microneedling

[shiba1985]

I have read bout this, but never pursued it. I am too scared of "scarring" etc. But some of the results I have seen are amazing. How safe is microneedling long term. How painful is it? Do you guys have any personal before and afters you can share?

[mafpe]

microscar... i don't know much because you'll actually need to microscope it i suppose. and yeah, there are some amazing result, i had some success, just that i stopped for abit until i get my HT. in my case, i got baby hairs back on miniaturised hair, so while not exactly back to where i want it, it does give a little density and color, masking my scalp a little.

pain wise, depend on what you are using, a dermaroller, or dermapen, also how deep / what size are you using.

0.75 was prickly slight pain for me which is good, but starting from 1mm, the pain is a little biting, and usually people start bleeding from 1mm up. some research says 1.5mm is optimal but the pain and bleeding worries me, and seeing that 0.75-1mm gives me decent result, i plan to only keep at 0.75/1mm. alternatively you can get numbing cream.

[Melvin- Admin]

Depends on the size of the needle. I’ve heard from some docs to stop due to potential scarring, but it definitely works. 

[mafpe]

oh and i just remembered that hair transplant doesn't grow as well in scar tissues, which is why i stopped microneedling until my HT.

it's unproven wheter microneedling affect HT though as the scar is "microscars", i do plan to change into dermapen instead of roller because of the size of the wound.