There are a lot of misconceptions about dermaplaning. From re-growing thicker facial hair to it being painful, everyone has heard some old wives tale in one form or another about what happens when a woman shaves her face. Dermaplaning is simply the manual exfoliation of dead skin cells and any superficial, vellus facial hair. Essentially, you're killing 2 birds with one stone. You're getting rid of both factors that make your skin appear dull, aged, and can even cause breakouts due to clogged pores and hair follicles. Which is why this type of manual exfoliation is essential to maintaining an even, healthy glow. It's a win win. Dermaplaning has absolutely no downtime and is completely safe for all skin types, all ages, and is even safe to do during your pregnancy. We recommend waiting 21 days between treatments so that you're not over exfoliating, which could cause some sensitivity. Besides the obvious pros of dermaplaning, by manually exfoliating you're actually speeding up your cell turnover rate which is what we all want! Our cell turnover rate slows down with age, which is why all babies have that perfect, smooth, glowing skin. As babies, our cell turnover rate or cell renewal factor (CRF) is incredibly fast and then naturally as we age, paired with environmental factors that we're exposed to (i.e.- sun, pollution, choosing tequila instead of water) our CRF dramatically decreases causing those dreaded little things we call wrinkles. Ever wonder why men always seem to show visible signs of age (unfairly) slower than us women? It's because they've been manually exfoliating, aka shaving, their face since they hit puberty, which in turn has increased their cell turnover rate. Let's address one of the biggest myths about dermaplaning- "But I'll have more and thicker facial hair back when it grows back in." MYTH. Dermaplaning doesn't speed up or cause more hair follicles to grow than you had pre-dermaplaning. Once your hair begins to grow back it might feel different because the hair was cut straight across, but it's actually the same texture as before and grows at the same speed. It also just might seem thicker because the hair was bluntly cut by the razor versus having a natural point to it. Some women actually feel that their hair grows in less. Let's recap! -Glowing, soft, smooth, glowing, even skin -Slows down signs of aging by speeding up your cell turnover rate. -Good for all ages and skin types -No downtime In other words, call and make an appointment today. You won't regret it.