After Clear and Brilliant Treatment, is Microdermabrasion Recommended or Necessary a Week After the Treatment? (photo)

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I got my first clear and brilliant treatment Yesterday in the hopes of fading my acne discolorations and improve skin tone. My aesthetician asked me to follow my treatment with microdermabrasion the following week. While researching about the C+B, I didnt find anybody reviewing that they had a microdermabration after. Am I just being sold too many treatments or is it recommended to have a microdermabrasion a week after every C+B treatment?

Michael Dobryansky, MD, FACS · Answer

Hello and thank  you for
your inquiry. Yes a microdermabrasion treatment will be very helpful after your
Clear and Brilliant treatment.  We recommend this at our Med Spa as well.
By days 2-4 you skin should start to feel somewhat like sandpaper. If you have
more of a sensitive skin type I would wait 10-14 days before doing a
microdermabrasion treatment. I do not feel you are being oversold treatments.
Microdermabrasion or Dermablading is an excellent post treatment after Clear &
Brilliant to remove the excess dead skin and to promote the healthy new skin to the
surface.  Good Luck with your results! I hope this helped answer your
questions.

Mary P. Lupo, MD · Answer

Your dermatologist can best set up your skin care program, but I often combine modalities to give faster results for my patients. Fraxel then Excel V, Clear and Brilliant then Silkpeel Dermal Infusion (a type of more advaanced microdermabrasion), chemical peels and laser, are a few examples of advanced combinations. Be sure to have good pre and post treatment skin care protocols so you will get and maintain excellent results.

After Clear and Brilliant Treatment, is Microdermabrasion Recommended or Necessary a Week After the Treatment? (photo)

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