A 22-year-old woman has revealed how a $129 derma roller kit that she bought off eBay transformed the appearance of stretch marks on her legs — though the incredible change came after she pushed the limits of the product’s instructions.
Originally developed back in 1995 to treat scarring, the derma roller has recently gained tremendous popularity as a safe, relatively low-cost skincare tool for the treatment of multiple cosmetic and dermatological conditions. For more information and use visit derma roller Australia online store.
Posting a picture of her upper thighs to Reddit, user nct1234 wrote in the accompanying caption: ‘[Before&After] Only used derma roller on left thigh’.
In the picture, the skin on the woman’s right inner thigh is lined with stretch marks — but her left thigh seems completely smooth and blemish-free.
Transformation: A woman has revealed how she was able to transform the appearance of stretch marks on her thighs using a $129 derma roller she bought on eBay
DIY: The woman explained that she bought the Re Cosmetics Face & Body Derma Roller All in One Micro Needle Treatment kit
She said that the stretch marks developed around eight years ago, and she has been so self-conscious about them that she always keeps her upper legs covered.
‘I never showed my thighs because I hated the stretch marks,’ she explained. ‘So worst-case scenario, if [the derma roller] ruined my skin, I already wasn’t happy with it… So could only really improve.’
Still, she didn’t do too much research about derma rolling before starting the treatment, and simply bought the one she did because “it had some good reviews” — and was surprised by the remarkable difference it made.
She used the Re Cosmetics Face & Body Derma Roller All in One Micro Needle Treatment, which is available for $129 on the company’s website. She said she bought one on eBay for $65 AUD.
Containing hundreds of tiny needles, a derma roller is a handheld tool used to create micro-injuries on the surface of the skin. These punctures are believed to promote collagen and elastin production and help skin repair.
Needles can vary in length and the right one to use depends on the thickness of the skin — with fleshier, thicker parts requiring longer needles and shorter needles only suitable for more delicate areas of the face.
As her stretch marks were ‘really quite bad, very deep,’ she used the longest needle attachment, which measured 1.5 millimeters, on her thighs.
Pincushion: Containing hundreds of tiny needles, a derma roller creates micro-injuries on the surface of the skin and is thought to promote collagen and elastin production
Speaking about her technique, she explained that she first covered the area with a Hyaluronic Acid Serum that came with the derma roller and then rolled over the area.
‘I’ll be honest in saying I definitely rolled more than I maybe should have in a single session as I wanted to see results quickly,’ she explained. ‘You definitely have to inflict pain, unfortunately.’
She also shared that afterward, she applied the serum again but said she ‘was definitely lazy’ in applying the serum every day.
‘The first session I didn’t press hard at all and the results weren’t amazing. I remembered reading it was going to hurt and it didn’t hurt so I figured I had to press harder (makes sense). So the next time I pushed hard enough that it hurt and got a little irritated but never bled,’ she added.
After just two sessions, the change in her skin’s appearance was very noticeable. The woman also shared that she sped up the process by rolling for longer than the recommended time.
‘You’re supposed to roll it five or so times in four directions so could literally take 30 or so seconds,’ she said. ‘I generally went a bit longer though.’
She added that she didn’t space out her sessions, either, waiting just two weeks between her first and second attempts instead of a couple of months as was recommended.
When asked if she was worried about damaging her skin, she replied that she was happy to experiment on her thighs as she never shows that area of skin anyway. She also didn’t actually expect it to work, which is why she only bothered to try it out on a single thigh.
She added that because derma rolling allows the skin to absorb lotions and serums better, she believed it would help promote skin repair, which was her main goal.
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