How to Get BEST Results with a Dermaroller (Shocking)

Hey guys, Al Garrido here. Today we'll take a closer look at microneedling, also called derma rolling, for treating hair loss.

Derma rolling, as we know it today, is a very recently discovered technique that is used to treat several problems, such as acne, healing of scars, and skin rejuvenation. However, what is also very interesting is that microneedling is perceived today and used as one of the best treatments to combat hair loss. Even more fascinating is that when combined with minoxidil, people, including myself, tend to see much faster and better results.

So the question arises: if combined with minoxidil, how much better is it? Is it worth the inconvenience of adding minoxidil, or if you're already using minoxidil, should you add microneedling to the treatment? Well, that’s the interesting part we’re going to be talking about today. To do that, I'm going to show you some anecdotal stories. Why? Because there’s a lot of scientific literature corroborating what I’m going to tell you, but not so many pictures accompanying it. I feel like it’s much better to see the results yourself to be convinced of the treatment in combination.

So what I want is to show you some pictures of real stories so you can see with your own eyes how well these treatments work on their own or in combination with one another.

1. First, I’ll show you stories of people just using microneedling,

2. then people just using minoxidil,

3. and lastly, people using microneedling and minoxidil in combination. So let’s start with microneedling and see if that alone regrows your hair.

    

Only micro-needling (derma roller) results:

This user, for example, after having two hair transplants, had this result that you can see on the screen. Despite the hair transplants, he had severe thinning on the scalp, and it was clearly visible. The user, as he said in the post, didn’t want to use any medication, so he started to apply microneedling alone. These were the results before and three months after the treatment. In my opinion, this is a mild improvement in comparison to before the treatment.

For a second example that may relate to people with less severe baldness, this other user was microneedling once a week with 0.5-millimeter needles.

He had some thinning on the temple area of his head. Almost three months later, he was able to fill up that thinning and get back his normal hair density. So yeah, one can actually say that microneedling works well on its own when it comes to hair regrowth and also gaining new hair density.

Only minoxidil results:

Alright, let us take another look at another anecdote, but this time using just minoxidil.

This other 32-year-old user was using topical minoxidil alone for two months, and these were the results. He clearly improved density on his accounts, in my opinion.

In a second example, this guy had, as you can see, great thinning and balding.

He started using minoxidil, and these were his five-month results—very impressive. I mean, I don't need to tell you much about minoxidil; there are thousands of scientific papers out there supporting its effectiveness in stimulating hair regrowth.

However, I would never recommend using minoxidil alone since it does not stop the underlying issue of hair loss, which is the hormone DHT. It will only stimulate hair growth, but eventually, you will start losing your hair again after some years of using minoxidil if you don't use a DHT blocker such as finasteride to really tackle the root cause of hair loss.