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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Dry and wrinkly skin after derma rolling

« on: September 07, 2013, 11:33:21 PM »

I have noticed the same thing. The skin is nice and plump for a couple of days and then it seems to get really sucked in and looks much worse than before. I think I have read this is due to a temporary water loss in the deeper layers of the skin due to the microneedling damage? All I know is that after a couple of weeks or so the skin looks much better again. Plus then the collagen really is starting to form over the next months.

As for the makeup making scars look worse I know what you mean. I have discovered a solution to this that I have used for many years. My skin is free from acne and in general pretty good except for a few scars but I still like a bit of a covering so I use Cover Girl powder makeup that comes in the compacts with the powder puffs and I use the one for oily skin. It's never caused a breakout. It covers wonderfully and the powder sits on top of the skin and doesn't sink into the scars. It really gives the illusion of  lifting the scarred skin. You could use any other powder makeup too but I like this brand myself.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Can I make Vitamin C serum out of tablets?

« on: September 06, 2013, 02:13:34 PM »

Thanks for your informative reply Sarah. You have a lot of knowledge and I never thought you would have to put research into this so I apologize for that. I was going to order the Vit C powder today but then saw you need a minimum $15 order and my dermarollers are still sharp, so next time I place an order for a new one I'll order some Vit C powder to go with that.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Can I make Vitamin C serum out of tablets?

« on: September 04, 2013, 03:25:52 PM »

With all due respect Sarah, yes this is a question about your products. I am a customer of yours who has bought several of your products. My question is to determine if it's best to buy your Vitamin C powder now or if I can temporarily use my Vitamin C pills so I don't have to waste the pills. Keep in mind that the Vitamin C pills that I bought are more expensive than your powder and I would be highly unlikely to spend more money on buying them again if I can get your Vit C for cheaper. I only wanted to know if I can use them in the same way.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Can I make Vitamin C serum out of tablets?

« on: September 03, 2013, 05:28:59 PM »

I bought some 1000mg Vitamin C ascorbic acid tablets for internal use, but the acid is too much for my stomach and I have to use a buffered form instead. Now I've been left with a whole bottle of pills and I thought maybe I can turn this into a serum instead of throwing them away. So I put one pill between wax paper and used a rolling pin to roll and pound into a fine powder.

I then boiled some water and put that into a small dark glass bottle with a dropper that I already had. I let that cool down a bit and then put in the Vit C powder and shook it up quite a bit. There are no white particles at all and it has a thick serum consistency. Will this work as well as your vitamin C powder? Was using hot water ok since it seems to dissolve particles easier than cold water or will this kill the beneficial ingredients in Vit C?

Also these pills have some added ingredients: Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, stearic acid, magnesium stearate, silica gel and rose hip extract. Will these added ingredients interfere with the action of the Vit C?

Thanks for any help 

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Can Leaving A Layer of Blood After Stamping Affect Healing?

« on: September 03, 2013, 01:13:04 AM »

I get a lot of bleeding too. I always rinse it off immediately with a lot of water and then press down on the area with a clean facial tissue until it mostly stops. Then if anything else comes out I rinse with water again and use facial tissue again. I have now gotten to the point where there is no pinpoint bleeding spots left at all and I bleed a lot when doing the needling and rolling.

The reason I'm so careful with this now is that I had a derma rolling done by a doctor and I didn't know he had left a thick scab of blood on my face. It looked horrible and almost black and it did not want to come off in the shower. I had to be somewhere in public and even makeup could not cover it so I foolishly picked at it until it came off and it left an indented scar that I'm still treating to this day. I have to admit that I'm still mad at that doctor for his carelessness.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Evenly Spread Acne Scars - enormous improvement

« on: September 03, 2013, 01:00:06 AM »

These results are definitely a Wow! You wouldn't even know you ever had acne scars at all. Definitely encourages me to keep going on a couple of rather persistent scars. Those little *&^%& have now met their match!

