Very Impressive Dermarolling And Minxodil Results - From Tressless

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Our friend Dr Rachita Dhurat (who did the two big microneedling studies, and is also involved with Follica and MinoxiBoost) has co-edited a chapter on microneedling in the book Techniques in the Evaluation and Management of Hair Diseases.
She says that doing it weekly, at 1.5mm (dermaroller), is the best protocol.
I found the chapter online:
Did she specifically say a dermaroller over a dermapen?
 

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Our friend Dr Rachita Dhurat (who did the two big microneedling studies, and is also involved with Follica and MinoxiBoost) has co-edited a chapter on microneedling in the book Techniques in the Evaluation and Management of Hair Diseases.
She says that doing it weekly, at 1.5mm (dermaroller), is the best protocol.
I found the chapter online:
This was either written before Follica did more testing or she is strictly talking about a dermaroller. Follica showed that 0.8mm with a dermapen fortnightly is superior, and my own experience corroborates their findings.
 

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This was either written before Follica did more testing or she is strictly talking about a dermaroller. Follica showed that 0.8mm with a dermapen fortnightly is superior, and my own experience corroborates their findings
It was published this year. The chapter mostly talks about the dermaroller, as it is the most commonly used microneedling device and the Dhurat studies were also done with a dermaroller. She mentions that 200 wounds per cm2 are required, whereas Follica‘s device will produce 1600 needle wounds per cm2. This could perhaps explain the different optimal protocol? They are very different devices.

I myself am microneedling with the D2 every 10-14 days, because I want the wounds to properly heal. So far it’s working fine.
 

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When I use my dermapen, it takes days to heal and it looks like I have chicken pox on my scalp. The nice thing about a dermaroller, for me at least, is that you can adjust the pressure. Some of the best results I've seen are from light rolling to induce only redness, once a week.
 

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Yeah that 2011 study has been discussed here multiple times.

Don't think there's a reason for concern if you're not overdoing it.
I actually think there is reason for concern, not just based on this study but others around wounding and cancer. The more you do it the more concerning it is. The problem is wounding isn't a permanent fix. It's something you have to keep doing for life if you don't want to lose the gains
 

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But if you only do it once every 14 days and at low depth (1mm), you reall tyhink that would be problematic long term?
Yes, It takes months for it to fully heal. If you do it every 14 days for years you're walking around with a wound that never heals, and more research is showing that is carcinogenic. I think the chances of cancer are pretty high longterm.
 

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So this basically means that people who have been needling for months/years should stop doing it if they want to preserve their health?
 

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Yes, It takes months for it to fully heal. If you do it every 14 days for years you're walking around with a wound that never heals, and more research is showing that is carcinogenic. I think the chances of cancer are pretty high longterm.
If that were the case, all the Chinese who have been practicing acupuncture for centuries would have cancer... you're a lousy scientist, stop spreading your broscience on here and get lost!!
 

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I bought a Dr Pen microneedle off Amazon and have noticed a massive differences to how it feels compared to the derma stamp . I used a derma roller before and a derma stamp at 1.5 length but nothing really changed. I've done the Dr Pen about 4 times now and my scalp is much redder afterwards with maybe one or two spots of blood. It does feel miles better and like it's doing something but this photo looks like sh1te tbh. I can feel more stubby hairs and feel at weak spots whispy hairs, but as you can tell, the photos in the harshest lighting don't really help andni think it makes it look even worse. As per my other posts I basically live in dermmatch and it looks passible. Anyway that's my two cents. I feel it is doing something and I will continue. I'm also on minoxidil and nizoral. I see people posting stuff without photos all the time so decided to share one, even though I look awful without stuff shading my scalp. Cheers
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Same lighting (sunlight) different angle I've used it 4 times. Once a week. I find sunlight is the harshest and least flattering. I have the same length of 1.5mm (12 needles)and I believe it's doing more. It feels deeper, which is odd as it's the same length. I got some surgical spirit to clean it and I just pop it in for twenty mins then brush off the dead skin cells with a toothbrush I don't use on my teeth. Couple days after my head itches like a son of a b**ch but feels great after a brush.
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If that were the case, all the Chinese who have been practicing acupuncture for centuries would have cancer... you're a lousy scientist, stop spreading your broscience on here and get lost!!
There's a big difference between accupuncure and microneedling. It's not my broscience, I'm simply telling you what the studies say
 

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There's a big difference between accupuncure and microneedling. It's not my broscience, I'm simply telling you what the studies say
Yeah everything increases the risk of cancer according to studies... exposure to the sun, smoking, drinking alcohol, coffee, milk, eating red meat, soy, pollution, not getting enough sleep, sleeping near your phone, ...
Plus there isn't even a study yet on long-term SE of microneedling so despite your 10-year study, yes for now it's only broscience.
 

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Yeah everything increases the risk of cancer according to studies... exposure to the sun, smoking, drinking alcohol, coffee, milk, eating red meat, soy, pollution, not getting enough sleep, sleeping near your phone, ...
Plus there isn't even a study yet on long-term SE of microneedling so despite your 10-year study, yes for now it's only broscience.
I'm wondering if you're serious or not. You really think wounding the same area once a month (minimum) for years won't make this area a good place to initiate tumours ?
Studies are not everything, we can also use our brain. If many studies show that not letting wounds heal is carcinogenic, and that you're exactly doing it, you can at least be careful.
 
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