This woman's acne scars totally disappear.
We're
sure your Instagram feed is just filled with images of beauty bloggers
promoting derma-rollers to help treat discoloration, fine lines and acne
scars.
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But if you're not sure exactly what it is, a derma-roller is a device that contains hundreds of little needles that you roll over your face. Once your skin gets slightly pricked, collagen and elastin production will rev up, leaving your face a little smoother and a little plumper than before.
And while we don't recommend putting any sort of needle to your face (you can definitely go to a dermatologist for that), we did ask Birnur Aral, Ph.D., Director of the Good Housekeeping Institute's Health, Beauty and Environmental Sciences Lab, for some advice if you do choose to derma-roll at home. Here's what she said:
1) Check the marketing claims of the device under consideration. The stronger the claims, such as "treats acne," "stimulates collagen production" or "improves wrinkles," chances are the device is going deeper into the living tissue, requiring it to be treated as a medical device (meaning it shouldn't be marketed without FDA approval.)
2) If you are seeing miraculous "before" and "after" photos, chances are, the device is penetrating deep enough to induce real improvement and again, should be treated as a medical device.
3) Contact the manufacturer or the outlet for the device such as a dermatologist's office and inquire about proper use and sanitizing procedures and adhere to those faithfully to prevent any adverse effects.
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Also, just know that the results are not overnight miracles. It takes time for collagen to build. Still, results can happen, and to prove it, we rounded up the craziest before-and-after pics of derma-rolling in action, ahead.
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But if you're not sure exactly what it is, a derma-roller is a device that contains hundreds of little needles that you roll over your face. Once your skin gets slightly pricked, collagen and elastin production will rev up, leaving your face a little smoother and a little plumper than before.
And while we don't recommend putting any sort of needle to your face (you can definitely go to a dermatologist for that), we did ask Birnur Aral, Ph.D., Director of the Good Housekeeping Institute's Health, Beauty and Environmental Sciences Lab, for some advice if you do choose to derma-roll at home. Here's what she said:
1) Check the marketing claims of the device under consideration. The stronger the claims, such as "treats acne," "stimulates collagen production" or "improves wrinkles," chances are the device is going deeper into the living tissue, requiring it to be treated as a medical device (meaning it shouldn't be marketed without FDA approval.)
2) If you are seeing miraculous "before" and "after" photos, chances are, the device is penetrating deep enough to induce real improvement and again, should be treated as a medical device.
3) Contact the manufacturer or the outlet for the device such as a dermatologist's office and inquire about proper use and sanitizing procedures and adhere to those faithfully to prevent any adverse effects.
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Also, just know that the results are not overnight miracles. It takes time for collagen to build. Still, results can happen, and to prove it, we rounded up the craziest before-and-after pics of derma-rolling in action, ahead.
