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Our hand unit weighs 80 grams (2.8 oz) and fits snugly into the hand. Its cable is 140 cm (4.6 ft) long so the machine can even be on the floor while you sit on a chair. Our machine is the only one with digital, sensor-feedback needling depth control, no microtearing of facial pores and a timer function that knows how long to needle the skin. There exists only one ($5000!) competing device with digitally set needling depth but it does not verify with sensor feedback that that depth is actually achieved or even exceeded!
The above video demonstrates how other devices tear the skin, due to their motor being too weak. The YYR DermaPen was used to create the photo above the video. We moved the pen and our device very fast to show the tearing prominently and of course, paper is not flexible like skin so also that makes it worse with paper - our experiment is just to show that there is a big quality difference between our Derminator and the pen-shaped devices.
Even much worse than the general feebleness problem with the pen-type motors: We show in this article how most competing devices, incl. Dr. Pen, use stamped knives instead of real needles and those cause permanent scarring due to a combination of the fake needles remaining too long in the skin as seen in the video above and those "needles" being tiny knives and not real needles at all.
Needling depth indicator.
The bottom triangle indicates
the set depth in increments
of 0.25 mm. The
down-pointing triangle shows the actual
needling depth, or,
more accurately, how far
the needles are penetrating
out of the cartridge. This
indicator serves as a verification
that the device is
working properly and that
the correct needle depth is
indeed attained. It also reminds
the user to maintain
proper pressure on the skin,
because when you lift the
device too much from the
skin, the depth indicator
will briefly show a deeper
depth.
Photos used with permission. These photos were submitted by a 65-year old customer who is delighted with the results.
She wrote us that she achieved great improvement in sun damage, lines, large pores and discoloration.
Hi! I’m going to talk about this product forever! Thank you so much! I have dealt with severe acne and then the scarring for over a decade.
Nothing worked - chemical peels, retin A, dermaroller, NOTHING. I am prone to hyperpigmentation so I’m afraid of laser treatments.
I also think the dermaroller made my skin worse. I ordered this as a last resort and I prayed it would work.
I have only done ONE treatment and it was about 3 weeks ago.
My scars are more shallow, dark marks are so much more faded, and my skin is more plump and even toned.
My marks have never ever faded this quickly. Ever. I used to be ashamed to go out without any makeup.
I still have a ways to go with my treatments, but I’m already much more confident and happy to have finally found something.
Thank you so much!!!!
The pictures are right before I microneedled and 2 weeks after microneedling.
The lighting is different because of the sunlight, but I was in the same position both times.
There’s nothing on my face in any picture.
I started on 1.25 and then 1.5 and then briefly 1.75 on my really severe and deep scarring.
I also used a copper peptide serum while needling, and used the serum and organic hemp oil to moisturize afterwards.
My husband is amazed and I’m ecstatic!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
(Click pictures to enlarge)
These photos were submitted by Annа Strоmquist. We added red markings. Used with permission.
She wrote: Hi Sarah I thought you might enjoy this before and after. Notice the fine lines, skin laxity on the left. On the right is one year later after using the derminator approximately 5 times. Fine lines are improved. Pores and skin are tighter.
Skin has a PLUMP feel. I get told all the time I look way younger than I am! I swear it's the derminator. Needle depth -- cheeks and chin I have
gradually adjusted from 1.5 to 2.0 mm. The forehead and periorbital area gradually as well. Began at 1.0 and now at 1.75 mm.
I've been using infadolan but not the vitamin C or HA as you suggested. I will do that soon.
Thank you, Annа
The customer used a 2 mm needling depth for three sessions, 15 days apart. This is what he posted: "I got these scars on my bicep area from very rapid body weight increase when I was a young lifter, probably before most of you were born. My skin, literally split when I added 9 stone in the first year.
Anyhoo, I put up with the scars for many a decade. Then I recently heard about women micro-needling scars they got from child birth, I thought, I will give this a go on my scars.
