In clinic we have been practiced consistently for many years using a 0.5 mm microneedle roller without ever using topical anaesthetic. Nor has the need for it ever come up. Patients often report the treatment as “prickly” but rarely report the sensation as painful.
In recent years we have taught hundreds of clinicians our technique for using the microneedle rollers. In these seminars we teach the use of a 0.5mm roller with no anaesthetic. Clinicians have to practice on each other so they can experience how the treatment feels. The constant feedback has been one of surprise. Most had either heard or been taught elsewhere how painful it would be (often taught the hard way).
More recently we added a question on pain perception to the student feedback form submitted following the seminars. 100% of students have submitted the form and so far 91% of 70 students have agreed that the treatment is not painful. Bearing in mind that these treatments are being performed by clinicians using the rollers for the first time these figures are fairly convincing.
We strongly recommend against the use of numbing creams with the Lotus Roller. This works against the philosophy of White Lotus which has always been that the best results can be achieved by enhancing health when providing anti aging solutions.