Microdermabrasion: features and procedure

Any woman dreams of looking as young as possible and as attractive as possible. But sooner or later, age-related aesthetic changes will still make themselves known. Modern cosmetology will allow to remove these unpleasant phenomena, will help to give a silky smoothness to the face, and the necessary elasticity for female skin. The most progressive beauty salons can offer their patients a new service called microdermabrasion.

Microdermabrasion (microscopic grinding) or simply peeling the face is one of the most gentle and, most importantly, painless methods for qualitatively getting rid of dead epidermis and maximally stimulating its subsequent recovery. In other words, microdermabrasion is an improved procedure for cleansing the skin on the face or other parts of the body with the help of mechanical action.

In salons, this kind of manipulation is carried out using a special apparatus; a stream of air and abrasive particles comes from its nozzle under a certain pressure level. Most often in their role are crystals of aluminum oxide, magnesium, bicarbonate or sodium chloride. When exposed to these substances on the epidermis, it is completely cleaned of dead cells.

For the first time this procedure was carried out by cosmetologists from France, therefore it is often also called “Parisian peeling”.

After a full course of peeling, the patient will have the following changes:

• complexion improves significantly;
• pigment spots will disappear from the surface of the epidermis;
• there will be no scars visible;
• The oval of the face will become taut.

Intense mechanical action will accelerate the blood flow, due to which the body will quickly produce components such as collagen and elastin. The advantages of this procedure are obvious. This is a fairly gentle non-invasive method of rapid rejuvenation, which is suitable for almost all categories of patients and has practically no contraindications.

Among the advantages of this technique, professional cosmetologists and patients highlight the following points:

• the procedure can be carried out by those who are contraindicated in chemical peeling;
• universality of the procedure;
• short recovery period;
• excellent results - visible facelift and alignment of its relief;
• minimum possible complications;
• no pain;
• increased efficiency;
• all cosmetic imperfections are cleaned without skin injury.

If the very substantial damage to the epidermis cannot be completely removed, then due to the accelerated update process, these problems will become visually inconspicuous.

More and more ordinary people prefer to choose rejuvenation services without surgical intervention. Microdermabrasion results are often compared with successful plastic surgery. The procedure can be applied to patients at any age. Even overly sensitive skin, which has a tendency to allergies, can safely transfer this polishing.

There are several types of microdermabrasion.

1. Crystal peeling. It can be found more often than other species, because it is more in demand. As an abrasive for the nozzles of the apparatus, the particles of aluminum are used here.
2. "Diamond" grinding. Costly and for this reason - the most effective of the available microdermabrasion varieties. Diamond nozzles will gently clean the skin of the face, gently protecting the epidermis from injury. By the way, only diamond peels can be safely used for treating hands, the entire neck and the décolleté area. The technique is 100% helping to permanently get rid of visible stretch marks and removes any pigment spots from the surface of the epidermis.
3. Oxygen variety. In addition to abrasive in the form of diamond and aluminum crumbs, oxygen flow is selected for polishing the skin under enormous pressure. A mild and uniform effect will help to get excellent results and greatly reduce the chances of the appearance of various complications.

Microdermabrasion and for very young girls, and for women in age, becomes salvation in such cases as:

• earlier fading of the skin;
• the presence of stretch marks;
• wrinkles;
• acne and its effects;
• rough skin.

Since the procedure does not damage the skin, it can be considered safe for patients. A person is considered to be the most frequently used area of ​​exposure by microdermabrasion, but with this technique, you can safely clean any part of your body with this need. The skin will become smoother to the touch even after a total of 1 session, and after that it will begin to better absorb moisturizing and protective creams and various oils.

Most often, microdermabrasion is chosen by persons over 12 years old and remains relevant until 65 years. These age restrictions are purely conditional. Simply, people over 65 have an increased risk of bruising and wounds on the skin after such a peeling, and children younger than 12 years old can undergo a procedure under the supervision of a dermatologist.

Indications for cleaning are:

• photoaging of the epidermis;
• appearance of fine wrinkles;
• age rash;
• acne (acne);
• the presence of acne scars;
• faded complexion;
• strongly expanded pores;
• uneven skin texture;
• lack of collagen and elastin.

The physician should assess the patient's skin condition, learn about all chronic diseases, and also ask about the result the patient wants to receive in the end. Only having collected all this information, the specialist will be able to recommend the required number of sessions. 5-8 procedures are usually enough.

The duration of one session is 20-35 minutes. The procedure takes place without pain, but if the patient has a hypersensitivity, then he will be able to discuss the possibility of pain relief with a specialist before peeling.

This kind of procedure is best not to produce:

• if you take aspirin or other medicines that thin the blood;
• if you are taking Isotretinoin or have taken it throughout the year;
• with burns in the healing stage;
• if there are skin diseases;
• high sensitivity of the epidermis to aluminum components;
• herpes or other inflammations;
• a high degree of pigmentation;
• unhealed scars and wounds;
• diabetes of any type.

