When I opted for microdermabrasion treatments to stop mild but recurring acne I had some time back, I wasn’t prepared for the after effects! Don’t get me wrong, there really are no real side effects. But I was surprised to see how red my face was afterwards. I’m not really sure why I was surprised. I mean, think about it. I had just had tiny crystals pumped onto my face in a process that is sometimes called “skin polishing”. The redness, which is normal, went away in a few hours and my skin did look a lot better than before the treatment.
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If you have made the decision to give professional microdermabrasion treatments a try to get rid of your acne, congratulations! It really is one of the best ways to treat acne these days. Just be sure you find a qualified doctor or technician to do it. It’s not necessary to go to a dermatologist because so many other places like day spas, beauty salons, or medical spas that offer the treatments. But my personal opinion is that a dermatologist is best when your reason for getting microdermabrasion is to treat acne. However you decide to go about it, I don’t recommend going forward without a consultation first so you can have everything explained to you beforehand.
I want to make some clarifications about using microdermabrasion for acne. In all of my blogs I have tried to make sure that I said microdermabrasion works well for mild cases of acne. According to my dermatologist, a “mild” case of acne, when being considered for microdermabrasion, means that there are up to, but no more than 3 dozen whiteheads or blackheads. Mild also means no more than a few scattered “active” pimples.
When I had my first microdermabrasion treatments, I didn’t really understand why periodically removing a thin layer of skin could have the results that it does – results like clearing mild acne, reducing oiliness, shrinking pores, smoothing out wrinkles, fading discolorations such as age spots, and generally rejuvenating the skin. It’s really kind of an interesting process. There have even been studies done to examine what happens to the skin through the microdermabrasion process.
Having used professional microdermabrasion treatments to treat mild acne and, after that, for general skin resurfacing, I considered myself an expert on the subject. So when a friend’s teenage daughter ended up with some superficial scars left behind after suffering two years of typical teenage acne, I had a suggestion for them. While at the dermatologist’s office during my treatments, I had seen the pamphlets explaining how microdermabrasion could help acne scars that were not very deep, but deep enough in the skin to be noticeable.
If you have dealt with acne for too long like I did, you know how hard it is to find a treatment that really works like commercials claim. Supposedly, using a good cleanser does the trick by removing all of the oil and dirt that causes the pimples. I haven’t come across that miracle cleanser yet.
Anyone who has had acne and had it treated realizes that there can be scars left behind. Having the microdermabrasion for acne scars can be very expensive, although very effective in removing those scars.
