What Is Dermaplaning?
Why Is Dermaplaning Good for Your Skin?
Men and women are looking for a way to improve the look and feel of their skin. This is why the skincare industry is thriving, as the desire for smoother, softer skin has led to such procedures as hair removal and facials. Dermaplaning is a great way to brighten your complexion, allow your makeup to sit better on your skin, and allow your skincare products to penetrate easier for better results.
A New Procedure for Your Skin
A newer one on the market is dermaplaning. If you are unfamiliar with this technique, it is a procedure for making your skin smoother instantly following the treatment. The procedure involves the removal of hair from the surface of the skin using a special type of scalpel. During the procedure, dead skin buildup and fine hairs are removed. What makes it different from traditional shaving is that it is not just about the removal of hair. Instead, it is about evening the skin and softening it by gliding the blade across the skin with delicate strokes so that the skin looks healthier and provides a better-looking complexion.
What Are the Benefits?
For those who shave on a regular basis, this seems like no big deal. Both men and women use razors against their skin to remove unwanted hair. So, it would not seem like this procedure would be much different than shaving off facial or leg hair.
With this perspective, you are right. The use of the dermaplane technique is quite different though, targeting vellus hair specifically and more layers of skin are removed than with regular shaving. With these additional layers of skin removed and less hair on the skin you allow many benefits that wouldn’t be available otherwise. Your skincare you use at home will be able to penetrate the skin easier with less dead-skin to travel through, thus making it much more effective! Your makeup will also apply much easier and sit more smoothly on your skin with no hair or dry skin to interfere. Without the shadows cast on your skin from the fine hair it will allow your skin to instantly look brighter as well.
Why This Procedure?
There are some who recognise that this procedure is similar to dermabrasion and microdermabrasion, and they are right. However, one of the primary differences is that dermabrasion is a mechanical exfoliation that can be sensitizing to the skin and cause inflammation. Dermaplane does not cause any unwanted inflammation in the skin, if done properly.
In addition, dermaplaning is ideal for those with problem skin types, such as acne scars, dry skin, peach fuzz, skin damaged by sun exposure, and many others. By visiting a licensed esthetician to perform the procedure, you can carefully remove those problem layers of skin and hair so that your face and complexion will look brighter, smoother, and younger.
While there are cheaper devices to allow you to perform this procedure at home, nothing replaces the work and experience of a licensed esthetician. You will find that your complexion will improve significantly, your makeup will apply more smooth, and you will feel better about the way you look. Of course, because of the use of a scalpel, it is important that the person performing the technique is someone who is trained and experienced. After all, this is taking a scalpel to your face, and you want to be sure that the technician performing the procedure is one who is licensed and trained, like what you would find at The Face Space in Friendswood.