Possible side effects of microdermabrasion:

• abrasions after unsuccessful peeling;
• redness of the epidermis;
• hypersensitivity of the epidermis (and also to UV rays);
• the appearance of stars from vessels;
• minor bruising;
• too aggressive microdermabrasion sometimes causes inflammation of the skin.

Removing the dead layer of the epidermis is not only a powerful jet of air in which there are particles of abrasives.Today you can find devices with nozzles that have on the surface of the face of synthetic diamonds. The specialist conducts such a nozzle on the problem area, thereby simply polishing its surface, and the suction-vacuum sucks the detached pieces of skin into itself.

The main advantage of the technique is that it is the safest to use in the area of ​​the eyes and lips of a person, because there are not used particles of abrasive, which, if not properly handled, can injure these areas on the face.

Before you go on this kind of procedure, you first need to prepare your skin for it. To do this, you need to clean it up. The beautician will cleanse your epidermis with a special lotion before the session. If the cleaning is done correctly, grinding will be as effective as possible.

The specialist must mark the areas of the skin that will be polished with a marker. An obligatory step to prepare for the procedure is anesthesia - local anesthesia. At the same time, it is necessary to consider the purpose for which the peeling will be used. If you only need to remove the rough skin, then light anesthesia is enough. If the effect should be severe, it is likely that general anesthesia will have to be applied.

After anesthesia, an ice pack is placed on the marked areas of the face for 30 minutes. This is necessary to narrow the vessels and tighten the skin of the epidermis.

The second step is the grinding itself. This is the process by which the removal of the top of the epithelium, consisting of dead cells, with the help of a special device. Dead cells begin to be removed and absorbed by vacuum at the same moment or first removed, and then absorbed. The impact of the device will depend on the existing problems that you want to get rid of.

If blood appears on the skin, an expert removes it with a cotton swab. The maximum time for one session is about 30 minutes. After the end of the peeling, special serums, creams, masks are applied. They are necessary in order to soothe and protect the skin from adverse environmental factors.

Microdermabrasion of the face may also be performed at home. This will require special creams. The second method is the combination of a special cream with a device for microdermabrasion in the home. The most important thing here is to strictly observe all measures for your own safety.

The way in which the device is not needed at all, suggests that a special product will be applied to the skin, which includes alumina. The face is actively massaged using this tool, and then it is simply washed off. After the procedure, serum is applied to the face for recovery.

Creams are not so expensive, but they will have to constantly buy and, of course, you should not seriously expect that they will work harder than the real grinding in the cabin. Professional devices for peeling are expensive, but they do not require a large number of materials for the procedure.

A paste of soda and water for grinding is considered the easiest analogue of this popular procedure. You need to take 1 tablespoon of soda and 1-2 teaspoons of plain water. You can add 1-2 drops of any essential oil, such as green tea or lavender. Mix everything up to the state of a liquid paste, put it on your fingers and massage gently with soft movements.

The procedure should last 3-5 minutes, after which the paste is washed off with warm water. After home peeling, apply toner to bring the pH of your skin to the desired level. Next, a moisturizing cream with high sun protection is applied to the skin.

There are some rules that must be followed at the end of the diamond face cleaning procedure.

• It is forbidden to be long in the sun for 3 weeks.
• It is best for some time not to use cosmetics, which include acid or alcohol. The skin can react to them unpredictably, since its surface layer has not yet healed. Although polishing is called painless, the skin after it is not protected. And this means that extremely aggressive elements can lead to irritation.
• It is forbidden to actively engage in various sports, as abundant sweat and hot showers also often lead to irritation. After the peeling procedure, it is best to use moisturizing agents on a fat basis.

Most people after such a peeling calmly return to their usual life. Make-up and light creams can usually be used immediately after the procedure. Numerous studies have shown that microdermabrasion, albeit temporarily, can facilitate the entry of various substances through the skin due to its increased permeability.

The total number of sessions that will be needed for maximum effect depends directly on the shortcomings that you need to get rid of. If you only need to give freshness to the face, and the skin - elasticity or remove small defects, for example, mimic wrinkles, 4-6 is enough, and sometimes only 2 visits to the beautician. In those cases, if your problems are much more serious, for example, deep wrinkles that are clearly visible on your face, it is better to attend 10 or 12 sessions and only after obtaining the necessary result, you can stop.

To maintain the effect of peeling for as long as possible and prevent the subsequent withering of the epidermis, it is necessary to conduct a course of skin grinding about 1 time in 10-12 weeks. If you are going to visit a beauty salon for other purposes, but you also want to do microdermabrasion, then it is best to immediately ask a cosmetologist if this technique can be combined with other procedures to improve skin condition.

Microdermabrasion has basically only positive feedback from clients of beauty salons. They call this method of skin cleansing one of the safest. But if you begin to use conventional dermabrasion, laser polishing of the epidermis, peeling, then the risks of skin injuries are much higher than when choosing this procedure.

About the features of the procedure microdermabrasion, see the following video.