Microdermabrasion for wrinkles?

I have some vertical wrinkles or hardening of the skin on my chin due to plucking unwanted heavy white facial hair or maybe the sun. Will microdermabrasion help that?

2 answers to “Microdermabrasion for wrinkles?”

A: You may want to start a series of Microdermabrasion treatments

Robert Vitolo, MD

Microdermabrasion is a economical non invasive in office procedure which may help in your situation. Although deeper wrinkles may benefit from surgical or laser treatments, you can try a series of Microdermabrasion treatments to treat this problem. After a series of treatments the quality of your skin should... more

A: Microdermabrasion can work but will take multiple treatments

Philip Young, MD

There are many types of microdermabrasion machines out there and they vary in terms of how much pressure is created. You can get a superficial peel from the most aggressive types and this can help with fine wrinkles. Again, mulitple treatments may be required to improve there appearance. Fractional resurfacing... more

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