Microdermabrasion: Acne Treatment Without the Pain

Originally, people who wanted to combat the signs of aging turned to microdermabrasion. Acne sufferers soon followed suit when the capabilities and the possibilities of the treatment process became clear.

Microdermabrasion is an effective treatment for addressing acne. While it can be applied to help heal active acne breakouts, it can also be used to reduce the probability of future breakouts, and it can be used to address acne scarring up to some degree.

Under normal circumstances, the skin would rely on its own process of exfoliation – the outer layer of skin is allowed to “die”, and sloughed off, making place for a new, “fresh” layer of skin to surface. IN the event of acne, this process needs to be accelerated due to damage being done inside the skin. Microdermabrasion does just that.

Tiny crystals are applied to the skin surface under force, creating the effect of a (gentle) “sandblasting”. It may sound rough, but it’s not (it’s just the only available parallel that explains the principle). The outer layer of “dead” skin is removed, encouraging the new layer to surface faster than it naturally would.

At the same time, the excess oil, and bacteria contained in the “old” skin layer is removed (it is actually physically sucked away by vacuum and discarded), unclogging pores in the skin surface, reducing the probability of another breakout. Thus by receiving microdermabrasion, acne can (to an extent) be kept under control.

The result of the removal of the “old” skin, is that the new layer is allowed to surface before it can be subjected to the condition and environment of the “old” skin, without the same blemishes as the layer it replaces.

Due to the fact that exfoliation is accelerated, and the very substances causing breakouts are removed, acne can be reduced (as a preventive measure) by regular treatments of microdermabrasion. Acne will not be able to get a proper foothold once the “breeding ground” (e.g. the dead skin cells and oil) is removed.

Keep in mind that in order to draw maximum benefit from this treatment, it has to be done on a regular basis. It will continue to speed up the natural exfoliation, cleaning up impurities before it can cause another acne breakout.