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Microdermabrasion is mechanical exfoliation that removes the
uppermost layer of dead skin cells from the face, chest and hands.
For
best results, it is recommended you get a series of treatments and
use high-tech anti-aging skin care products. The price for a single
microdermabrasion treatment usually ranges from $100 - $150, and
with a series you might get one free.
Benefits of Microdermabrasion
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It leaves skin with a fresher, more glowing look.
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Diminishes sun damage, fine lines and wrinkles, enlarged pores, and
coarse textured skin.
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It makes it easy for high-tech skin care products to actually
penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin and help build
collagen, which gives skin its youthful appearance.
Other Names for Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is also known as particle resurfacing, power peel,
derma-peel or Parisian peel. It takes about 20-30 minutes and
there's no down-time for the skin to recover. That's why it's also
sometimes called a "lunchtime peel."
How Microdermabrasion Works
Microdermabrasion uses a powerful device to spray microcrystals of
aluminum dioxide (corundum powder) across the skin’s surface. The
aluminum dioxide is a very fine, very hard, sand-like material that
blasts away the uppermost layer of dead skin cells on the skin's
epidermis.
Microdermabrasion can be uncomfortable around the sensitive tissue
of the mouth and nose, but should not be painful. After the
treatment, the technician vacuums away the traces of the corundum
powder.
Cautions on Microdermabrasion
*Check on the training of the person who is going to give you the
treatment. Results depend in part on their expertise.
*Make sure all traces of the aluminum dioxide is removed from your
skin.
*Apply sunscreen and atay out of the sun after your treatment. Along
with the dead skin cells, you have removed some of your protection.
*Microdermabrasion
is not recommended for sensitive skin or skin that easily reddens
(called couperous.) It takes about 20-30 minutes and leaves not
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