Medical Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is rapidly becoming one of the most popular superficial peeling therapies. It is non-surgical, safe, and effective. This light “peel” can help with fine lines and wrinkles, and smooth minor pigment irregularities. Microdermabrasion was one of the most popular non-surgical procedures in 2001. It is a skin revitalizing method that uses exfoliation to smooth lines, scars and wrinkles.
Microdermabrasion is a non-surgical procedure that can combat signs of ageing and improve sun-damaged skin. It can also help in the treatment of some forms of acne and acne scarring, and can improve sun damaged skin in need of rejuvenation.
Microdermabrasion provides improvement in many skin problem areas. It has little to no down time and the procedure is fast and causes little discomfort. It complements most treatment programmes by providing a gentle but effective mechanical peeling of the skin.
The result is glowing younger-appearing skin including an improvement in the skin’s texture.
The treatment
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Microdermabrasion uses fine particles of aluminum oxide to remove a layer of dead cells from the skin’s surface, and to stimulate the production of new collagen and cells in the deeper layers of the skin. It is sometimes referred to as a ‘sandblasting’ technique.
The microdermabrasion system is so successful due to its unique combination of a high-velocity vacuum and filter system. The aluminum oxide crystals are sterile and self-contained so they never touch human hands before they brush across your skin.
Even the air used to power the crystals is first purified through a specially designed anti-bacterial filter. Because the microdermabrasion system is powered by a vacuum, rather than thrusting the particles with forced air as used in other systems, there is a reduced risk of clogging the skin.
Typically, treatments are administered over a series of approximately five sessions, usually at an interval of between one to two weeks. Treatments usually take 20 to 30 minutes depending on treatment goals. Follow-up sessions to maintain your desired look may be required at varying intervals.
Aftercare
Make up on the day of treatment should be avoided to allow the skin to regenerate itself and to not clog the pores. Since microdermabrasion is a very dehydrating procedure we advise the use of moisturising and rejuvenating creams which are available for purchase at Face & Eye.
Why Face and Eye?
The microdermabrasion machine used at Face and Eye is a state of the art machine which delivers medical microdermabrasion of the highest standard.
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