Dermarolling Community Trial

[MackJames]

You can probably edit the picture. Are you using one of the new smart phones to take the pics?

I have a 8 meg pixel digital camera and a smart phone also with 8. The flash just makes it appear as if I have a lot less hair than I do. It's better without the flash but is a bit dark. Should I try natural lighting? And the hair on my scalp is sticking straight up

[clandestine]

I have a 8 meg pixel digital camera and a smart phone also with 8. The flash just makes it appear as if I have a lot less hair than I do. It's better without the flash but is a bit dark. Should I try natural lighting? And the hair on my scalp is sticking straight up

Yes natural lighting is ideal.

[35YrsAfter]

Last two times I dermarolled I wiped it off. I noticed that the blood leaves ugly brown patches on my scalp that stay for a while.

Also, something to think about; when wisdom teeth are removed, the blood dries up from the blood clot and closes the holes where the teeth used to be. Maybe someone can chime in, but would wiping off the blood slow down the healing process? As far as I know, Follica applies some kind of substance to the wounded area that slows down the healing process which is supposed to induce hair follicle neogenesis. Thoughts?

I am certain that many doctors look at this thread and just roll their eyes. I personally believe there is merit to dermarolling over scar tissue to improve the appearance of a scar. Growing hair or increasing density? I doubt it but, it must be remembered that many medical breakthroughs were accidental. For example, a Russian ophthalmologist who removed a sliver of glass from a girl's eye is considered the "father" of radial keratotomy. Radial keratotomy is the technology that led to modern lasik surgery. The doctor who removed the glass from his patient's eye saw an improvement in her vision after the slit healed. If memory serves me, about 70% of refraction of light occurs at the cornea. In myopia, the eye has too much plus power. That's why optometrists and opthalmologists prescribe minus power lenses to lengthen the focal point so it reaches the retina. Opthalmologists realized that slicing the cornea in a variety of ways has a flattening effect which lengthens the focal length. Radial keratotomy is even effective in treating astigmatism. FYI

Compared with other research, MPB research is relatively scarce. I prefer to keep an open mind with a reasonable level of skepticism.

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[Superdave]

I'm game for giving it a shot. Years ago I had mole removed on my right shoulder. The dermatologist sliced it off and sent it to a lab to be evaluated. It was deemed that more tissue needed to be removed, so I was referred to a general surgeon. Well, he went kind of nuts and I was left witty a 2" gash and 3 to 4 stitches, looks like I was stabbed here.

Anyway, the incision was on the face of my shoulder just outside of the area where hair grows on my chest. As this healed, hair grew out of the scar tissue and its a bit different in texture then the rest of the hair on my chest. My other shoulder has no hair in this same area.

[Pentarou]

From my experiences so far, this woks to some mild degree, but there are some major pieces in the puzzle missing.

[bombarie]

It is now confirmed, this study will not achieve WIHN, it will only improve old hair and revive some old ones that were going to jump ship. It is still worth doing.

sh!T Confirmed by princessrambo in ***! Must be true now!

[TO YOUNG TO RETIRE]

guys i am attaching some pictures pre op and immediatelly after op....(first session

i was rolling the scalp all directions 10 times with 1.5mm 192 needles roller for about an hour.(it was hurting very very much and i had to wait sometimes)

the scalp became red with blood drops (like a lot i think)

please have a moment and evaluate if the looks of it are what we are supposed to do as they did in the study....

i prepared it with saline and bedatine,...i also cleaned it slightly with betadine afterwards....

by the way i buzzed the head first time after years so i will monitor clearly the progress with pics and share with you...i dont like how i look buzzed cause i am receded...

please see and evaluate...
is this wounding sufficient...are there any dangers for my skin? i am slightly scared but i want to succeed as in the dermaroller study.

first three pics pre op second three after
thanks
-john

[MackJames]

guys i am attaching some pictures pre op and immediatelly after op....(first session

i was rolling the scalp all directions 10 times with 1.5mm 192 needles roller for about an hour.(it was hurting very very much and i had to wait sometimes)

the scalp became red with blood drops (like a lot i think)

please have a moment and evaluate if the looks of it are what we are supposed to do as they did in the study....

i prepared it with saline and bedatine,...i also cleaned it slightly with betadine afterwards....

by the way i buzzed the head first time after years so i will monitor clearly the progress with pics and share with you...i dont like how i look buzzed cause i am receded...

please see and evaluate...
is this wounding sufficient...are there any dangers for my skin? i am slightly scared but i want to succeed as in the dermaroller study.

first three pics pre op second three after
thanks
-john

Great pics. I look forward to following your progress. I've been rolling for about eight weeks and I can't really tell if there has been any improvements. However, last night my wife looked at me strangely while i was playing with my daughter on the floor and asked to take a look at my scalp.

She said "oh my god, you have a ton of little hairs sprouting all over". She then said, "whatever your doing, it's working". Mind you she isn't the type to stroke my ego. I was actually taken aback by her comments.

[MackJames]

This pic was taken last night. The area in question has been thin for some time. You can see the tiny little hairs. My hair is white and it has been difficult getting a good pic.

[TO YOUNG TO RETIRE]

i can clearly see.congrats they look normal size..keep doing it to grow them

i am considering to numb my head the next session to roll it relaxed...

[MackJames]

i can clearly see.congrats they look normal size..keep doing it to grow them

i am considering to numb my head the next session to roll it relaxed...

Thank you. I don't want to be delusional and see things that aren't there. I admit my eye does tear up when I roll. I tell myself, push through the pain.

For the record, I apply minoxidil about thirty minutes after rolling and have since I started. I've never experienced any side effects. I've also been using niz the following three days directly after rolling, sometimes within twenty minutes of rolling.

[StayThick]

Thank you. I don't want to be delusional and see things that aren't there. I admit my eye does tear up when I roll. I tell myself, push through the pain.

For the record, I apply minoxidil about thirty minutes after rolling and have since I started. I've never experienced any side effects. I've also been using niz the following three days directly after rolling, sometimes within twenty minutes of rolling.

This. I force myself to get passed the pain and it's not easy. The things I would to keep/regrow my hair.

[LevonHelms]

guys i am attaching some pictures pre op and immediatelly after op....(first session

i was rolling the scalp all directions 10 times with 1.5mm 192 needles roller for about an hour.(it was hurting very very much and i had to wait sometimes)

the scalp became red with blood drops (like a lot i think)

please have a moment and evaluate if the looks of it are what we are supposed to do as they did in the study....

i prepared it with saline and bedatine,...i also cleaned it slightly with betadine afterwards....

by the way i buzzed the head first time after years so i will monitor clearly the progress with pics and share with you...i dont like how i look buzzed cause i am receded...

please see and evaluate...
is this wounding sufficient...are there any dangers for my skin? i am slightly scared but i want to succeed as in the dermaroller study.

first three pics pre op second three after
thanks
-john

That's pretty much exactly what my head looks like post roll. I knock it out in 15 minutes tho, seems like you may be prolonging the agony lol. I've found that after the first 10 or 20 rolls adrenaline kicks in and the pain is suddenly much less.

This pic was taken last night. The area in question has been thin for some time. You can see the tiny little hairs. My hair is white and it has been difficult getting a good pic.

Looking good Mack!

[brunobald]

Mack, that is quite something. Did you use any treatments in the months and years prior to using the dermaroller?

[TO YOUNG TO RETIRE]

tomorrow guys i am applying minox and in 6 days i will roll harder but i will use some numb cream to do the job correct.....

hope it works... 11 more rolls and if it works i will need like 2500grafts to be nw1