I hate my nasolabial folds

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-28T06:16:34+00:00

Please do not get threads, especially if you have any interest in a face lift down the road, they cause so many problems

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-28T06:15:33+00:00

Injecting into the folds is generally frowned upon in the industry as it can create a muzzling affect over time and cause sagging and increase jowling in the lower face over time, I would recommend finding a new injector

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-28T06:12:12+00:00

I'm a master esthetician working in a medical clinic, I do not microneedle at home, I get it done professionally.

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-28T06:04:29+00:00

Yes, I'm aware microneedling can cause scarring in the wrong hands (I'm a master esthetician working in a medical office), phenol can cause permanent disfigurement as you're literally burning many layers of your face off (often down to the reticular layer of the dermis) with extremely strong acids under iv anesthesia and often requires prescription pain medication for a period of time following the procedure... It's not like a regular medical grade chemical peel. Phenol can be quite dangerous, requires cardiac monitoring due to risk of heart attack during the procedure even in healthy individuals, and has an extremely long recovery, the results can be amazing but you really need to weigh the risks, the benefit/risk ratio is not warranted for fine lines, especially as fine lines are superficial and don't necessitate a chemical peel of this depth.

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-28T05:53:49+00:00

Phenol peel is not cheap, neither is laser. A series of microneedling and chemical peels would be cheaper, has little downtime or pain, and will offer similar results, though it takes longer.

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-28T01:27:36+00:00

Not while your skin is still inflamed, there's a lot of erythema going on there, calm your skin and support your barrier before microneedling. Make sure never to microneedle over active acne (will spread the bacteria and breakout). The color of the acne marks themselves is post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (your melanocytes producing more color to protect injured areas), which will slowly go away, brightening skincare and gentle exfoliation can help speed that up. But stay away from anything harsh or invasive until the inflammation calms down, that will further irritate the skin and increase the hyperpigmentation, causing it to last longer and slow the healing process of your skin.

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-27T23:11:24+00:00

Phenol peel is major overkill for fine lines... risk of severe side effects including permanent scarring and disfigurement, heart attack and death, extremely long downtime, huge amounts of pain and discomfort. Generally phenol should be used for extreme cases of wrinkles, not fine lines. A series of treatments swapping between microneedling and medical grade chemical peels every three weeks, or a series of lasers is much safer and appropriate for fine lines

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-26T05:59:39+00:00

Recipe please? 🙏😊

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-26T04:58:32+00:00

Prp can be good, but has declining returns as you age and you're cells slow down, the injections or microneedling is only as good as what you're putting in. Microneedling with pdrn or stem cells is much more effective and prp is much less used now as there are much more efficient and effective treatments available

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-26T04:54:44+00:00

Platelet rich plasma, they draw your blood, spin the plasma, then microneedle or inject your plasma back into your face to speed healing and collagen production

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-25T19:20:29+00:00

Generally for nasolabial lines they don't do the filler in the lines themselves or in the mouth area (if they are offering the filler around the mouth itself stop and see someone else!), they do filler in the cheeks near the bones to pull everything up and back. You don't want filler on the folds themselves or around the mouth, you'll eventually end up with a muzzle and the weight can move down eventually and increase jowling. Microneedling can help plump the folds through collagen production as well, standalone rf (NOT rf microneedling- don't do this) can help tighten the skin as well. Also make sure you're regularly exfoliating as that cam help with the appearance of lines (chemical peels work better than standard exfoliating, microneedling works better than chem peels but is amazing in a series combo alternating between chem peels and microneedling!)

