Regular Member deluxe_247 Posted March 4, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted March 4, 2020 Couldn't find any conclusive answers on when is it safe to dermaroll my scalp post hair. I had a transplant November 2019 and I dont want to risk damaging anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member duchaine Posted March 4, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted March 4, 2020 opened a similar thread. Never got an answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Al - Moderator Posted March 4, 2020 Moderators Share Posted March 4, 2020 I personally wouldn't want to try it until at least 6 months, maybe even 8 months, because I wouldn't want to risk damaging any grafts that are trying to reconnect with blood vessels and start growing. I don't know if it would matter, but that's my feeling on it. Al Forum Moderator (formerly BeHappy) I am a forum moderator for hairrestorationnetwork.com. I am not a Dr. and I do not work for any particular Dr. My opinions are my own and may not reflect the opinions of other moderators or the owner of this site. I am also a hair transplant patient and repair patient. You can view some of my repair journey here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Glenn Charles Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I do not think micro-needling would penetrate the skin deep enough to cause harm to the follicles. We often perform PRP or Exosome treatments post operatively and use micro needling during that procedure and have no problems. You are over two months post-op . Should be good to go. 3 Dr. Glenn Charles is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member deluxe_247 Posted March 5, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted March 5, 2020 6 hours ago, Dr. Glenn Charles said: I do not think micro-needling would penetrate the skin deep enough to cause harm to the follicles. We often perform PRP or Exosome treatments post operatively and use micro needling during that procedure and have no problems. You are over two months post-op . Should be good to go. Would it matter if i use a .5mm or 1.5mm roller? I'm almost 4 months post transplant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member duchaine Posted March 5, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted March 5, 2020 13 hours ago, deluxe_247 said: Would it matter if i use a .5mm or 1.5mm roller? I'm almost 4 months post transplant. an hair follicle is 3-5mm long. So, 1,5mm should not damage the follicles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member CosmoKramer Posted March 5, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted March 5, 2020 Great answer from @Dr. Glenn Charles. 👍🏻 Also, I have not seen any derma roller or stamps or pens that are more than 2.5mm so you likely won’t find 5mm but that’s not the proper depth, 1-1.5mm is more the typical depth used. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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