wrinkles, cellulite and |
| skin (any more than that and it would be painful). | | | | so on. One thing you need to have in mind is that |
| How does it Work? | | | | this is not just about collagen induction, the derma |
| Well first of all, like I said previously, this is a | | | | roller will also act as a catalyst to any cream you |
| Collagen Induction Therapy, in other words, the | | | | put on the treated area, increasing the absorption |
| derma roller is used to promote the growth of | | | | rate up to 2000x (not a typo really), that is why |
| collagen in the skin. It does this by piercing the | | | | this can also be used to treat hair loss, and |
| skin with the small micro-needles in the roller, they | | | | receding hair lines. If you are applying this on the |
| are small enough so you just feel a tickle but | | | | skin, do not forget to use a good vitamin cream |
| deep enough to trigger the nerve endings that tell | | | | afterward, as this is the base for most expensive |
| the skin to produce collagen, now if you multiply | | | | creams, and is really all that your skin needs to |
| this by the number of needles in the derma roller | | | | perform, as for the scalp and regarding hair loss, |
| you will eventually create a new layer of collagen | | | | use minoxidil even if you have already tried it with |
| all over the skin. This new layer will then thicken | | | | few results (remember the new absorption rates). |
| your skin, and removing/ diminishing all the | | | | Final Toughs |
| imperfections it had. | | | | So there you have it, this is what the Derma |
| Is this safe? | | | | Roller is all about, if you are hesitant just go with |
| It all depends on the needle size, this same | | | | the smallest possible needle to give it a go, as this |
| treatment is performed in clinics, but they use | | | | is really very inexpensive and yields good results, |
| needles above 1.5mm, which is the limit baseline | | | | and all it takes is a little bit of time. Make sure you |
| for professional use. For home usage you can use | | | | choose an FDA approved and gamma sterilized |
| any size you like as long as it is above or equal to | | | | product and you should be fine. |
| 1.5mm, but as a personal note I would advise you | | | | |