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What is the Difference Between Dermaplaning and Microdermabrasion?
asked 11 months ago by KdDaisey
Latest answer by Heather Haley, MD
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What is the difference between dermaplaning and microdermabrasion?
2 answers to What is the Difference Between Dermaplaning and Microdermabrasion?
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Dermalplanning versus microdermabrasion
They both provide exfoliation. However, dermalplanning also removes the fine white hair, peach fuzz, and microdermabrasion does not. My patients love the results from dermalplanning. Especially eliminating all that stubborn hair.
Heather Haley, MD
Mobile Dermatologic Surgeon
Mobile Dermatologic Surgeon
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The difference between dermaplaning and microdermabrasion
Dermaplaning uses a scalpel blade to lightly scrape the skin for smoothing and exfoliation in a very superficial manner. Microdermabrasion is more aggressive and uses a sanding paddle or aluminum oxide crystals blown across the skin as a non-surgical exfoliating treatment for dull or rough skin, age spots, fine lines, wrinkles, sun damage, acne and acne scarring. Microdermabrasion accelerates the cellular turnover process and stimulates your skin to produce new collagen, bringing you closer...
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