I have 2 concerns. I had dermaplane treatment with waxing of my eyebrows and a day later had botox. The area where the botox was injected began to sting horribly for 48 hours but is subsiding slowly. My skin from the dermaplane is very sticky feeling, flaky and itchy. Did I do damage and was it okay to get botox so quickly after that treatment?
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I always tell my patients, if a facial feels good for you to
relax, get it. If you are actually
trying to improve your skin in the long term, do Dermapen instead. You know when you go on a trip and you get a
facial, you glow that day, then go back to looking normal the day after. After...
Thank you for your question. Dermaplaning is a method of exfoliation that consists of using a scalpel blade to gently scrape off the top layer of dulling dead skin cells in order to reveal a smoother, brighter complexion. This does help to prep the skin for a better treatment. Removing...
Yes, dermabrasion is definitely okay to do on men, and yes you would need to shave the day of surgery. You cannot shave until you have healed after the procedure, though. A great benefit is to couple this with a CO2 laser/laser resurfacing. Check out our website at drkimberlyhenry.com for more...
