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Professional Microdermabrasion
by Pierre Epluche
http://www.microdermabrasioninfo.com
Microdermabrasion is a procedure used to rejuvenate your
skin. In the professional technique, the top layers of
dead skin cells are removed by sandblasting the skin with
very fine crystals of aluminum-oxide with other chemicals.
It can reduce, facial marks, wrinkles and lines. It makes
the skin look and feel younger by allowing the surface to
be new and clean. The aesthetician removes the top layer
of the dead skin during treatment and helps in the
production of new cells. The results of the
Microdermabrasion will continue for three to six weeks.
You can start thinking for microdermabrasion if you wish to
rejuvenate your skin or make it look younger. You will be
an ideal patient for this treatment if you have minor
surface scars or slight pigmentation or spots problems.
Microdermabrasion will not be effective if you have severe
scars or spots, infection of herpes recently and other
diseases.
During the procedure the skin cells are removed using
ultra-fine crystals of aluminum-oxide. The aesthetician
uses a wand like device that will vacuum the residue away
from the skin. He will control the amount of abrasion and
the suction. This id usually a painless treatment, so
anesthesia is generally not used. You will usually wear
goggles during the treatment to protect your eyes. how
long the treatment takes will vary according to the areas
of body being treated. Usually it will take about 30
minutes for your face, and can be 1 hour or more if your
neck and chest are also done.
Very advanced and sophisticated machines and equipments are
used for microdermabrasion. There are hundreds of machines
available for this treatment. The type of machine which
will be used depends upon the skin condition and the
desired result of the patient. Machines can be separated
from one to another according to its weight and the
chemicals they use for sandblasting. It will also vary
according to the power of the machine.
There is usually a slight irritation or wind burnt
sensation experienced during the treatment. This can last
for several hours afterward. sometimes your skin turns to
a pinkish color, this usually lasts for about a day. In
some cases, the color will stay for a couple of days.
Because this treatment is done during such a short
period of time, it is known as "lunch-time" peel. Patients
usually return directly to work after the treatment.
The difficulties and complications in this treatment are
very low because very advanced and sophisticated tools
being used. Most patients feel hardly any pain or
experience any bleeding or hyper pigmentation during or
after the treatment. but these are complications possible.
Some care should be taken, because there is a risk of
infection, especially if the machine is not sterilized
properly.
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