Acne is probably the most common skin disorder for teenagers. In this modern age of medicine, topical ointments, vitamins and even oral medications overflow the market shelves. For small and most recent acne scars, topical ointments prove to help mend scars, unfortunately, the treatment for older and bigger scars prove to be more challenging.
Some go for laser treatment such as diode laser or blue light therapy. Laser and light-based therapies reach the deeper layers of skin, helping improve the skin's texture and lessening the appearance of scars. Laser therapies were concerned effective to some, the damage it brings to the skin's sebaceous glands resulting for drier skin and ultimately results to premature wrinkles. Moreover, laser therapy can be very costly and is thus unattainable for many acne sufferers.
Microdermabrasion is now becoming a very popular and effective method of treating acne scars. It is alot less expensive than laser treatments and delivers successful non-invasive treatment for scars due to acne. Microdermabrasion, with the use of a wand which blows microscopic crystals or even diamonds to exfoliate the outer layer of the skin and evens the skin surface. After the gentle abrasion, all the dead skin cells and dirt which clogged the pores and one of the major causes of acne will be vacuumed with the use of a suction. To achieve more supple. smoother and renewed skin, vitamin enriched emulsions is used. Skin lightening and diminishing dark pigmentation is also achieved in microdermabrasion treatment.
Depending on the microdermabrasion machine used by the dermatologist or licensed aesthetician, the process and combination of treatment can vary. Most acne scars are treated 3-4 sessions for optimal results. Although there are home microdermabrasion machines in the market today, a commercial duty microdermabrasion machine used in clinics will deliver more powerful dermabrasion and suction. Some of clinical microdermabrasion machines are equipped with multi-function uses like ultrasound and skin scrubber.
Among the two technologies, Diamond Microdermabrasion machine has become the more prevalent and preferred treatment. The crystal type leaves a crystal residue that can become irritating, and can even get in the clients eyes, nose and mouth. Used as a main treatment for facials which results to a much younger, smoother and healthier look, microdermabrasion. Microdermabrasion not only alleviates wrinkles and scars, it also removes dirt, dark pigmentation, dead skin cells and it also improves circulation of the blood and strengthens skin tissue metabolism.
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Microdermabrasion has become a very popular treatment for treating acne scars and a variety of skin problems. Diamond microdermabrasion seems to be superior in many ways to other microdermabrasion systems.
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