What Should Be Expected from a First Time Facial?

For any new patient a consultation should be done prior to any treatment being preformed. During this consultation the appropriate specialist will then perform a skin analysis. This is to determine the type of treatments needed to treat your skin concerns and needs. Facial treatments vary on where and who you are receiving it from. In our office we offer free consultations and a first time facial is usually a custom treatment. There is a double cleansing of the skin, followed by an exfoliant. Extractions are performed also if needed. This is followed with a face and neck massage to promote skin stimulation for cell turn over. Acne or inflamed skin conditions would not benefit from massage. A specified treatment mask is applied and to finish the facial appropriate treatment serums, creams, and SPF is applied. Your will leave with clean and refreshed skin.

Your 'Facial' experience will vary significantly from one practitioner to another.  It typically involves steaming with warm towels or steamer followed by meticulous extraction of blackheads and whiteheads by a certified aesthetician or medical assistant. You are better off having your 'Facial' performed by aesthetic staff, supervised by board-certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon.

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 Your first facial should include a consultation to discuss your concerns regarding your skin and also to analyze your skin to determine what type of facial and products will be appropriate for you.
Facials are very pampering and relaxing and will leave your skin balanced, refreshed and deeply cleansed.
Typically a facial includes cleansing, exfoliation, steam, extractions, mask, hand massage and a facial massage to complete your treatment. If you can, plan your facial at a time when you will not need to apply make-up immediately after.

Sometimes people are a little nervous going into their first facial. Nothing to be nervous about, your first facial should not be too bad. You should recieve a skin analysis to determine what skin type you have. You'll be asked questions like what type of products do you use on your face, how aften do you wash your face, do you experience break outs, etc. As soon as the esthetician learns your skin, then he/she will be able to proceed with a possible treatment for your skin type. Usually you need to keep up with the treatments every 2-4 weeks.

For every skin concern, we have a facial that goes with it. Most facials include cleansing, exfoliation, and mask application. Procedures like extractions, mesotherapy, microneedling, LED light, laser, radiofrequency, or even massages can also be part of a facial. Every patient should have a facial tailored specifically for them; this is why a consultation must be done before getting a facial for the first time; in this one, the practitioner will go through skincare products, specific concerns, and the number of treatments that need to be done to get the desired effect.