For many years now, Dr McCaffery has specialised in looking after patients with acne and acne scarring. There are 2 types of acne scars, pigmented and depressed. Pigmented scars are best improved with a bleaching cream, once active acne has been controlled. If you need assistance in controlling active acne, look at the Clearskincare Acne Pack and/or email our FREEonline skin consultation service consultation@clearskincare.com.au.
Depressed acne scars have been much more difficult to improve in the past, and treatment options were very expensive and carried the risk of permanent skin colour change and long recovery times. Skin Needling is an exciting new technique which has been shown to improve the appearance of depressed Acne Scarring, to help fill old surgical scars and deep lines and to improve chicken pox scars. Skin Needling is also known as Facial Mesotherapy or Collagen Induction Therapy (CIT).
Recognising the need for the homecare treatment of mild to moderate acne scars, all indented scars, burns and ageing skin, Dr McCaffery developed a range of skin rollers that can be used at home.
The Clearskincare Skin Roller range is unique, they are constructed of the finest quality stainless steel needles mounted in the highest quality fully autoclavable medical grade plastic rollers and handle and are the only skin rollers, world wide, to be certified as medical devices (by the TGA - Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration). Used daily and cared for as directed your Clearskincare homecare rollers will last for 12 months.
The Clearskincare Skin Roller range was designed by Dr McCaffery to maximise results for treating indented scars, lines, wrinkles and stretchmarks as well as thinning hair whilst minimising downtime and pain, hence the selected needle lengths of the homecare rollers of 0.75mm (Skin & Scalp Roller) and 0.3mm (Face Roller). Other rollers available were designed by engineers who have no medical background, or understanding of scar, anti ageing skin treatment or any understanding of human anatomy, hence their ineffective generic choices of needle lengths (0.25mm, 0.5mm, 1mm, 1.5mm, 2.5mm etc).
To treat deep ‘ice pick’ and severe acne scarring clinical skin needling is usually performed by a doctor or nurse using a topical anaesthetic and longer needles that can penetrate deeper into the dermal layer of the skin. For the best results Clearskincare clinical rollers are used in combination with our homecare Clearskincare Skin & Scalp Roller. Ice pick scars can be very hard to treat, combination treatments including the above, subsicion and TCA peel spot treatments often provide the best results. Understandably, the more severe the scarring the more specialised the treatments may need to be. For further information regarding clinical skin needling email our FREEonline skin consultation service consultation@clearskincare.com.au.
The Clearskincare Skin & Scalp Roller - needle length 0.75mm, gauge 0.25mm) 48 finest quality stainless steel needles mounted in the highest quality autoclavable medical grade plastic rollers and handle. Used daily and cared for as directed your Clearskincare Skin & Scalp Roller will last for 12 months. The needles pierce the skin through the epidermal/dermal junction into the upper dermis stimulating the bodies natural wound healing response whereby fibroblasts produce collagen and elastin. This response is called collagen induction, where the production of collagen and elastin is stimulated and your acne scars/pock marks are infilled naturally.
One of the biggest advantages of skin needling for scar/pigmentation/sun damage/aging skin treatment over alternative treatments such as laser resurfacing and procedural microdermabrasion is its safety. The other major benefits are that you will usually get better or comparable results from skin needling than the previously mentioned procedures for a fraction of the cost and it is permanent. Other benefits include:
Used by only one person, there is no risk of infection from the Clearskincare Skin & Scalp Roller;
no pain, the Clearskincare Skin & Scalp Roller is painless, a moderate to strong prickling sensation is experienced when using and for approximately 5-10 minutes after use. The duration of this prickling sensation decreases as you establish your skin needling treatment programme routine;
the micropunctures created by the roller needles do not compromise the epidermis, in fact there is complete preservation of the epidermis during the rolling procedure, therefore there is no permanent damage to the skin, no pain, no bleeding, no risk of infection, discoloration such as hypo or hyperpigmentation;
there is no reddening of the skin, scabbing or grazing from using the Clearskincare & Scalp Roller;
no down time for healing, the client can carry on with normal day to day activities immediately after performing the rolling procedure with the Clearskincare Skin & Scalp Roller; and
there is no damage to any of the structures below the skin. Micropunctures created pierce only the upper dermis. Therefore, there rolling cannot damage any of the structures that lie in the mid dermis and below.
Results vary from patient to patient and the duration of treatment is dependent on the severity, depth and extent of the scarring and the speed of the users personal wound healing response. Every client who has undertaken skin needling has improved the appearance of their scars.
