Did derma-roller helped with hyperpigmentation for anyone?
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 3:58 pm

I am going to order derma-roller(0.5mm) today and wondering if it helped with hyper-pigmentation/melasma on the face. Please reply if it helped or made it worse. thank you.

Mon Jul 23, 2012 4:18 pm

I tried derma rollers,had a course of three! I was told that I would see some improvement with hyperpigmentation and acne scarring! However after the three I seen no change whatsoever with either! Although skin did feel smoother! If you're going to use derma rollers for pigmentation then I'd say it's a waste of time.

free skin care · Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:17 pm

I didn't even know that dermaroller were marketed toward those with hyperpigmentation issues.

I thought that it was more geared toward those with stretch marks or wrinkles.

free skin care · Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:47 pm

I have done many 0.5 rolls and sadly no I don't think it helped the pigmentation or melasma. Strangely, it did help the pigmentation on my chest and hands!?

However I would strongly recommend doing rolls bc they help in so many other ways and I am sure my skin would not be as good (at age 45) as it is without them.

A great idea is to do series of rolls indispersed with TCA peels. I do an aggressive roll followed by a peel several weeks later. This has yeilded great results for me. I have done this 3 times so far, with 2 months plus in between each roll.

HTH

Edited to add...I just saw from your other post that you have olive skin...I am not sure whether that makes peels risky for you....certainly you can do lactic acid peels..starting at a low % and building up.

free skin care · Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:43 am

Dermarolling may help with some types of hyperpigmentation. If you have dermal melasma you will need to go deeper than 0.5mm, if you are prone to post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation you might be wise to avoid dermarolling. I have a patch of melasma that has broken up a little since I started dermarolling with a 1mm, but it is a long slow process.

Have you seen the OwnDoc site? http://owndoc.com/ Sarah Vaughter has before and afters photos, detailed guidance on how to dermaroll safely and effectively, sells good quality rollers at a fair price.

free skin care · Tue Jul 24, 2012 3:00 am

I found that rolling brought up melasma for me. On my chest area.. The skin was getting crepey, so I rolled and the crepiness went but lots of sun damage appeared. I'm unsure as wether I should roll again to work through it.., am erring on the side of caution on it.

free skin care · Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:26 am

catski wrote:

I found that rolling brought up melasma for me. On my chest area.. The skin was getting crepey, so I rolled and the crepiness went but lots of sun damage appeared. I'm unsure as wether I should roll again to work through it.., am erring on the side of caution on it.

Is it melasma or sun damage, the two are not the same? Might it be post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation?

free skin care · Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:10 am

Firefox7275 wrote:

catski wrote:

I found that rolling brought up melasma for me. On my chest area.. The skin was getting crepey, so I rolled and the crepiness went but lots of sun damage appeared. I'm unsure as wether I should roll again to work through it.., am erring on the side of caution on it.

Is it melasma or sun damage, the two are not the same? Might it be post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation?

Hi Firefox. It's lots of pigmentation, quite like tea stains. It breaks up, changes shape, sometimes the pigmentation has moved into a darker conglomeration in one area, which I got frozen off. It isn't usually dark. In some places it's splash shaped! Very uneven pigmentation. At the moment I am using Lightstim on it a lot and I see some of it turning shiny.

It is certainly post inflammatory.

free skin care · Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:05 am

Have you been diligent about sunscreen use? If I remember correctly, even if the area is covered by clothing, damaging rays can still get to your skin. What other types of products do you use on your chest? Have you been using other products, like acids, that make you more sensitive to the sun?
I did not think that dermarolling brought damage to the top layers of skin to be exfoliated off, like CP's. To my understanding, dermarolling breaks up scars and promotes collagen. Maybe something you applied post roll is bringing up the damage.

free skin care · Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:09 am

Hmm, rereading you last post, could it just be your skin starting to peel from the roller? This usually starts to happen a couple days after rolling and will be completely done about a week after it starts with proper care.

Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:28 pm

Thanks everyone for comments. How do I know if the hyperpigmentation is postinflammatory.
Also did anyone have any experience with manuka honey UMF16+. I had to take high doses(1 tsp/day) of it as I had stubborn H.Plyori infection in my stomach and that is the time when my hyperpigmention cleared quite a bit. I stopped after 1 month of taking it and the results stopped. I got rid of my infection, and at that time I thought it could be because of my infection and now that infection is gone, pigmentation issues should be gone too but no. It is where it was. I did take manuka honey(1-2 tsp/day)later after couple of months of break and it cleared up a tiny but and so far the clear areas haven't got it back. I do use sun-screen religiously.

I do apply it on my face few times a week. I was thinking if I derma-roll and then apply, may be it will help. Just a thougt. Any comments?

free skin care · Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:02 pm

Firefox, I thought that hormones were at the root of melasma. Hence, would treating the hormonal issue clear the melasma?

Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:00 pm

Could be hormones, but how can you know. I have talked to the naturopath and my understanding is that there is no reliable testing to find that out. I don't have any symptons that would indicate hormonal issues.

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