Microneedling vs Dermarolling

You may have heard both terms — microneedling and dermarolling — if you’re considering skin rejuvenation treatments. There are some significant differences in how each treatment affects outcomes, safety and performance.

What Is Dermarolling?

This involves manually rolling a handheld roller covered in tiny needles across your skin. These devices are for home use and they come quite cheap too. While the needles do create micro-injuries to induce collagen production, because of its manual respect, limited depth and pressure is nearly impossible making most clinical results highly opportunistic.

What Is Professional Microneedling?

Professional microneedling involves the use of an electronic pen device with adjustable needle depths. Training in clinical settings, this treatment allows trained specialists to create a pattern of tiny punctures that are measured at the appropriate depth for your individual skin concerns and desired areas. For Microneedling Exeter, contact www.helenhuntaesthetics.co.uk/skin-boosters/gentlo-radiofrequency-microneedling/

Key Differences

The difference is the benefit of control and safety. It is true that professional microneedling goes deeper and more evenly than a home device, so it works much better for acne scarring, deep wrinkles/pigmentation. It helps in proper sterilisation of the devices, thus minimising risks for infection as well.

Dermarollers — somewhat milder, but still aggressive rollers used at shallower depths that potentially can create uneven results or skin damage if employed incorrectly.

Which Should You Choose?

If you are dealing with acne scars, wrinkles or textured issues and really want to see some visible long-lasting results, pro microneedling is the way. Whilst valuable for more minor things, dermarolling is unable to do what is able to be achieved in a clinic.

Gabriel Hiott

Gabriel Hiott