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Microneedling Disaster-aged eyelids 5 years

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Lucky222 · 09/03/2019 14:47

I'm in my early 30s and had recently noticed age related changes including perpetual bags appearing pretty much overnight from hollowing out of tear trough areas. I get major depressive episodes anyway, and thoughts on aging and losing my looks was the focus this time. I bought a derma-roller and did a session at home. I ignored the leaflet advice to use a 0.2.5-0.3mm needle on eyelid area and used the same 0.5 one. The next day I could see it had improved my crows feet, but my eyelids looked swollen esp in inner corners. Everytime I blinked, my skin was blinking a milisecond later, if that makes sense, the skin also looked looser. I posted in a microneedling fbk group and people replied saying it takes a month to heal and not to panic. It's been over 2 weeks now though and I can see the skin is looser and more droopy, especially on the left eye inner corner, there is basically a minor fold of excess skin so the crease has slipped down and you see the sagging. I've bought some eyelid tape to try to improve the crease but pretty sure there's no kind of cream or potion or whatever that can put the skin tautness back to what it was. I think this is one of the worst mistakes I've ever made, I wish I could turn back time, my eyelids actually looked fine before! It was the desperate, panicked state of mind that led me to do something so stupid. I am now more depressed because of I, not sleeping, having mild panic attacks when I look in the mirror. Posting for support really, I feel absolutely dire.

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RagingWhoreBag · 09/03/2019 16:01

Not batshit crazy Grin but clearly suffering with some demons that need putting to rest. Samaritans are helpful in a crisis but you need something more long term to help you to deal with the dysphoria. Your face is clearly beautiful, it’s not hard to see why you would get a lot of attention on a night out, but it’s also hard to hear how much that validates you. You don’t need a man to notice you in order to exist. Your chronic illness has robbed you of so much, but you are worth more than the appreciative glances of a few men. I hope you can get some serious help to deal with your issues - I’ve been seeing a hypnotherapist who has given me tools to try and cope with my own issues. I know money is probably tight for you, but please prioritise some more help for your anxiety over beauty treatments that affirm your misguided belief that your looks are your most important asset. Flowers

YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 09/03/2019 16:13

Hello OP - just checking - would you like us to take down your images? We appreciate why you're sharing them but if you have any privacy concerns, let us know and we'll remove them from the thread.

Lucky222 · 09/03/2019 16:21

Yes probably it's better to take them down.

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YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 09/03/2019 16:38

@Lucky222 we've withdrawn that post for you now. Flowers

slipperywhensparticus · 09/03/2019 16:58

Heavy creams will over moisturize and cause sagging best off using a gel on your eyes and maybe see your gp?

Butterflycookie · 09/03/2019 18:23

Those cheap dermatollers which they sell on amazon and in tkmaxx are not made from real needles. They’re more like discs with blades sticking through. If you take them apart you will see. Dermarolling at home is fine but make sure they are real needles.

Microneedling Disaster-aged eyelids 5 years
Triglesoffy · 10/03/2019 09:32

Well thanks, Trinny, for recommending those Amazon ones Angry

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