Tuesday 8 September 2009

Skin Needling At Home With Derma Roller: Rachael Ray's Top Anti-Aging Picks

By Linda Robison

Rachael Ray, the popular daytime talk show host, recently did segment on anti-aging called the Human Lab Segment where she had audience members and Dr. Ciraldo, Professor of Dermatology, evaluate top anti-aging creams and techniques to see which really worked. She passed out a few top products to select audience members and then had them report back a few weeks later to report on their results.

The derma roller, a small hand held device that contains 192 surgical a steel points, was one of the most popular skincare devices evaluated.

Derma Roller - How It Works

The derma roller is used for removing acne scars, stretch marks, wrinkles, fine lines. And it can even help with big pores, black heads, and white heads. This micro needling or skin needling anti-aging technique is also used to perform collagen induction therapy (CIT). Studies show that when this device is roller over the skin, it creates small puncture wounds which cause the body to produce collagen in an attempt to heal the skin. Our collagen production falls dramatically after about age 35 or so.

A Swiss dermatologist performed a study on 600 aging men and women with wrinkles and scars. He found that 60% of the participants had a reduction in deep facial scars and 40% had reduced lines and wrinkles. The dermatologist suspects these incredible results are due to collagen production in reaction to the derma roller. He found that collagen was able to smooth out stretch marks, fill in fine lines and fill in depressed pitted scars.

So how does it work? When the derma roller is rolled over the skin, it creates tiny little punctures into the upper dermis of the skin which signals to the body that it should begin a wound healing process. This means it starts to increase production of collagen fibers, skin cells, and elastin. This helps to fill in scars, wrinkles, and stretch marks. In fact, the derma roller is considered one of the best acne scar treatment you can perform at home.

Also, it allows for increased absorption of your favorite anti-aging creams. Every time you use the derma roller, it causes new collagen and elastin to form thereby reducing the appearance of stretch marks, scars, and wrinkles. This is one of the best home remedies for face wrinkles on the market. It was nice to see a product review that really worked and was based on science.

Finally, the derma roller for skin rejuvenation is that it doesn't cause damage to the skin unlike other methods for scar removal and wrinkle reduction. Most typical skin rejuvenation techniques, like laser and chemical peels cause extensive damage to the skin, require a few weeks of healing and downtime and increased sun sensitivity.

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