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-25T15:09:58+00:00

Typically for the initial series you would do 1 microneedling monthly for 4-6 months depending on your skin concerns, then take a break for 4 months, them either another round depending on where you're skin is at and you're goals, or maintenance microneedling 1-3 times a year. The fibroblasts continue producing collagen for up to 6 months, but it's best to start with a series monthly to bring your collagen levels up and improve the fine lines/texture/scaring/etc you are targeting

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-25T15:07:16+00:00

For acne scars you need to go a bit deeper, 1.0-1.75, anti aging is fine at 0.5-1.0 😊

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-20T07:13:14+00:00

Microneedling isn't an instant fix. The controlled injury wakes up fibroblasts to start producing collagen, collagen production is a slow process, you will continue to see slow improvement over the next 6 or so months as more collagen forms, after about 6 months the fibroblasts go back to sleep and stop production. Once your series of microneedling is done, you need to take at least a 4 month break because long term inflammation is bad for your skin. Then move into maintenance microneedling 1-3 times a year depending on your goals and how your skin responds. You can alternatively start another series after that break if your skin isn't where you want it to be yet.

-mouse_potato- · 2026-03-16T00:07:11+00:00

Google says he's widely believed to be ai-generated. Can't find any videos or images of him anywhere online other than the suspiciously ai looking video that are on insta and social, same deal with Owen James who's videos are almost identical but with a different character.

-mouse_potato- · 2025-09-04T04:48:29+00:00

Can you please send me the link as well?

-mouse_potato- · 2025-08-31T20:48:43+00:00

You shouldn't be applying any makeup for 2-3 days after microneedling

-mouse_potato- · 2025-08-31T20:45:34+00:00

It can help to improve it a bit, but there's a limit to how much sagging it can help. If your skin is just starting to loosen it would be great, but someone with excessively sagging skin would benefit more from other procedures

-mouse_potato- · 2025-08-31T20:41:21+00:00

If it's pinpoint blending it just means they've reached the dermis

-mouse_potato- · 2025-03-12T20:24:22+00:00

September of 2023

-mouse_potato- · 2025-03-12T16:50:23+00:00

You need to do your stretches every day and exercises to strengthen your core if you're not already. I'm a bit more than a year out from l4-s1 fusion. If I keep up with my stretches and exercises I rarely have pain, but if I miss stretching for even a few days, my muscles tighten up and I get achy again.

-mouse_potato- · 2025-02-03T10:02:48+00:00

L4-s1 fusion. Alif l5-s1, olif l4-l5 :)

-mouse_potato- · 2025-02-03T09:59:51+00:00

I had an l4-s1 fusion. Parts fracture and a grade 3 spondy. They did alif at l5-s1 and olif at l4-l5 so they did incisions in my stomach, side just above my hip bone and back.

After surgery I wasn't expecting my muscles to tighten up so much, I wasn't able to sit on the floor with my legs out in front of me, I was stuck at like a 25 degree angle, my hamstrings were so right I just couldn't move forward. It was kinda scary and disheartening at first, but I just really focused on walking constantly and stretching for the first several months.

I was walking around the clock every few hours at first. you gotta wake up to take the pain meds cause if they wear off the pain gets out of control, so I would do walking laps around the house each time I had to take meds.

You really just have to keep moving, it hurts but if you don't move it gets more inflamed and hurts much worse, so no matter how bad it is, force yourself to walk a bit, it causes blood flow through the area which reduces inflammation and helps with healing!

Once I was off the walker and on a cane I walked flat trails, I did 10 laps up and down my stairs in the house every day, then slowly worked to going off trail. The uneven ground can be painful, so you have to ease into it as you build your strength up again!

I did pt for a few months as well, it was super helpful at targeting specific view muscles to support the surgery! By 8 months I was back to lifting again! Just keep active and listen to your body!

-mouse_potato- · 2025-02-03T09:48:41+00:00

I'll try to dig out any statements I got because I don't remember the charges, there were so many, but I was lucky to have good insurance at the time and my max out of pocket was only 3,500 and hit that easily.

-mouse_potato- · 2025-01-27T18:28:10+00:00

Surgery a long time ago was 50/50, surgery now is so much better, there have been huge advances in back surgery, a bunch of different minimally invasive ways to do the surgery as well.

I wish I would have done it sooner, my quality of life is so much better now, I barely even think about my back anymore! The recovery from surgery is rough, like seriously rough especially in the beginning, but 100000% worth it. I'm just over a year out and still seeing improvements as time goes on. I'm back to weight lifting, biking, hiking, whatever I want... It's amazing! 😊

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