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Micro Dermal Anchors - Step by Step Photo Experience

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Inserting the Anchor Below the Skin

Placing the anchor under the skin

Placing the anchor under the skin

This part was actually more painful than breaking the skin with the needle, but it was over very quickly. The anchor is held in a vertical position to allow the end to slide into the slit made by the needle, but then it is pushed in a curved direction until the entire anchor is under the skin and parallel to the surface.

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