DERMA ROLLING AFTER-CARE
If you are rolling with needles longer than 0.5 mm, the skin will turn red almost like sunburn, sensitive and might get slightly swollen for several hours.
The rolled area might start “peeling” after a few days. Don’t pick at the loose skin.
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR DERMA ROLLER
Wash the derma roller in warm water and dishwashing liquid, taking care not to damage the needles. Then soak it in disinfecting alcohol for 20 minutes or spray it with surgical spirits. Air-dry. Put back into container. Keep the container clean with hot water but do not use any cloth or sponge to clean it since those are full of bacteria.
USING YOUR DERMA ROLLER
0.25, 0.5 mm, 0.75, 1mm and 2mm Derma Rollers: –
- Wash the skin area you want to treat
- Wipe the rolling environment with disinfectant.
- If you like, apply an ice-pack or numbing cream. (Emla numbing cream works in 45 minutes, so apply before rolling – you can get this numbing cream at any pharmacy)
- When rolling, stretch the skin by pulling it with your other hand – it will make needle penetration much easier.
Roll in a star pattern: maximum five times horizontally, 5 times vertically, 5 times diagonally. Roll the derma roller around five times in each direction. Back and forth equals two rolls. Lift the derma roller slightly or change the angle of rolling and move back to the beginning. This ensures that you will not hit the same prick channel. Use medium pressure – but very light pressure around your eyes, especially with needles longer than 0.5 mm!
Try to spread the pricks evenly. You could first only roll the entire skin area horizontally, when you’ve covered all skin that you want to treat, you roll vertically, and finally diagonally (across). Use whatever technique you are comfortable with, as long as it spreads the number of pricks per sq. inch / cm2 more or less evenly.
Added descriptions:
Roll in a star pattern: maximum five times horizontally, 5 to 10 times vertically, 5 to 10 times diagonally. Roll the derma roller around five times in each direction. Back and forth equals two rolls.
Lift the derma roller slightly or change the angle of rolling and move back to the beginning. This ensures that you will not roll the same prick channel.
Use medium pressure, but very light pressure around your eyes, especially with needles longer than 0.5mm!
Try to spread the pricks evenly as you roll. Maybe try – first roll the entire skin area horizontally, when you’ve covered all skin that you want to treat, you roll vertically, and finally diagonally. Use whatever technique you are comfortable with, as long as it spreads the number of pricks more or less evenly.
Do not share you Derma Roller as it may be contaminated and spread infection.