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Tue May 01, 2012 12:19 pm  |
Both of them use needles to cause micro-traumas in the skin to which the body responds by production of collagen.
On the one hand, Facial acupuncture does not make your face as red as dermarolling, but on the other hand, it is much more expensive!
Does anyone know the difference between the two in terms of their effect on the skin? Would it be correct to assume that Facial Acupuncture is more effective?
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Tue May 01, 2012 8:21 pm |
| They are nothing alike. Comparing Fraxel and dermarolling are far more similar. |
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Late 30's, fair skin, dark hair. Retin A, DIY potions. Missions completed- acne, acne scarring, 11's, redness, contact dermatitis. Working on maintenence and cellulite. |
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Wed May 02, 2012 4:53 am |
Well Facial Accupuncture isn't designed with the intent of causing trauma to the skin, but encouraging deep healing within the body. Its part of a very complicated system of health and healing, but whilst it may look a little similar in that needles are placed into the skin, its very different intent than dermarolling, which is primarily designed to push actives deeper into the skin and cause the skin to rejuvenate.
Facial acupuncture doesn't share that same goals from memory, although there can be times when the skin goes through a rejuvenation process as part of that, but its not its primary purpose. |
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Wed May 02, 2012 2:16 pm |
TheresaMary, my Cosmetic Acupuncture brochure says that it works because in creates trauma in the skin. 
And single needles and 1.5 mm rollers are not for pushing actives, they are for breaking the tissue and inducing new collagen.
I understand that Microneedling and Cosmetic Acupuncture are two distinct procedures, but their descriptions sound similar to me.
| TheresaMary wrote: |
Well Facial Accupuncture isn't designed with the intent of causing trauma to the skin, but encouraging deep healing within the body. Its part of a very complicated system of health and healing, but whilst it may look a little similar in that needles are placed into the skin, its very different intent than dermarolling, which is primarily designed to push actives deeper into the skin and cause the skin to rejuvenate.
Facial acupuncture doesn't share that same goals from memory, although there can be times when the skin goes through a rejuvenation process as part of that, but its not its primary purpose. |
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Wed May 02, 2012 2:39 pm |
maybe cosmetic accupuncture is something altogether different from how Americans/Canadians think of accupuncture, which is usually Chinese acupuncture.
Dermarolling does indeed puncture the skin.
Note sure what the acu- prefix connotes. "Acute" puncture, as in "deep"?
I know that traditional accupressure can temporarily change one's appearance my simply relaxing muscles or adjusting their tone, as in for instance, when relieving a headache that is making someone suffer. I saw a video decades ago in which Lindsay Wagner was guiding the viewer through doing their own "accupressure facelift". But that is definitely nothing like dermarolling. |
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