Adjusting the length of the single needle

[SarahVaughter]

Especially when you're not used to it yet, it is hard not to prick too deep (or too shallow). A customer sent us a tip, we tried it out and it works well, here are our photo's:

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Tightly tape a toothpick with its blunt end forward sideways against the needle, with the tape around the bar. Use Scotch® Magic™ tape to have no glue residue after tape removal. Try not to touch the tip of the needle. You could dip the needle tip incl. the bottom end of the toothpick into sterilizing alcohol. It's no disaster when you touch the needle and don't sterilize it - it's impossible to sterilize skin 100% anyway.



Remove the toothpick after needling and wipe the needle in a downward motion with a paper towel wetted with alcohol.

[Flyer17]

Sorry to bump such an old thread, but where may I find such flat-edged toothpicks? Would these suffice:

http://www.amazon.com/Chenille-Flat-Wood-Toothpicks-Natural/dp/B001E666P2/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

[SarahVaughter]

I think you can use toothpicks of any shape. Round ones too, if both sides are sharp like this:

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ6jY3itC95Ipc-MhV-tHFuIJ_g0oUtoq3u3_yLIE5-MyHeuaYU1Q

Cut the sharp part off with paper scissors. The non-sharp end will be directed towards the skin. Or cut off both sharp edges.

If it doesn't work, buy the flat ones. Either from the link you provided or for example here:

http://www.enasco.com/product/KI01046(Y)M (http://www.enasco.com/product/KI01046%28Y%29M)

[legolas123]

on average what should go in depth with needles? 2mm?If I have a tendency to hypertrophic scars (on those surgical) is risky single needling? thank you

[SarahVaughter]

No you do not have to go that deep. The main thing is to crush the hardened scar collagen with the needle. A depth of 1 mm is enough, but needle densely. If you have tendency to hypertrophic scars, do a test patch on a very small part of the scar with the needle to see how it heals. There is no other way to find out than trying it. I have never heard of a case that needling ended up with a hypertrophic scar.

Do not needle keloid scars.

[legolas123]

a surgical incision reaches much deeper than 3 mm?

[SarahVaughter]

The thickness of the skin varies, depending where on the body it is. The thinnest skin is on the eyelids, the thickest on the soles of the feet. On average, the skin is about 1-2 mm thick. Below the skin, there is a layer of fat, then muscles then bone.

A surgical incision cuts through the skin and then as deep as the target of the surgery is.

[legolas123]

for example an incisione for abdomynoplastic o caesarean how much is deep?I ask because the hypertrophic scars were caused only by surgical incisions

[SarahVaughter]

The incisions go deeper than the skin, at least it goes through the adiposetissue under the skin.
Dermarolling can only affect the skin and nothing below it but the scar in the skin is the visible part of the scar and that is what you want to improve.