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IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS
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When using the 1-needle cartridge, do not tell the machine that a 9- or 12-needle
cartridge is mounted, or the machine will needle 1 mm deeper than indicated!
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Do not reuse needle cartridges on different people. It is always best to discard
needle cartridges after use, but they can be re-used, as long as you only use them
on the same person and always clean and disinfect the cartridge directly after
use.
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Do not pour water or other liquids into the hand unit’s opening. You can use a
cotton swab, moistened with alcohol at the most. Water will corrode the sensor
electronics inside the machine, which will result in it refusing to operate.
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Do not pour water onto the outside of the hand unit, since it is not water proof,
and water may corrode the sensor electronics.
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Do not use a disinfecting chemical spray on the hand unit, because certain
popular disinfectant mixtures weaken the plastic cover, causing it to crack, when
gripped firmly.
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Especially initially,
use one or more size shorter needle length and one week
longer interval than used with manual needling
, when using the Derminator
®
2. Pushing less hard will make the needles penetrate less. Do not use the timer
function initially, since it uses an algorithm for a very thorough (medically
optimal for regeneration) treatment.
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Only use the highest repetition rate and/or longer needle lengths when you have
experience with the lower repetition rates/shorter needle lengths already, and
only
after you have done a test patch with the higher repetition rate/needle
length. Even the 0.25 mm setting can cause pain and redness and even
pinpoint bleeding because the
Derminator’s needles penetrate deeper than
those of a dermaroller or dermastamp of equivalent needle length
, and it
makes many more stamps per minute than you can make with a dermastamp.
Also competing electric devices, due to their weak motor, penetrate less deep
than they claim.
Always do a very conservative test patch first and then wait!
Do not needle too long over the same skin patch if you have not seen how the skin
reacts to intensive needling yet. Always do a test patch first!
