Microneedling has become a trend that many beauty gurus, influencers, and YouTubers swear
by.
Also known as dermarolling, the process involves moving a handheld tool packed with needles
across the face.
Why on earth would anyone do that?
To stimulate the production of new collagen and hyaluronic acid, of course.
But the question always comes up, should you be microneedling at home, can I buy one online
to use it safely at home, what are the risks ? In this video, I'll go over the pros and
cons of microneedling at home vs going into dermatologist or aestheticians office, and
what my take is on this as well, so stay tuned till the end.
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Microneedling, also called dermarolling, is the process of running hundreds of tiny needles
(less than 3mm) across your skin in order to promote new collagen growth.
And the process has been proven to reduce the appearance of acne scars, wrinkles, as
well as hyperpigmentation.
How might you ask?
The idea is pretty simple, the tiny needle pinpricks going across your face cause slight
injury to the skin, in which The body rushes to patch up the injury, by growing fresh collagen
and fresh elastin, creating a more youthful appearance.
And you may know someone personally who does it and swears by it, but..
What’s the difference between buying one online and doing it at home vs going in to
get it done professionally?
Well, before getting into the pros and cons, you have to know that the process is quite
different.
One, because at home cosmetic needling is actually epidermal needling, and clinical
needling, done professionally is dermal-needling which means.
At-home devices vary in sizes between 0.1mm-0.3mm in terms of needle depth and is primarily
designed to enhance absorption of your skin care ingredients and only penetrates into
the epidermis.
As far as a professional treatment, the depth increases to 0.5mm-1.5mm in an aesthetician's
clinic, or even deeper — up to 3mm — in a dermatologist's clinic, and the aim here
is to create a wound to start the regeneration process of collagen to fill up that very wound,
at the dermal level.
And nowadays you can find professional depth rollers online, which is scary because there
is so much risk that goes into them that the general public may not fully be aware.
Hence, why im making this video.
Now lets get into the pros and cons of microneedling at home.
The first advantage is that: Its going to be much more affordable.
Most purchases of dermarollers coming in from amazon, run you around 20 bucks.
Talk about savings.
Professional microneedling treatments can range anywhere from $200 to $700 and usually
require multiple treatments to see noticeable results.
Although the number will vary, most people need anywhere from 3-6 sessions for the best
results.
And With this in mind, you may spend anywhere from $600 to $4,200 overall.
The second advantage is that: You still can get noticeable results.- “sometimes”.
Many people indicate that they see noticeable improvements in skin tone and skin texture
and the appearance of acne scars, pock marks, and hyperpigmentation.
Which are all amazing and thats the goal we want to achieve.
But These results are based on individuals’ skin reacting to the procedure and have not
been proven in any sort of medical research.
So thats not to say you wont find the same results, its just not a guaranteed result,
is what im saying.
But if you go through the amazon reviews, they are full of before and after photos that
you can check out, supporting the claims.
If you trust amazon reviews, that is.
The third advantage is that: Your skincare products will get better absorption.
Even if you don’t see your facial scars magically disappear, one of the benefits you
still get at, when doing it at home is that products you apply after—like serums—will
absorb into your skin better.
Serums, especially, are designed to nourish your skin beneath the surface layer, so opening
up your skin through microneedling encourages serums to absorb more deeply, improving their
effectiveness.
This is especially true with vitamin c.
Now lets get into the cons.
No one likes to talk about them, but for the purpose of this video, lets get to them.
The biggest disadvantage from microneedling at home is: The risk of infection.
When you microneedle, youre basically opening up your skin and creating nearly microscopic
wounds!
Its, those small open wounds, that allow bugs to get through and cause infection.
This is especially true with the calibration and the quality of the needles.
Poor calibration can lead to skewed needles which can hurt your skin and cause infections.
Something else to take notice of especially if you are trying to use it everyday, which
I do not recommend at all.
The second disadvantage is: Its Obviously not as effective.
The needles on at-home dermarollers are much smaller than those found in an aesthetician’s
office.
Because of that, the results are much less noticeable than professional treatments.
Especially If you have deep acne scars: you wont be able to see noticeable changes.
The last disadvantage really comes down to: Potential skin damage.
The wrong technique can easily cause micro-tears in the skin, leading to scarring and hyperpigmentation.While
there are lots of how to videos here on youtube showing you step by step how to get it done,
you still run the risk of damaging your skin by pressing too hard, ripping skin, or causing
unnecessary irritation.
All things to keep in mind.
And now for the burning question, what is my personal take on this?
I am all for microneedling and think its an innovative way to approach achieving a youthful
appearance and enhance your skins natural state but with that said, I would have to
side with my dermatologists here on youtube.
While there is data to show the benefits of microneedling, I do not recommend at home
products and recommend seeing a dermatologist in person to see if your skin would be even
a good fit.
They know skincare, and can leave you rest assured of a job well done, and can make sure
to control the bleeding issues that can happen with the ones done at home.
Only because you cant guarantee sterility of the needles and your technique may not
be the best either.
Also overtime, your needles at home become dull and that leads to skin tears and hyperpigmentation.
A trained professional will use the appropriate needle size for each individual client’s
personal needs, and assure the needles are primed.
This will give you a much more effective treatment with minimal downtime.Dermatologists also
use radiofrequency with microneedling because of the good depth control and it delivers
energy directly into the target area.
And as far as something as real as making microscopic wounds to your skin, it may be
best to leave that for the professionals.
Some other important things to keep in mind is that, You should avoid microneedling if
you have open sores, a sunburn, psoriasis, wounds, inflammatory acne lesions, warts,
and other bacterial or active viral or fungal skin infections.
And you should not use it on any skin infections, cold sores, and rosacea.
Now I want to hear from you: Have you had microneedling done?
Did it work for you?Did it help tighten your skin or treat your acne?
Let me know in the comments below.
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