I have acne scarring on my face and I have heard that dermal rolling can treat this?

Acne scars come in a variety of shapes, sizes and depths. Depending on the severity of the scarring, dermal rolling is one of several treatments that will help. Dermal rolling, also known as skin needling is a non-invasive technology which can produce excellent results.

This procedure uses a roller with very small needles between 0.15mm to 2.0mm long. It is derived from ancient acupuncture techniques. As the needles are rolled over the skin, tiny punctures are created within the epidermis and dermis that encourage the skin's own natural healing response.
There are no injections, incisions or stitches. As the medical grade, stainless steel needles penetrate, they effectively create microscopic trauma deep within the skin's matrix. The skin reacts and tiny electrical signals are released which create a wound healing response.

The needles and rolling mechanism are specifically designed to target and penetrate only sections (or fractions) of the skin each treatment. As a result there is less downtime, less discomfort and an almost immediate outcome.

Skin needling is also used to:

• Stimulate the production of collagen
• Assist in the absorption of cosmetic skin care products

• Reduce the appearance of wrinkles, pigmentation and sun damage
• Treat acne
• Reduce the appearance of scarring, stretch marks and cellulite
• Reduce the appearance of enlarged pores
• Treat alopecia and encourage the growth of stronger, thicker hair.

The treatment is carried out using topical numbing cream. Afterwards your skin will be red but you can return to normal activities immediately. The redness can be covered with mineral make-up. Home treatment rollers are available. These have much shorter needles which only microscopically break the surface of the skin. When used with your regular skin care routine, the home roller can increase the absorption of your skin care products by 400% and enable you to get maximum benefit from the products. Lower grade dermal rollers can be used by paramedical aestheticians, but the deeper rollers typically used to treat scarring are usually reserved for use by doctors

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