Confused About Microdermabrasion

Microdermabrasion is a manual exfoliation of the skin. The in-office treatments also use a mild vacuum effect to stimulate collagen remodeling. At-home kits are limited to a very light exfoliation of the surfface layers. They will make your skin feel a little smoother for a little while. The in-office treatments will give you better results. The strength of the treatment can be increased with more passes of the handpiece over the skin, more pressure with each pass, and more vacuum... more

Microdermabrasions are nice to maintain your complexion but do very little to improve it long term. One of the best microdermabrasion machines is the Vibraderm. It is painless and effective and costs around $150/ session. These are done every week for a month then once a month to maintain results. With acne scars you need either a real dermabrasion to sand the scars or other scar revisions such as punch grafting or subcisions. For sundamage, lasers or chemical peels do just fine but... more

Regardless of the equipment used, many different levels of microdermabrasion can result depending on the pressure applied and how many passes the provider utilizes. Aestheticians do light microdermabrasions for exfoliation which provides a temporary smoothness and glow of the skin. For acne scars, only a physician can provide good results as there needs to be a deeper injury to effect an improvement in the depth of the scars. There is rawness with this level that doesn’t occur when the... more