Home Microdermabrasion Treatment

Microdermabrasion works by manually abrading, sanding as in sandpaper, the skin's most superficial layer. This is an artificially accelerated form of skin exfoliation which, over eight or more weeks, simulates the production of new living cells at the skin's lower level. Stimulation of this lower layer, in due course, causes faster cell production and replacement, which further encourages vasodilatation, improved cell nutrition, improved skin elasticity and improved skin texture. The result of these home facial microdermabrasion treatments is fresher, healthier skin with enhanced surface qualities including the all important quality of absorption. It is for this last reason that we advise you to use a premium cell regenerative product after your microdermabrasion treatment.

This is a process that works at least as well for Black skin care as for all other types and colors of skin.
The time for facial skin cell renewal and migration to the surface averages 4 to 5 weeks in young adults. This cell renewal process slows down dramatically both as we age and as our skin is subjected to various abuses, mostly the effects of direct sunlight. When the skin is exposed to the sun for extended periods of time, it responds by becoming thicker in order to shield the underlying layers i.e. prevent skin cancers.

Sun damaged skin is often thick and leathery at it's surface and commonly has crease lines. The same is true of aged skin and can sometimes be seen in younger individuals who are sun worshipers as well as in older people. Home microdermabrasion works like an anti wrinkle cream in that it helps turns back your physiologic clock in the treated area to a time when your skin was younger and produced new skin cells at a much faster rate. You simply have to stay with a daily treatment plan for about two months to see the full benefits. Home microdermabrasion is just like an antiaging skin care product, except there is no magic, only proven examples in people just like you, examples of which you can easily find all over the internet.

There is no age range for the use of microdermabrasion. It is appropriate to use as needed on sun-damaged or aged skin or it may be used as a preventative on young adults. Whereas microdermabrasion can and does assist in the prevention of age related skin problems, it is not harmful when used as directed. However, it does serve most predominately to enhance the appearance and properties of aged or sun-damaged skin.

The surface layer of your facial skin is made up of dead skin cells that are constantly in the process of shedding (exfoliating). Long term changes to this layer send messages to the basal layer (termed the lower dermis) instructing it to reproduce cells at different rates. For example, (and the opposite of long term exposure to sunlight would be) consistent, long term exfoliation of the upper most facial skin layers which sends the basal layer this message; reproduce cells more rapidly. This in turn creates faster production of the surface cells to replace those cells being removed by accelerated exfoliation. The result is healthier more youthful looking skin with a downright astonishing reduction in the appearance of wrinkles, dark spots and crease lines.

The greatest treatment benefits are found when complete facial treatments are performed daily, including a thorough cleansing before your treatment. Make sure you use cleansers that are;

Oil Free

Non-comedogenic (meaning they do not clog pores)

Alpha and Beta Hydroxy acid based. (in Over The Counter strengths only)

Also use a premium cell regenerative product after your treatment. There are several legitimate companies (like Olay) who produce fine products. A little internet research will produce a whole lot more information than you even care to look at. This total strategy is recommended and if used long term (2 months or more) will produce accelerated regeneration and migration of skin cells to the outer surface of your facial skin.

Optimum results are usually obtained after three to four months, however, you should see real improvement within three to four weeks of daily use. It is strongly recommended that you take soul-baring close-up pictures of your face in the mirror before you begin. Use a digital camera so your photos will never have to leave your computer i.e. your control. Take the pictures with NO makeup and then re-take pictures every two weeks for serial comparison. Hard experience has demonstrated that we tend to forget what we looked like if there is no evidence to the contrary and even if there is, we tend to not want to look at it. If this entirely normal human reaction occurs in you, then there will always be the pictures which you will not be able refute, even if you choose to not look at them, you will know that they exist and you look far better a year later than you did when you started.

Your microdermabrasion treatment strategy should always be progressive rather then aggressive. This is to allow you to monitor your skin for adverse reactions. It is suggested that you work into this slowly and discover your threshold of tolerance in this manor, rather than charging ahead with very aggressive treatments and having an Adverse Reaction which will only delay your progress.