I had a Microdermabrasion (Diamondtome) treatment yesterday, and the woman who performed it was really rough. Today, my skin is red and kind of puffy.
I have had several treatments before and this has never happened. Now I'm concerned about the possibility of underlying damage to my skin. Should I be concerned?
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One of the biggest problems we see as dermatologists are people trying to do much, too soon, and too close to big social events. This seems to be the case here and is a good teaching lesson for everyone. You know you have an important social event coming up and we know, as well as you do, that...
You really should go back to your treating physician. If you had this treatment before without problems then something must have happened to make you react in such a way. The sooner you get on skin lightening medications the better so you should be seen ASAP. We can only speculate on what...
Thank you for your question! Microdermabrasion is a simple, quick, and painless cosmetic treatment with no downtime and minimal risk.It helps to gently exfoliate surface layers of skin using abrasion and suction. A microdermabrasion treatment normally takes about 20-25 minutes. This can vary...