Your skin is naturally renewed every 40 days (1 cycle). Results will be noticeable from the Clearskincare Skin & Scalp Roller after 2 cycles (80 days). Significant results will be evident after 4-6 cycles. Rolling can be ceased when you feel that your scars have sufficiently filled in. Another benefit of skin needling is that your scars will continue to infill naturally for up to 12 months after your final treatment.
Since developing the Clearskincare Rollers, we have been looking for a safe, effective and affordable product to compliment the Clearskincare Skin & Scalp Roller that will accelerate and maximise the benefits of skin needling. We have found that product, Clearskincare Copper Peptide Serum.
What is Clearskincare Copper Peptide Serum?
Clearskincare uses 2nd generation copper peptides, complexes of copper ions and small pieces of proteins called peptides. Copper peptides are a normal constituent of human plasma, saliva and urine.
The 2nd generation copper peptides are a very stable, breakdown resistant copper peptide with a high adherence to skin and tissue and are the most effective form of copper peptides available
What are the benefits of Clearskincare Copper Peptide Serum? 1. Accelerates wound and repair 2. Increases skin renewal – reduces the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines 3. Reduces the appearance of skin ageing – firms the skin, reduces the appearance of small and large wrinkles, reduces blotchiness and blemishes, improves elasticity and skin plumpness 4. Reduces the appearance of sun damage – reduces visible signs of ageing and increases skin density in 8 weeks.
How does Clearskincare Copper Peptide Serum work?
Once absorbed after application to the skin’s surface copper peptides activate the processes that remove scarred or damaged tissue (scar collagen) and deposit new healthy skin (healthy collagen) – (Maquart, Simeon, Paco, Monboisse, J. Soc. Biol., 193, 1999, 423)
At the molecular level, copper peptides stimulate the rebuilding of new skin by increasing angiogenesis, the production of m-RNA for collagen, elastin, proteoglycans, glycosaminoglycans and decorin, while simultaneously stimulating the m-RNA production of, and synthesis of, certain metalloproteinases and anti-proteases that clear damaged protein and remove scars (Simeon, Monier, Emonard, Gillery; Birembaut, Hornebeck, Maquart, J. Invest. Dermatol., 112, 1999, 957).
Copper peptides suppress the secretion of scar-forming TGF-beta-1 by fibroblasts (McCormack, Nowak, Koch, Arch. Facial Plast. Surg., 3, 2001, 28).
In addition, copper peptides act as a chemical lure for cells that stimulate repair, such as macrophages and mast cells. These cells release growth factor proteins that stimulate tissue repair (Maquart, Gillery, Monboisse, Pickart, Laurent, Borel, Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 580, 1990).
How effective is Clearskincare Copper Peptide Serum in comparison with other products?
In clinical trials, copper peptides were found to be more effective in stimulating new collagen development than Vitamin C, retinoic acid or melatonin (Abulghani, Shirin, Morales-Tapia, Sherr, Solodkina, Robertson, Gottlieb, J. Invest. Derm., 110, 1998, 686).
How safe is Clearskincare Copper Peptide Serum?
Numerous safety tests of copper peptides have failed to find any toxicity problems. No rise in blood copper has ever been found in humans treated with copper peptides.
How does this fit into my acne scar or scar/burn treatment routine?
To combine Clearskincare CP Serum with your Clearskincare Skin & Scalp Roller routine simply apply 2-3 drops of Clearskincare Copper Peptide Serum over the whole face and around the eyes.
Directions for Use:
Cleanse your skin prior to rolling with the Clearskincare Gel Cleanser by using ½ gram (one pea) to the whole face, rinse and dry skin.
On clean dry skin apply the Skin & Scalp roller gently over the area to be treated, using a star shaped pattern roll each area back and forth 10-12 times. Lift the roller between rolls often, the aim of the procedure is to create the maximum number of micropunctures per area of skin being treated. Divide your face into 6 areas - left & right forehead, left & right cheek/temple, left & right lower cheek/mouth/chin areas. Roll each area.
It should take you approximately 3-5 minutes to roll your whole face. Only ever use as much pressure as you feel comfortable with. You don’t have to be too fastidious, remember what you may miss tonight you will get tomorrow night.
After rolling, measure out 1 drop on the back of your hand, spread evenly and rub into your forehead area, then repeat this process for around your right eye, cheek and chin area and then around your left eye, cheek and chin area. Once absorbed, Clearskin 2% (if required for pigmentation) or other creams can then be applied.
Clearskincare CP Serum is a water based serum that absorbs completely into the skin leaving no residue.
Used as directed the Clearskincare CP Serum will last for 3 months and the Clearskincare Skin & Scalp Roller will last for 12 months.
