Derma Roller - home rather than salon use

[ujjayi]

Has anyone got any experience of using a derma roller at home - specifically on stretch marks? (inspired by another thread).

TIA!

No experience but I understand that in a salon they use local anaesthetic first- it's a bit ouch without I imagine.

No experience of it either but i wouldn't do it in a fit. Correct me if I'm wrong but hundreds of puncture wounds? Chance of infection has to be very high. And for what benefit?
Never mind the pain of it.

Well allegedly it stimulates collagen production . I thought it was only available in salons but when I started looking up info about it today it transpires you can buy them for home use. I've no experience either way. Just wondering if anyone has.

Hmmm. I think if dermaroller got fantastic results we'd all know about it. MN ain't a place for secrets ! I really doubt it'd do much for stretch marks. I understand the principle behind it, injured skin promotes healing which includes collagen, but I think stretch marks would be too deep to improve much. Similar to laser? Still don't think I'd chance it. But then I am a bit of a scaredy cat.

I've wondered about this. Do you think you you could bring yourself to roll something over your skin that creates hundreds of tiny pinpricks?

I'm not sure I could - it would be worse than pulling off your own wax strips, and it would son be languishing in my drawer with my epilator .

lurking I agree that usually such items are leaped upon by MNers if they are effective and I don't remember ever seeing a thread on this in the few years I have been on here.

OneHand - tbh, I hadn't actually considered the pain factor. I was aware it would be uncomfortable but now you come to mention it I am not certain I actually want to pierce my own skin in this manner!

I don't think there is a connection between collagen and stretch marks. Collagen gives support to the skin so the dermaroller is supposed to help sagging and wrinkles on the face and neck. Stretch marks are more like scars, so I can't see how firmimg the skin in the deeper layers would eradicate them. Can you?

There was a thread within a thread about the home dermaroller and people saying how fantastic they were. As a result I bought one but am too chicken to use it. Am planning to give it a go after holiday next week

Lots of love for it on youtube with people raving about the effects