Dermaplaning
Dermaplaning is a skin treatment that uses an exfoliating blade to skim dead skin cells and peach fuzz hair from your face. It’s also called microplaning or blading.
Dermaplaning aims to make your skin’s surface smooth, youthful, and radiant. This treatment claims to remove deep scarring from acne and uneven pockmarks on your skin. It’s also used to remove “peach fuzz,” the short, soft hairs on your face.
Dermaplaning can be used for any skin type and anyone with:
• acne scars
• dull skin
• dry skin
• sun-damaged skin
• fine wrinkles
How it works
If you look at the tool used for dermaplaning treatments, you may notice it looks like a scalpel you would use on your body hair.
The basic concept of dermaplaning is exfoliation and rejuvenation. By aiming a sterile blade at a 45-degree angle and dragging it slowly across your skin, you remove dead cells, scar tissue, and other debris that may be making your skin’s surface look uneven.
Your skin is exposed daily to harsh environmental toxins, irritants, and sun damage. This can cause the top layer of your skin to appear dull, and it can make you look aged. Dermaplaning clears away those damaged skin cells, so newer skin cells are what you see when you look in the mirror.
Risks & Side effects
Dermaplaning is a low-risk procedure. Side effects may include slight redness in your face in the hours after getting the treatment. Some people develop whiteheads on their skin in the day or two after dermaplaning.
Infection and scarring are rare after dermaplaning.
What to Expect
You don’t need to plan any downtime to recover from a dermaplaning treatment. You may experience redness or feel like your skin is scraped in the two- or three-day’s right after the procedure. You may notice that your skin looks brighter immediately after you’re finished with a dermaplaning treatment, but it often takes a few days to appreciate the full results. As any redness subsides, you’ll be able to see the results more clearly in the days afterward.
Results of dermaplaning aren’t permanent. The procedure clears away up to three weeks’ worth of dead skin cells. After a dermaplaning treatment, you’ll need to be extra careful about sun exposure. Make up application is extra smooth and even after dermaplaning giving you a porcelain finish.