Microdermabrasion - what is good about micro face polishing, reviews

Look at your baby photos and remember what your skin looked like when you were 6 years old. Today, everything has changed, isn't it? An unpleasant relief is visible on the face, facial wrinkles appear, and its color is no longer as pink and pleasant as in childhood. Why are you today so different from you yesterday? The reason is the features of the functioning of the skin.

Why microdermabrasion is needed

Nature endowed the skin with the ability to renew. Over the course of a person’s life, more than 900 times “shed their skin”. The upper cells of the epidermis die off and ... do not disappear. They remain layers lying on the face, creating the very relief of "adulthood" that young children cannot have.

What to do with these age deposits? Of course, clean off! Without this procedure, modern face and body care is inconceivable. Removing the upper dead layer of cells not only improves skin color and evens out its relief. It stimulates the renewal of the epidermis, provokes the production of elastin and collagen, makes the "asleep" skin wake up again, rejuvenate, come to life!

This task is set by cosmetologists before mechanical peeling, which is aimed at removing the upper keratinized skin layer. And its most perfect form is microdermabrasion, reviews of the procedure indicate that you can see the transformation literally instantly. Neither biorevitalization of the face nor chemical peeling will give such quick results.

Features of microdermabrasion

The procedure is a hardware grinding of the upper layer of the skin. As an exfoliating agent, aluminum oxide or diamond dust is used. In the first case, the microdermabrasion apparatus delivers it to the skin under pressure, and then sucks it together with the removed particles.

Diamond microdermabrasion is performed by a device with a tip treated with diamond dust. The latter procedure is more delicate and provides gentle cleaning, but also costs more. Which option is better should be decided only by a specialist. However, the only recommendation in favor of diamond sessions can be only the high sensitivity of the skin and its tendency to irritation.

Other features of the procedure

• Absolute painlessness - during the session, the patient does not feel discomfort, only a pleasant tingling at the treatment sites.
• Rapidity - Microdermabrasion of the face is performed for approximately 30 minutes.
• Lack of rehabilitation period - after the procedure, some redness will be noticeable on the face, which disappears within 20 minutes-5 hours. It is no coincidence that it is called the "weekend procedure", since after it you can literally the next day go to work or an event. And your skin will look perfect.
• The ability to do it singly or in a course. If you want to dramatically invigorate your skin before "going out", just 1 session is enough. If you turn to microdermabrasion to solve problems, you will need to take her course. On average, it is:
  • 1-6 sessions - skin rejuvenation, “start” of regeneration from deep layers, removal of fine wrinkles and high-quality cleaning;
  • 6-12 sessions - removal of wrinkles of different depths, correction of scars, elimination of pigmentation, elimination of scars, burn spots;
  • 10-20 sessions - elimination of acne scars, pronounced post-traumatic spots, reduction of tattoos.

Reviews on microdermabrasion indicate its effectiveness after the first session. But you can’t stop at it if the cosmetologist recommends a course of treatment to eliminate the problem. You will have to visit a doctor regularly: about once every 7-10 days, since it is such a period that is required to update the epidermis.

What you need to know during the course of microdermabrasion

Indications and contraindications

Include this procedure in the arsenal of self-care should be young girls and mature ladies. It is shown with the following problems:

• fading skin;
• wrinkle network spread;
• problem skin: acne, enlarged pores;
• scars and scars;
• pigmentation of any nature.

Both aluminum and diamond microdermabrasion can help eliminate these problems. Reviews also indicate that with the simultaneous use of high-quality regenerating creams and lotions, the effectiveness of the procedure increases by 25%. A doctor can recommend suitable medications.

Contraindications for the procedure are:

• acute and chronic skin diseases;
• herpes and other viral diseases in the acute stage;
• tuberculosis;
• tendency to occur keloid scars.

Compliance with the rules after the procedure

Since the upper layer of the epidermis is removed during the grinding period, the skin becomes defenseless against environmental influences. Doctors recommend:

• 24 hours - do not go out in the sun if it is impossible to generously lubricate the face with sunscreen. It is forbidden to use any decorative cosmetics, except lipstick and eyeshadow;
• 3 days - avoid sports training, as the skin is especially sensitive to the effects of sweat. Suspend the use of retin-A products, cosmetic creams with lactic and glycolic acids, scrubs;
• 7 days - use more oily moisturizers, since the skin will be dry after microdermabrasion.

Often, girls want to evaluate the effectiveness of the procedure and practice microdermabrasion at home with the help of cosmetic formulations. However, it should be borne in mind that the quality of “polishing” a house is an order of magnitude lower than the hardware, while the cost of peeling products is high for it. You can evaluate all the possibilities of microdermabrasion only in a specialized clinic equipped with the necessary equipment.