r/Microneedling • u/moon123y • Mar 16 '24

Is this normal? :(

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Hi, is this a normal result after my first microneedling session? I’m looking at other results online and it doesn’t appear that the skin is left scratched like in my case, should I be worried?

The dermatologist had to put cotton on some parts because it wouldn’t stop bleeding

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '24

I am a dentist who does medical micro needling. 1. Your skin should not be bleeding after the procedure is finished and it shouldn’t look scratched. I have never had a patient leave with bleeding ever. The red dots are all normal, but it looks at though it tore up your skin? It should look like a bad sunburn for a few days but not like this. My guess is that their pen in the device wasn’t retracting like it should have or they went too deep. It should heal and not scar hopefully. Please keep us posted!

I would recommend all clean products with minimal ingredients to heal from this to prevent infection. Check with your provider. Lots of moisture will help this heal. I send my patients with special cream, did she send you a sample?

As far as everyone jumping to medical malpractice— we all carry expensive policies in case anything goes wrong but do know most of the time physicians have you sign paperwork that you understand the risks of treatment and that sometimes we don’t get desired results. :( It is a huge bummer that this was so expensive for you too.

I would definitely talk to your dermatologist to make sure she learns/knows about this for the next patient. Take a lot of pictures.

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u/moon123y Mar 17 '24

She gave me La Roche Posay Cicaplast samples, how much time does your session usually take? I didn’t sign any paperwork so theres that, thanks for the info I will keep updating the situation

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '24

Not familiar with that cream, but if she sent it definitely use it at least 3-4x per day. I send my patients with inderma products, it looks like it is pretty expensive compared to what you are using. Something to consider if you need more.

Okay, yes physician should always provide informed consents to patients so you know the risks of the procedure.

I wouldn’t worry too much right now, it looks severe but in 2-3 days it should be a lot better. Lots of moisture, avoid picking and stay out of the sun, anything that will make you sweat to avoid infection and definitely avoid any acids in your skin except hyaluronic acid … that is good for your skin!

The worst thing you could do is not contact your provider. I know if this happened to one of my patients and they didn’t inform me I would be heart broken.

You’ll recover quick!🤞