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MYTH OR MIRACLE?

Microneedling

for Smooth Skin

Would you roll needles on your face to with the Lab’s Cutometer machine. If you
reduce wrinkles and scars? That’s the want to try microneedling, go pro for
premise behind the trendy professional optimal results. “These devices are best
and at-home treatment microneedling: used by a trained professional to miti-
A dermaroller, a small wand studded gate the risk of overuse and permanent
with tiny needles, is run over the face to damage,” Dr. Gohara advises. “Consult
create micro punctures that can boost a dermatologist to see if it’s for you.”
collagen production, helping minimize
lines and acne scarring and increase
absorption of skincare products, says
Mona Gohara, M.D., an associate
clinical professor of dermatology at
Yale School of Medicine. But it may be
best left to a professional. In a split-face
study by our sister publication Good
Housekeeping’s Beauty Lab of
25 women using a popular at-home
dermaroller system for four weeks,
there was no difference in the appear-
ance of skin on the side where the
dermaroller was used, according to
digital imaging with the Visia Complex-
ion Analyzer device, or in the improve-
ment of firmness, per measurements

GIVE YOUR LIPS EXTRA LOVE
JONATHAN KNOWLES/GETTY IMAGES. in New York City, which is why lips are more vulnerable to the elements.
Lips have just three to four protective layers of skin, compared with 15 or
16 on the rest of the body, says Dendy Engelman, M.D., a dermatologist

Replenish moisture by layering on a lip balm with both
emollient (hydrating) ingredients like glycerin, vitamin E, and
hyaluronic acid, which soften skin, and occlusive ingredients,
such as shea butter and beeswax, which seal moisture in.
PREVENTION PICKS: Vaseline Lip Therapy Original Tin, $4,
drugstores; Nivea Blackberry Lip Care, $3, drugstores

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