This post may contain affiliate links, which support the site at no cost to you. Curious about microneedling but afraid of the pain? Or did it once and realized your pain tolerance wasn’t quite what you thought it was? This…
Getting Started
Dermaroller or Dermastamp?
Choosing between a dermaroller and a dermastamp depends on what skin conditions you’re trying to treat and where.
How to Clean A Dermaroller
Microneedling for skin problems is so effective, but you have to keep them clean. Here are the steps for how to clean a dermaroller.
Home Use v. Medical Dermarollers : Which and When
This page may contain affiliate links. So, this website is called “Dermaroller at Home”, so this post distinguishing between ‘home use’ and ‘medical use’ dermarollers is way overdue. What is typically called a “home use” dermaroller has needles that…
Patch Testing Part II – Adding Actives
Yesterday I wrote about patch testing your dermaroller before you start using it. Today I want to follow up with a second post about slowly adding actives to your dermarolling routine. Where we left off yesterday, you were using your dermaroller and…
Patch Testing Your Dermaroller
There are possible side effects of microneedling, both at home and in an office. Skin is individual and unpredictable! While almost all patients will experience collagen regrowth in response to microneedling, for some people it can come along with some…
How to Use a Dermaroller at Home
Okay, there are a ton of these guides online. A few of them even cite the research. I hope to make this one different in that (a) it is attentive to the different needs of different needle lengths and skin…
Which dermaroller is best?
This post contains affiliate links. When you’re thinking about which dermaroller to buy, the most important rule is this: don’t buy a dermaroller that you can’t afford to replace every 6-8 uses. You can’t sterilize a dermaroller at home, so you…
Microneedling v. Dermarolling v. Dermastamping v. Dermapen(ing)
I see a lot of questions about the above terms. “I’m interested in dermarolling but the only research I can find is about microneedling!” “I want to do dermarolling for my scars but I can only find dermastamps in my…
How much does dermarolling hurt? (and pain management options)
Well, it feels like sticking tiny needles in your face. No way around that. Pain is individual, and what feels like a six out of ten on a pain scale to one person might be a three to another. In…
Is dermarolling permanent? Are the effects permanent?
Short answer: yes. The research indicates that microneedling is permanent. That is, any long-term study that has tracked people after their treatments has seen improvement that lasts beyond the last roll (cite). By that, they mean that if you dermaroll…
How Does Dermarolling Work?
This page may contain affiliate links. It completely makes sense that people are skeptical about microneedling. I’m just saying, I get why people think that adding tiny microscoping holes to your face would be bad for it! This post is…