Gonna work on the biggest scar at the top of the photo, that is very near my armpit and harder for me to reach. This really is my left bicep, it does look like a leg...it ain't"
Needle diameter (all cartridges): | 0.15 mm. (38 SWG, 34½ AWG) |
Needling depth range: | 0.25 to 2.5 mm in increments of 0.25 mm, digitally set. The single needle can be made to penetrate to 3.5 mm. |
Needling frequencies: | 3, 5 and 25 Hz. |
Available needle cartridges: | 1, 9 and 12 needles. Silicone sleeve/spring against blood entering the device. Only our brand cartridges can be used. Cartridges for the older model Derminator can't be used and vice versa. |
Max. nr. channels/minute: | 18000 |
Speed of treatment with optimum prick density (250 / cm² or 1500 / in²) for best collagen/elastin regeneration results: |
72 cm² / min. with the 12-needle cartridge. 12 in² / min. with the 12-needle cartridge. A cheek takes about 45 seconds to treat with the 12-needle cartridge. A typical stomach area takes approximately 7.5 minutes minutes with the 12-needle cartridge. |
Noise level: | Slow: 45 dBA. Medium: 50 dBA. Fast: 55 dBA.
Louder than Chinese "buzzers" but still very tolerable. A device that does not cause microtearing and fully inserts the needles as quick (= painlessly) as possible is louder than a device without much accelerating/penetrating power. Currently available Chinese-made consumer devices are faking it - they are based on permanent makeup technology. They tear and scrape and do not go as deep as they claim. They grossly overstate their needling frequency as well. Microtearing is standard with all those pen-shaped devices. |
Motor design/maintenance: | Zero-maintenance, extremely durable design. The company that makes the Nickel+Teflon-coated magnets in our machine also produces the drive magnets used in the motors of Tesla EV's. We only work with the best materials and vendors. |
Special features: | The user can specify skin area, the device calculates and counts down the time to move over that skin area with the selected needling frequency, even when that changes while needling. |
Safety features: | "Safe return" needles. A back magnet pulls the reciprocating magnet up as soon
as the electromagnet is powered down. The power supply unit has a medical safety certification. The entire machine, including the coil in the hand unit operate on 5.4 V only. The mains power is triple-insulated from the user, which is one level above the safety requirement for medical equipment. The machine can easily be disinfected inside because the entire inside of the motor is made of plastic - it's a plastic tube. |
Voltage range (machine can be used worldwide, with $5 travel adapter, regardless of plug type) | 100 to 240 VAC. |
Microcontroller: | Norwegian Atmel AVR technology. 20 million operations per second. |
Needle depth sensor accuracy: | Top-range Honeywell Hall sensor. +/- 0.0065 mm accuracy. Verifies and controls the correct needling depth, 9000 times per second. |
FCC approval documents: | Test approval: 160466-AU01+E01 FCC report.pdf Annex A: 160466-AU01+E01 FCC Annex A.pdf Annex B: 160466-AU01+E01 FCC Annex B.pdf Annex C: 160466-AU01+E01 FCC Annex C.pdf |
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Dermapen®4 |
SkinPen® |
Derminator® 2 |
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Max. needling depth |
3 mm (pro model only) |
2.5 mm |
2.5 mm / 3.5 mm (single needle) |
Needle diameter |
33 gauge (0.21 mm) |
32 gauge (0.23 mm) |
34½ gauge (0.15 mm) |
Hand unit weight |
5.46 oz (155 g) |
5 oz (140 g) |
2.65 oz (75 g) |
Country of manufacture |
South Korea |
China |
Czech Republic |
Price |
Confidential but at least $ 3,900 |
$ 4,995 |
$ 149 |
Warranty |
7 years but no details disclosed |
1 year |
Unlimited |
Cartridge price |
$ 21 |
$ 30 |
$ 2.85 |
Cartridges |
12 needles |
14 needles |
1, 9 and 12 needles |
Electronically set depth |
Yes, since 2018 |
No |
Yes, since 2012 |
Intelligent Timer that knows |
No |
No |
Yes |
Risk to permanently enlarge facial pores by tearing their boundaries (microtearing) |
Yes, due to too weak, battery-driven motor |
Yes, due to too weak, battery-driven motor |
No (see our YouTube demo). |
Printed circuit board |
Electronic components |
Injection molding/moulding ;-) |
Medical-rated power supply |
Hall sensor |
Copper cable for the coil motor |
Microcontroller |
Cables |