Microdermabrasion Treatment

 

Microdermabrasion is a surgical technique to refresh and repair your facial skin after it has taken a beating due to aging or the effects of too much sun.

Your microdermabrasion-qualified plastic surgeon uses a very fine piece of equipment that acts like a sandblaster, spraying very small crystals across your face. This technique combines tender abrasion with a suction process that removes dead skin from your face's outer layer.

With microdermabrasion, as with other techniques for rejuvenating your skin, you may need more than one treatment to successfully rid your face of wrinkles and pigmentation. 

While microdermabrasion can certainly improve the look of your face it cannot remove all flaws or every scar, nor can it prevent your face's aging process. Before you make your decision to proceed with microdermabrasion you should talk frankly with the surgeon about what you expect from the procedure and let the doctor clarify if your expectations have a reasonable chance of being fulfilled. While all adults, male or female, young or old, may in theory be good candidates for microdermabrasion, there are still some contraindications.

The older you are the more slowly you will heal from the microdermabrasion surgery. If you have a dark complexion, or are of African or Asian descent, your skin could become discolored or have blotches after microdermabrasion, and this condition would be permanent. It is, in fact, the most common side effect of microdermabrasion.

If you are prone to a rash from allergies, or if you get fever blisters or cold sores on a regular basis, these conditions could be exacerbated by a microdermabrasion procedure. Your freckles could disappear in the area of your face that received the microdermabrasion treatment.

Medical history might be cause for concern about microdermabrasion surgery as well. If you have an active acne condition you should not have microdermabrasion because you run the risk of infection. The same concern would be warranted for radiation, a serious burn or a prior chemical peel.

In addition, most surgeons won't perform treatment during the active stages of acne because of a greater risk of infection. The same may be true if you've had radiation treatments, a bad skin burn, or a previous chemical peel.

Another possible after effect of microdermabrasion is the development of very small whiteheads, although this should be temporary. You can encourage their disappearance with abrasive soaps or pads. Your skin pores could become enlarged for a short time after your microdermabrasion, too.

Microdermabrasion rarely causes infection or scarring, although a few patients end up with keloid or hypertropic scarring, which are treatable with steroids. These steroids can be applied directly to the skin or taken by injection.

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