Microdermabrasion Blog

Microdermabrasion is an effective, but often costly procedure. No-one ever said that looking your best was going to be cheap, but you may well feel that the prices quoted by your local spa and other treatment centres are a little bit beyond what you would feel comfortable paying. Therefore it is natural to consider alternatives, and among these there is no doubt that the home microdermabrasion kit is becoming more and more popular.

Of course, knowing that home microdermabrasion kits are an option is one thing, but since it became clear that the treatment was a popular one and that some people did not fancy paying the best part of a month’s wages to have eight weeks of treatment, the market has become somewhat flooded. How does one decide what the best treatment is? Each manufacturer will insist that theirs is the best and that it has benefits that the others cannot promise. Therefore there is nothing for it but a targeted process of comparison shopping. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Acne is a problem that affects a great many people, and when it does it can be a serious downer on their quality of life. Not only can it be unsightly, but it also causes pain and is famously hard to get rid of. Where many people go wrong is in treating the outward appearance of acne, when the flare-ups and spots caused by it are only the most visible symptom of the acne vulgaris condition. Getting rid of the problem takes a while – and when it is gone, that’s the time to deal with the scars.

Acne scars are a constant reminder to many people that they have been through a very painful experience – usually emotionally as well as physically. No-one wants to carry around a reminder, and for this reason it is important to have a way of dealing with the scars. For an increasing number of people, this way is microdermabrasion. As acne scars are very frequently characterised by raised bumps on the skin, a treatment which takes off a layer of skin is a common-sense approach to dealing with the problem. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If the term “microdermabrasion” sounds a little bit painful to you, the chances are that you will not be a big fan of the sister term “aggressive microdermabrasion”. After all, if the first sounds like something that is going to hurt or irritate your skin, what is it going to feel like when there is a touch of aggression in it? Surely that is going to be closer to torture than to any form of beauty treatment? And yet, it is an increasingly popular treatment.

The reasons for this are clearer than one might immediately assume. After all, it may be a slightly threatening way of describing the treatment, but given that in many cases it is necessary to break something down before you can improve it, speeding up the breakdown process will also accelerate the healing. Additionally, although the term itself sounds unpleasant, all that we are really talking about is a treatment that feels broadly similar to being licked by a cat. While that may not sound overly pleasant, it certainly isn’t anywhere near as painful as many other treatments. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Life is full of little risks, and although there are some people who consider themselves risk-averse and seek to avoid any kind of risk at any time, the truth is that you can’t go through life like that. If you aim to avoid every risk you can possibly foresee, you will end up being caught out by one you never could have. So it is no criticism of microdermabrasion to highlight some of the risks from the process. This is not done as an effort to put anyone off the idea, rather as a consideration that allows you to be prepared.

The first thing you will want to make sure of is that you have the treatment done in a good clinic – and not just because this means it will be done well. By “good” we don’t just mean “skilled”. It is just as important that the clinic be clean and sterile, because the treatment is going to strip away one of your natural defences against infection. Have a look around the clinic before you ever hand over any money. You can tell a lot even from the lobby of the building as to whether this is the kind of place you want to have what is a fairly intimate treatment. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The popularity of microdermabrasion has grown over recent years, and as people see the effects that it has for their friends it has been easy for it to become a self-promoting treatment. One thing that is agreed on by most, even the lukewarm supporters and many of the critics of the treatment, is that microdermabrasion does have pronounced results from the first session. Therefore, it is not surprising that people who have seen the effects on their friends want the same for themselves.

However, because life is not fair, there are some cases in which it will be advised that you do not have a course of microdermabrasion – either with an at-home kit or in a clinic – because the results may well be mixed, and could even be highly negative. It’s a shame, no doubt, but the fact of the matter is that it is much better to accept the situation than to decide that you know better or can work around the problem. The warnings do not exist to annoy you, let’s face it – clinics and laboratories are not going to look to put off potential customers. [Read the rest of this entry...]

One thing that is often commented on with regard to microdermabrasion is the cost. Many people say that they like the sound of the treatment – or at least the effects that it has – but that a treatment which can run close to a thousand pounds for a full series of visits is somewhat beyond their limit for an elective procedure. This explains the rise in popularity of home microdermabrasion kits, which are now freely available.

Are home microdermabrasion kits as trustworthy as treatment in a spa or clinic? The short answer to that question is, regrettably, “no”. However, this is not to say that they are useless or even that they do not have their place. As has been mentioned, treatments in a spa or clinic will cost a significant amount. Home kits tend to come in at about a third of the cost. How effective they are will depend on how well you, or a patient friend, perform the treatment. Even then, different kits will get different results. There is no “best” brand for this. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Microdermabrasion is one of the most popular elective treatments that a person can have today. A study carried out in America three short years ago noted that it was among the five most requested cosmetic treatments at spas and surgeries – and this in the age of Botox. It is widely known, or at least the word is familiar to many people. Fewer people know what it entails, although the others can make a relatively educated guess. What may not be so well known is why it works as wel as it does. People who have undergone a course of microdermabrasion report that their friends comment favourably upon their appearance – so why does it work so well?

There is a series of stages by which microdermabrasion affects such an outward improvement on those who undergo the treatment. The first of these stages is visible immediately after the first treatment. The skin looks healthier and smoother. The major reason for this is that the top layer of skin being abraded away results, instantly, in the production of more new skin cells. The cells themselves are larger, and knit together more smoothly because they are still alive. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although microdermabrasion is a thoroughly modern form of treatment, having been created in its present-day form in Italy just under a quarter of a century ago, the principles of using abrasion to treat the skin are by no means new. As time has gone on, we have refined the way that the treatment is performed in a way that means it is gentler to the person being treated, less drastic and more efficient. That said, it was around 3,500 years ago that the first form of microdermabrasion was performed by the ancient Egyptians.

What the Egyptians did was somewhat different from what we see done and have done to ourselves today. Back then, their idea of dermabrasion was to rub the facial skin with a kind of sandpaper that certainly removed the top layer of skin, but did more besides. What was the height of aesthetic science in those days would horrify many today, and would be more of an injury than a treatment. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Microdermabrasion’s increasing popularity is encouraging more and more people to consider taking a course as a way of treating skin conditions. However, something being popular is no guarantee of people knowing much about it, and it is important to inform yourself well before you go for a course or rule it out entirely. Here are some frequently asked questions and some answers which may clarify the matter for you. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The process of microdermabrasion is one that is applauded for its effectiveness and its relative painlessness and simplicity when compared with other cosmetic treatments. It is not, however, perfect. There is no cosmetic treatment that is actually perfect, regrettably. If there were, then there would be no others because everyone would go for the “can’t miss” prospect. Therefore it becomes a matter of balancing the risks against the benefits and this is a major reason for the popularity of microdermabrasion.

Anyone who has read up on microdermabrasion can tell you that there are side-effects, but that they are highly limited. While the upside is extensive, the potential drawbacks are not likely to put people off, and this is true of microdermabrasion. In actual fact, the number of recognised side-effects from this procedure is a very low one indeed – just the one. The side-effects from microdermabrasion are limited to a simple, small and manageable one – a slight change in skin pigmentation. And even this does not happen to everyone who has the treatment. [Read the rest of this entry...]