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: What to do about hypertrophic scars

« on: April 23, 2013, 12:58:49 AM »

I had a red hypertrophic surgery scar that was about 2 inches long and purple red for several years. It was raised and the colour didn't get any better. The I read about silicone sheets for scars and I bought some. I applied the silicone sheet and attached it with the tape provided and wore it as instructed for about eight hours a day. It took several months but the colour went completely back to normal and the raised tissue shrank so much that today you can't even tell there was a scar there unless you look really closely. Do some research on the internet. There's lots of info about it.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: getting stretchmarks on my face

« on: February 27, 2013, 06:59:47 PM »

I've never had sensitive skin reactions, but I was on tetracycline medications for several years as a teenager to stop acne. What I know for sure is that these types of antibiotics completely kill all the beneficial intestinal bacteria in your gut. This can have serious effects since the entire gut is basically responsible for producing a healthy immune system. If you haven't already you should check into taking a good probiotic so that your gut has healthy bacteria again. Make sure the probiotic is enteric coated so that the healthy bacteria can survive stomach acid otherwise it does no good.

Also make sure to get more Omega 3 fats than Omega 6 fats in your diet because Omega 3 is a powerful anti-inflammatory, while Omega 6 fats are readily converted into pro-inflammatory compounds.

Hope this helps a little bit since it seems your main objective would be to get inflammation under control.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: What type of scars is the needle-suctioning method for? And what's the downtime?

« on: January 29, 2013, 12:05:16 AM »

After you suction, how does your skin look and for how long?  I'm trying to get a good idea of how much time ill have to spend hiding from the public after this.

I  suction each area about 8-10 times at 2 seconds each. My skin will be slightly pink and elevated for about 20 minutes and then go back to normal. Recently I must have either counted wrong and done too many passes or left the suction on too long because the areas got really red and have stayed moderately pinkish/purplish for a couple of days. I know this will go away and can be covered by makeup but it's still annoying. So beware of being too enthusiastic like I was and take it slow to see how your skin handles it 

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: What type of scars is the needle-suctioning method for? And what's the downtime?

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:34:21 PM »

The subcision method is usually performed by a doctor. It requires freezing of the skin and they sometimes have to go quite deep if there are a lot of tethers. I had this done by a doctor and he used a hyperdermic needle to perform the procedure. They go in horizontally and basically wiggle the needle back and forth so that the sharp edge can cut the tethers underneath the skin. Some scars are really deeply tethered so in order to see success with the dermarolling/ stamping this might have to be done first.

I noticed a big improvement in the lifting of the skin when this was done. And now I use the dermastamp every four weeks to fill in the rest of the skin. I've also started suctioning every couple of days. The right diet is also important for new collagen to form. Plenty of protein, zinc, Vit C, are necessary for good healing.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: 6 month update..

« on: November 15, 2012, 01:32:45 AM »

Wow Mila. That is way more than a 25% improvement. It looks more like 70% to me. Those are fantastic results.  Keep it up and they'll soon be hardly noticeable at all. 

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Advice needed for the scars in the photo

« on: October 19, 2012, 12:19:03 AM »

You should look into steroid / cortisone injections, or cauterization.

I would be very careful with steroid injections. They can cause holes in your skin if too much is injected. This may or may not fill in again. Especially on the nose since that is made up of cartilage and it does not regrow.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Senile Purpura

« on: August 08, 2012, 12:49:08 AM »

Hi Pam  I had to jump in here since I was just reading something about senile purpura. The book I'm reading is called The Real Vitamin & Mineral Book by Shari Lieberman. In the chapter on zinc it says that there were some studies done on skin conditions. In one study elderly people who had senile purpura --purple spots under the skin caused by bleeding-- were found to be zinc deficient.

It seems zinc both oral and topical is used to treat these skin conditions. Might be worth a try, although from what you write it almost sounds like you have liver spots and not senile purpura.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Would you consider selling suction cups for scars?

« on: August 01, 2012, 12:32:56 AM »

Thanks Sarah.    This is exactly what I was looking for. The price is great too and I know your shipping charges are always reasonable.

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Dermarolling / Microneedling / Re: Would you consider selling suction cups for scars?

« on: July 27, 2012, 12:55:07 AM »

Thanks Sarah that's good to hear.

Will you be selling regular cups or the device that you attach to a cup and that creates much stronger suction? By this device I mean like the green plastic ones that are used to remove poison.

I would really like to give this a try but not sure if regular suction cups are enough for tethered scar tissue.