Dermarolling - Can You Really Roll Your Scars Away?
Filed under: Beauty, Skin & Body
Dermarolling: Medieval tourture device, or the key to perfect skin? Photo: Alibaba.com
When I heard that dermarolling may be a way to fix acne scars (and is a favorite treatment of stars like Angelina Jolie), I just had to play guinea pig.
Derma rollers look like mini paint rollers, and are covered with tiny needles. When you roll it against your skin, you cause controlled trauma to the dermis with hundreds of little pricks. The claim is that your skincare is more deeply absorbed and your skin may also react by creating collagen - which can fill in acne scars and small wrinkles.
At-home rollers, like Leaf & Rusher Tx Roller, $118, are typically .5 mm in length, while medical grade rollers are 2 to 3mm in length.
At home, you get a superficial "mini" treatment without any downtime, while office procedures go deeper and require a few days of healing. Since I'm all about results, I saw a plastic surgeon for my treatment.
The truth? I looked like a car accident victim the first two days!
I was swollen, red and raw, but then I magically transformed into a normal human being who my dog no longer ran from by day 4. And most amazingly, I saw about a 50% immediate improvement in my couple of old acne scars. Wow!
But are the at-home versions effective?
"For scars and wrinkles, I doubt the consumer dermarollers are going to give you any results," says Wayne, NJ plastic surgeon Dr. Parham Ganchi. "The more likely benefit is that they may allow your serums and creams to penetrate more deeply into the skin, making your skincare routine more effective."
Elmo 11-10-2009 @ 3:10PM
I dont know about dermatology, but this roller would be good to perforate your rolled-out pizza dough to crisp and cook more evenly. So go ahead, buy one for your kitchen!
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Hassie 11-10-2009 @ 4:29PM
This seems invasive to me. Also, what about the possibility of infection if you don't follow the instructions properly? I'm pretty sure I wouldn't do this home treatment or seriously recommend it to anyone. Do dermatologists really recommend this treatment or is it only the beauty flavor of the day? What women won't do to themselves for "perfection"; which really only exists with great genes or skilled Photoshoping skills! One more thing, women with darker skin sometimes scar more easily or get keloids? How do you determine that at home?????
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Ava 11-10-2009 @ 6:37PM
This is a joke right? How about using razor blades.
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cindy 11-11-2009 @ 1:51PM
More and more people seem to think that finding beauty requires chemicals, lasers, painful procedures like this rediculous item. This will definitely cause more harm than good, just like other things on the market with chemicals - they're temporary at best. Mother Nature knows best and the products that provide pure, safe, natural botanical, affordable results is here guaranteed: www.myavalla.com/us/pwp/cynthias1
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cam 11-11-2009 @ 2:32PM
L&R TX Roller On sale now at SkinStore :
$80
http://www.skinstore.com/p-3485-leaf-and-rusher-tx-roller.aspx
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lindkest 11-11-2009 @ 7:52PM
Everyday scam is more like it
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