Dermaplaning on my face? Is this a procedure in a real doctor/surgeons office and how do you feel about the results?

Dermaplaning is an easy procedure where dead skin is removed from the epidermis, as well as vellus hair. Skin appears smoother, lessening the appearance of acne scarring, any sun damage or hyperpigmentation and fine lines and wrinkles. Dermaplaning may be done as a stand alone treatment or to enhance another facial treatment, such as a brightening peel. Dermaplaning will NOT make hair grow back any differently than it was before. 

Great question, and one I have heard many times. The reason dermaplaining is performed in a medical setting, like a med spa, is because of the use of the dermal blade. This superficial procedure is a form of mechanically exfoliating the skin by gently scraping away the top layer with a dermal blade. Dermaplaning is also popular because it shaves the fine, peachfuz hair. This procedures helps improve the texture of our skin and it is also used to prep the skin for facials and chemical peels. Dermaplaning will not cause the hair to grow back coarser or darker. It is not effecting the hair follicle.

Dermaplaning is very beneficial for the skin. It removes dead skin cells as well as vellus hair (peach fuzz). This allows products to penetrate better and make-up to lay smoother on the face. It is not true that the hair grows back thicker or darker, it will grow back the same way. There are doctor offices that offer this with their aesthetician.

Thanks for your question.  Dermaplaning can be done by an aesthetician under the supervision of some sort of medical director, but not all medical directors are dermatologists.  If you are concerned about the effectiveness and best results, see a dermatologist and they will steer you towards a reputable place, either in their office, or a spa they refer patients to.  It will not make your hair grow back coarser or thicker.  If that were the case, most people would opt for doing it on their scalp as they get older and grow new, fantastic hair (which is not possible).  Best of luck and see an expert!

Dermaplaning is an excellent, no downtime safe procedure removing vellus hair and exfoliating dead skin.  There is no truth to a thickening of hair after treatments.  Results are outstanding and patients are extremely pleased with results.  Hair growth nor thickness is affected by the procedure.
Best of Health to you!
James Mirabile, M.D.

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.

Dermaplaning is a method of exfoliation that consists of using a scalpel blade to gently scrape off the top layer of dulling dead skin cells in order to reveal a smoother, brighter complexion. There is no downtime and this can be preformed by medical staff. Skin may feel a little sensitive right after the procedure. This resolves within a day from the treatment. Occasionally a small skin nick occurs that heals naturally with time in a matter of day. It will not cause hair to grow thicker. 
Good luck!

No, it will not make facial hair worse, its a low downtime procedure. Derma planning is used in my practice to enhance TCA peels, or infuse other growth factors and vitamins in your skin. See a dermatologist for good, proper and effective derma planning. 

Hair growing back thicker or darker after dermaplaning is a total myth. You won't grow a beard after getting dermaplaning. Your hair will grow back, but it will just look like it did before you had the treatment. If you naturally have darker hairs, they may appear thicker when they grow back, but that may simply be because you've forgotten what it was like before the treatment. There is no scientific basis for this. A surgical blade is used, which just shaves the ends from the fine vellus hairs. Nothing happens to the follicles themselves, so the growth of the hair isn't changed.