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These are Jess's comments, written after she had fully recovered from her final treatment. 

Same numbing cream was used as previous treatment.  The treated areas were completely numb and I didn't feel any pain at all. 

After treatment to my sides, stomach and navel piercing scar, the areas were quite red and bleeding similar to a graze.  The areas were also quite swollen and sore for a couple of days but after that there was no pain; just slight discomfort.  The swelling and redness lasted about a week and took about 3 - 4 weeks to heal completely.  I have noticed a massive difference and all my friends have noticed the difference as well.  Also, my navel piercing scar has softened dramatically and the pigmentation has evened out.  My overall opinion on skin needling for stretch marks and scars is that it is a very effective treatment with very little pain and discomfort although you have to be patient.  I recommend 3 - 5 treatments for maximum results.

Anyone who has this treatment done, I'm confident will be happy with the results.

Jess's hip area - before her treatments	Jess's hip area - after her treatments
Jess's tummy - before her treatments	Jess's tummy - after her treatments

My final Medical Skin Needling treatment was done on Thursday 15th March in the morning.  That afternoon and night my face was red and burning and felt hot, much as it had after my previous treatments.

Day 1
My face had a burning feeling, and was red and rather uncomfortable especially at night - a bit like sunburn or windburn.

Day 3
My face started to peel around my nose and cheeks and felth itchy.  The burning feeling was still there but a lot more comfortable.

Day 4
The peeling on my cheeks and around my nose is quite minimal now and the burning feeling is only very slight.  I could easily cover up with makeup and no-one would know I had just had a treatment.  A slight rash developed near the corner of my mouth but it is nothing much.

Day 5
The peeling has completely resolved and the burning has completely stopped.

Summary:
My face looks a lot fresher and I think my acne scars are a lot less visible.  My firends also comment that I'm looking great!  All in all, I'd say it's been a very worthwhile experience and the outcome has been worth the discomfort and down time.

I have stretch marks from pregnancy which are about 2 years old. They were quite bad on my sides, wide and deep. The ones on my stomach weren’t as bad but still quite noticeable.

 

1st treatment:

We used a numbing cream which I had on for about 40 minutes. They started using the roller on one of my sides. The numbing cream didn’t seem to work at all I felt every bit of it and it was so painful almost unbearable.  Nonetheless I kept going with it to the other side as two of the ladies had to hold me down it was that painful! They tried on my stomach but I could not take the pain anymore.

 

Following the treatment, I was quite red with tiny dots of bleeding similar to a graze on the treated areas.  It was a bit sore and tender for a few days but the redness went away after about 3 days.  After only a week I could see change already.  My skin texture was smoother and stretch marks were lightening and not as deep. They kept improving over about 3 weeks.

 

2nd treatment:

As the first treatment wasn’t very successful I consider this the first treatment.

 

They used a different, stronger, numbing cream this time which I had on for about 2 hours before they started treatment. Again they started on my sides and I could not feel a thing only the pressure put on the area. They were then able to do my stomach as well.

 

The areas were very red and a lot more bleeding than the first time and were sorer and more tender as well but not much discomfort sleeping or wearing clothes.  On day 2, I was very bruised and red which lasted about a week and a half. The soreness lasted about 4 days.  After about 3 weeks all the bruising and redness was gone.  My stretch marks had improved quite a fair bit from the last treatment and after week 4 some were even only visible close up and the rest a lot less noticeable.  My skin texture was also improved.

 

Very pleased with the results!  Overall the 2nd treatment was a great success and am very excited to see what my stretch marks will look like after the last treatment.  My stretch marks were dramatically improved with little to no discomfort during treatment and the pain afterwards wasn’t that bad either; very similar to a graze and didn’t interfere with my lifestyle at all.

 

I had my second treatment on Monday 15th November, late in the afternoon.

That night my face was very red and burning, stinging and feeling rather hot and painful but after taking 2 panadol the pain eased completely.

Day 1 - Tuesday:  My face was stinging and red but the burning had eased a little.  Washed in warm water only.  My face still felt hot so I took 2 panadol again to go to bed as it was quite itchy.

Day 2 - Wednesday:  Face red but not feeling nearly as hot and the burning feeling has eased.  I have started to peel around my nose which is feeling quite itchy now.  Still washing in warm water with gentle cleanser only - applying some light moisturizer as instructed.  Using daily sunscreen.

Day 3 - Thursday:  Today my face is peeling all over and some spots are a little sore and itchy.  I have a couple of breakouts and the redness is still there.

Day 4 - Friday:  Still peeling and itchy but the burning and pain are less intense and the redness is starting to fade

Day 5 - Saturday:  Very little peeling today with minimal burning.  The redness has faded a lot.

Day 6 - Sunday:  Minimal peeling only.  Burning feeling has disappeared and the redness is almost completely gone.

Day 7 - Monday:  A week after the treatment and the peeling has completely stopped and the redness disappeared.  My face looks fresher and the scarring is much less visible.  Now I can go back to my full skincare regime!

Overall, the second treatment was less painful than the first and the healing process - and fading of the redness - was much quicker.  My skin looks and feels great and my friends are commenting.  Looking forward to my third and final treatment! 

Blog posted for Sally, who had booked a series of Medical Skin Needling (collagen induction therapy) treatments to address her pitted acne scarring which is particularly noticeable over her cheeks.

Treatment Day, Friday Oct 1

Friday night - had my treatment today.  it wasn't really painful as I was numbed with a topical anaesthetic but there was a lot of pressure and some pain in some of the more sensitive areas of my face.  Tonight my face is very red, burning, itchy and sore and very hot

Sat Oct 2

My face still feels the same as yesterday - still very hot!

Sun Oct 3

My face is red (like sunburn) & peeling, but not burning any more - thank heavens - its more like tingling and not as sore

Tues Oct 5

Face not so red, slight tingling and peeling. I'm now back to my normal routine of cleansing and moisturizine and - of course being a good girl with applying my sunscreen!

Wed Oct 6

Redness faded and only slight peeling

Thurs Oct 7

Redness completely gone and peeling stopped

Frid Oct 8

It's now one week since I had my treatment and all signs are totally gone.  I think my general skin texture is improved but I know I have to have three treatments and wait up to six months to get maximum benefit.  I'm booked in for my second treatment in a few weeks time - I'll keep you posted!

 

 

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