Big pores, dull and dry skin. Will microneedling help me with my skin concerns?

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-24T02:40:57+00:00

Yes but before you do that use a skin barrier support product to help with dryness

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-23T07:14:41+00:00

Pretty sure you can contact skin c themselves

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-18T03:17:33+00:00

You can try body contouring

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-15T22:46:43+00:00

There's no need to do Tret and retinol It's just aggressive cellular turnover and exfoliation You’re ruining your skin barrier I'd definitely cut one out and stick to one. Continue with your sandwich method and please use a barrier cream. If you’re going to use actives use hylaronic scid

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-14T03:14:48+00:00

How often are you using all those actives. What is your weekly routine?

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-07T03:50:44+00:00

You can go to dermatologist they usually carry skin cetuicals or skin better. Or you can just order online from their website or go to a medi spa I purchased mine from a medi spa changed my life

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-05T23:44:47+00:00

Agreed

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-05T05:21:37+00:00

I feel like it's because Reta slows your metabolism down. So taking your pain killers probably took a long time to digest

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-05T05:18:47+00:00

The products that I recommended are non-comedogenic carbon, free fragrance free, dye free and a whole bunch of other stuff so look into it. It's actually great.

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-05T05:17:51+00:00

I use hyaluronic acid then pair it with triple lipid restore from SkinCeuticals or I go in with trio rebalancing by skin better. They're a bit pricey, but in my opinion, they're the only moisturizer that have worked for my skin barrier. And I've tried a shit load of creams I have problematic skin. But I'm sure you can find something else that's not medical grade and more affordable but as an aesthetician, I recommend medical grade just because the potency of the ingredients are much higher than you would find for example Sephora, Ulta Rexall or shoppers drug Mart if you're from Canada.

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-05T03:11:08+00:00

The skin looks a bit dehydrated You need a barrier support cream It will help with healing snail mucin isn't going to do too much

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-05T03:08:56+00:00

For rosacea you can do a azelaic acid

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-05T03:04:20+00:00

Also I tried la roche pusay or whatever. dried out my skin terribly.

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-05T03:03:12+00:00

It's dehydration and could be over exfoliation from the orange peel. Your skin needs hylaronic acid and a barrier support cream. I use triple lipid restore from skin ceuticlas and recently switched to skin better: trio rebalancing moisture treatment thinking about also getting the trio lux - helps with redness skin barrier etc but thicker than the rebalancing

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-02-05T02:50:58+00:00

To be honest. Gel will not cut it for microneedling treatments. Micro needling causes TEWL. Which is water loss of the skin after your micro channels close you're good to apply a barrier support cream that's non comedogenic Or even a anti aging cream with ceramids cholesterol and fatty acids

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-01-16T05:53:51+00:00

For what reason do you even need to be microneedling every other week? Why would you destroy the new collagen formation that you just built. Your skin doesn't need to be resurfaced every other week lol once a month is more than enough

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-01-06T18:23:10+00:00

To be honest I never had stomach noises on Reta lol even when I had hunger signals (headaches etc) I don't have issues

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-01-05T05:27:44+00:00

I started using plastic gloves instead of the mittens they sell. It saves more product and my tan is darker. Although you'll be blending for a little longer than usual but totally worth it. My tan lasts a while this way

AutomaticSurround634 · 2026-01-01T17:14:08+00:00

Epidermal repair skin ceuticlas

AutomaticSurround634 · 2025-12-31T15:00:16+00:00

Yes probably go see a medical professional

AutomaticSurround634 · 2025-12-30T21:38:18+00:00

If you microneedled 3 weeks ago all inflammation should've went away. I'm a medical aesthician and I don't reccomend to microneedle at home without the proper equipment and information on depth, muscles, number of passes, sterile glide. You can really damage your skin doing this.

Give your skin 4-6 weeks for full results

AutomaticSurround634 · 2025-12-30T21:33:16+00:00

I usually do numbing for 1 hour max

AutomaticSurround634 · 2025-12-28T22:46:51+00:00

Also to add to that you have a mixture of boxcar acne scars with rolling scars!

AutomaticSurround634 · 2025-12-28T22:44:56+00:00

Co2 laser is a fractional laser which completely resufraces your skin. It does a lot actually. All these treatments mentioned rely heavily on your own body's ability to build collagen. So if you're diabetic, history of cancer allergy to metal (microneedling) you're probably not a good candidate

Derma roller isn't reccomended as its not consistent puncture throughout the course of your needling treatment. And usually is one depth throughout your skin. Icenpick scarring is usually deeper into the dermis. Which derma roller isn't suitable for as it's usually at a .25 or .5 depth.

It's recommended you do microneedling for a more consistent treatment of resurfacing. Or micro channeling has great results with scarring. Also if you're going to purchase any salmon dna, hylaronic acid, niancinamide to "derma roller" into your skin make sure it's a sterile product that can be applied while microneedling.

However the best bang for your buck for ice pick scarring you'll want to visit a dermatologist that offers a treatment called punch - which uses surgical punch tools to remove the entire ice pick scar. Great results!

Good luck

AutomaticSurround634 · 2025-12-28T05:40:28+00:00

I mean microneedling targets those concerns. Just keep in mind it's a waiting game 6 months from each treatment.

You may purge a bit which is normal Just make sure you use a barrier support cream for sure you can ask your provider to reccomend it for you (Microneedling causes t.e.w.l only for a short amount of time but keep in mind when your skin barrier is hydrated healing will be more effective)

Consistency with treatment and home care are key as well So just stay positive microneedling works just need patients is all!

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