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How soon will the brown burn scar (scratch) marks go away after microdermabrasion?

tedboxSep 19, 2015
I went for a cleansing facial.But my consultant told me during manual extraction that my pores are really tight.She started with cauterizing which was very painful.Anyways, then she went on to do microdermabrasion which was a little painful,after performing cauterizing minutes before on my face.Today, after a day the redness has gone away and it is not painful anymore.But I have few dark red spots all over my face. There is a small brown burned scratch mark(something like a scab) on the face.

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