What to Know About Dermaplaning, the Quick Exfoliation Treatment You Need to Try
There’s a good chance your skincare routine already includes some sort of exfoliation process, physical or chemical. But even after the most thorough daytime and nighttime at-home exfoliation routines, dead skin cells and peach fuzz can still cover the surface of your face.
Exfoliation treatments come in all shapes and sizes, price points and varieties, but they are all vital to healthy skin, helping remove dirt and debris and polish the skin to combat dullness and congestion.
If you especially notice your skin’s texture under makeup — or are feeling a dull complexion in general — it might be time for a quick treatment called dermaplaning. Dermaplaning is a physical exfoliation procedure, during which a professional uses a sterile, surgical scalpel to gently scrape off any dead skin cells or hair on the surface of your face.
The buildup of that top layer of dead skin (along with the fine, vellus hair known as peach fuzz) can actually cause clogged pores and even breakouts. By removing it with a surgical scalpel, aestheticians are going beyond just face shaving — it’s removing all of the grime and debris your face has accumulated. Now, don’t be intimidated at the thought of a scalpel on your face. The service is completely safe and pain free. And no, the peach fuzz will not grow back thicker. Vellus hair doesn’t grow like the rest of your body’s hair and will return to its original state when it grows back in about a month.
The entire service is slow and methodical and only takes about 30 minutes to complete. Following a dermaplaning treatment, your skin will be left smooth and primed for flawless makeup application as well as better absorption of any skincare products — and who doesn’t want that?
It’s recommended that the service ($45) be performed monthly, either as a standalone treatment or as the exfoliation step in any of your custom facials. Schedule your free consultation with our aestheticians or book your dermaplaning treatment today!