Home microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is performed with a piece of equipment that looks like a small blowtorch. Crystals are projected and used to polish the skin by removing old skin cells and encouraging new skin cells to replace the old ones. A faint redness is derived from the stimulation of the facial blood vessels.
Sun-damaged skin is an ideal candidate for the exfoliating and skin polishing due to the non-invasive methods of removing the damaged layers. Unfortunately, a single treatment is not as effective as a series sessions on a regular schedule every two or three weeks. Multiple treatments can give you healthier skin.
Professional microdermabrasion used to take thirty minutes to an hour and cost about one hundred dollars. Cosmetic companies have now come out with home kits that contain several treatments in each kit and can be done in your home bathroom. So rather than having to make appointments to see an expensive professional, the user can stay in the privacy of their home and work on their own schedule. Noticeable results may take about four weeks depending on the treatment.
Instead of the small blowtorches of salons, the home microdermabrasion kits use creams or gels with polishing agents. They are sometimes designed to heat up while polishing to help stimulate your circulation. Further cleaning is acccomplished with battery-operated polishers with abrasive pads to remove dead skin.
Irritations and slight swelling is common with either professional or home microdermabrasion processes. Anti-inflamatory medicines such as advil will help with the discomfort. By removing the dead skin cells, new skin cells will emerge reducing wrinkles and scars and making the skin look more vibrant.
Wearing makeup following the microdermabrasion treatment will hurt the generation of new skin and slow the healing process.
Home microdermabrasion kits are not to be used by people taking acutane because the drug works to thin the skin and it is more susceptible to damage from microdermabrasion for at least six months.
Microdermabrasion is non-invasive in that it only removes the top layers of skin. Even though there is some discomfort and irritation, the skin cells are replaced quickly and indications are usually gone within two hours. Home microdermabrasion is much less expensive than professional treatment, but does require continued treatments to have a lasting effect.
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