How long did you use the prescription cream? If the prescription cream was a hydroquinone cream you need to use it at least twice daily for about 3 months. It is also very important to use sunscreen at least SPF 30 daily. In my experience, I have not found microdermabrasions to be too helpful...
In my practice, I recommend that adjunct cosmetic procedures (e.g. facials, microdermabrasions, massages, etc...) be performed PRIOR to Botox therapy because a RARE side effect is that the Botox could travel to places that it shouldn't after such treatments. The risk is theoretical, and if...
No. Microdermabrasion is not the cause of loss in facial volume. Just like a dermal filler, fat too will absorb and diminish with time. Microdermabrasion is just exfoliating the epidermal layers of your skin. Fat is injected into dermal-subcutaneous tissue. Thus, microdermabrasion would not...