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Prettiwylde (Hobart, Tasmania) on 01/14/2012
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I have 4 kids and had very bad stretch, I use a derma roller available on a popular auction site for around twenty dollars. I use this in conjunction with a vitamin a cream, here in australia it is known as ungvita and is used for nappy rash.

I have been using these for about 6 months and can guarantee all those out there thinking they are stuck with them forever or thinking about lasers or peels that this method works.

Some stretch marks were new, some over twenty years old, and I have seen a 75 percent improvement and will continue to use this method until they are all gone, patience is required as your body needs time to produce new collagen. Please don't despair. Try and you will get results like no other, and I have tried them all, creams, cloths, dermabrasion and peels.

Nothing is as effective at restructuring the skin, and as a mum of four I can tell you I had very bad marks on my tummy, breasts and thighs that are now almost invisible, not lighter in colour, mind-but healed and vanishing. Bless

Replied By Heather (San Diego) on 07/15/2012

I would love to hear from more people who've used a derma roller for scars stretch marks.

Previous poster said it was cheap on the big auction site but company websites claim theirs are the only effective ones at about $200 for a kit. That seems very, very expensive and painful so I haven't bought one.

Please - anyone out there who has used one, please leave your feedback! It's VERY easy to leave feedback on Earthclinic and they don't spam or anything.

THANKS!

Replied By Pocono (Los Angeles, Ca ) on 11/25/2013

Hi. I purchased a dermaroller for 14.95 on the most popular auction site as directed by women who have posted videos of their success using it. I also have worked in a plastic surgeon's office that was the first to introduce this method. you should never pay more than $20 for the roller itself. None of them are superior. I have first hand experience with the expensive and the cheaply priced rollers they are the same. The only difference you will notice depends on your consistent use, products and the way you heal.

The one I purchased gave directions of rolling 10 times up, 10 down, 10 left, 10 right, 10 diagonal across up both ways in an x formation, for a total of 6 directions.

I have only used mine twice. I'm a bit ticklish and for me the sensation borders on tickling with a slight pain. I covered my skin in cold pressed EVCO. I will try to keep this up 1-2 week for 6 months or until they are gone. A girl who posted a video on the most popular site said that she did it for 6 months and TOTALLY erased her stretchmarks.

Replied By Natalie (Washington Dc) on 05/29/2014

I, as well attest to the wonders that the derma roller has done on the stretchmarks I've had all along my buttocks and hips since puberty. I remember desperately wanting them eradicated back when I was still in college and managed to fade them up to 60 percent, they are barely noticeable now and I can wear a bathing suit without being embarrassed about them. I am going to go back to rolling since it was the only thing that came close to completely erasing them, this time I will be more committed to getting them eliminated, if I managed to erase more than half when I was a college student with little time I am sure I can reach my goal now with a much more flexible schedule. Be sure to use a cream that will help you produce collagen prior to rolling, A good one is Coconut oil or even Vitamin E capsules once you start rolling the cream will go deep into your skin attempting to plump the areas of stretchmarks where collagen was lost. I will keep you posted once I start derma rolling again.

Replied By Jess (Melbourne, Australia) on 07/15/2016

I've used derma roller's successfully. I have heaps - all over my bum from when I was 12 (I'm 28) and more recently very light ones down my thighs from weightgain during the last few years.

I had a horribly forked stretchmark that really hurt across my left hip that was about 3-4mm wide that, using a single-lined roller, I managed to get rid of about 80% of it.

I'm fairly certain that using a regular 1.5mm roller along my thighs helped make the stretchmarks on that area lighter. I've been focusing a lot on the area you can see when I'm wearing a swimsuit (bottom/side of my bum) and the stretchmarks there are still visible but seem shallower than the ones on my actual bum cheek that I haven't been attacking.

I've since moved onto the Derminator - it's a machine that lets you use either a single needle or a 9-needle cartridge, and it is far superior and easier to use. Yes, still smarts but it isn't anywhere near as painful as using a manual single needle or the other deep rollers.

A few things to note:

- you need to use Vitamin C and Vitamin A in conjunction with the roller. Pre-treat the area with both for a month before using the roller.

- ONLY roll every 5 weeks. You can damage your skin if you do it more often.

- Use the creams after you have finished rolling.

- Make sure you sterilise your instruments and work on clean skin.

- To reach the damage and crush the collagen (this is what you are doing with the needle and the body re-heals itself properly) you need a fairly long needle: 1.5-2mm length

There is an excellent resource that everyone should read before embarking on needling. It's written by Dr Des Fernandes, one of the pioneers of the technique and also the creator of Environ skincare. The skincare range is fantastic and I have been using it since I was 16. He discusses the type of Vitamin A you need (retinyl palmitate).

http://www.acaciadermacare.com/upload/docs/PCI - Plastic Surgery Journal - April 2008.pdf

If you want more great articles to read on the technique:

http://www.essentialdayspa.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=29860

Good luck! I'm still working on mine but any improvement is better than none!

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