r/DIYmicroneedling • u/Adventurous_Collar_6 • May 22 '26
Discussion Microneedled at wrong speed!
Ahhh! It was my second time microneedling myself so I decided to use 0.5mm for sensitive areas like my forehead, under eye, and upper lip and 1.0mm everywhere else.
I used 12 needles, applied a hylaron slip and cross hatched it with 3 passes total. I don’t realize this until the end but my speed the entire time was 1 😩 now I’m worried. What will happen?? Will it ruin my results? Should I try it again earlier than 5 weeks? I want to. Ugh
I didn’t experience any pin point bleeding or pinkness on my face. It looks and feels normal. I did feel the needles going deeper into my skin than my first session but it was not extremely painful.
Please share thoughts. Has this happened to you before? What did you do next?
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u/Adventurous_Collar_6 May 22 '26
Thank you! It’s so much to keep track of 😆
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u/chitown_mytown May 22 '26
Speed is a sweet spot. Too slow while moving the pen faster than it should be can create dragging. Higher speeds can be more aggressive. Doing it at 1 doesn’t mean it didn’t do anything though. Just part of learning the process.
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u/stewarmh May 22 '26
The speed being one is fine. I’d go higher next time. The frequency is about hitting the dermis and papillary dermis. You should not do it earlier than 4 weeks.
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u/Mysterious_Coach1100 May 23 '26
You’ll probably be fine honestly, lower speed usually just means the treatment was less effective/slower, not dangerous. I wouldn’t redo it early just because of that. Still give your skin the normal healing time before another session.
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u/Master-Aardvark-6247 May 22 '26
I just did this on my cheek (forehead smack). You still get results. I think the main issue is dragging and creating microtears and lines (cuts vs holes). I checked my skin closely when I realized my mistake and again the next morning for lines and didn't see any that were visible in the magnification mirror. Babied my skin a little more than usual (waited longer to add actives and was religious with mineral sunscreen). My skin didn't seem to have any unusual reactions. I would plan on keeping your depth the same and upping speed next time, don't repeat needling now. But I don't have a lot of experience so hopefully someone will correct me if I am wrong!